Theresa
1944
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drypoint
Dimensions
image: 225 x 150 mm paper: 316 x 241 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1382
Art Historical Context
Howard Daum’s 1944 drypoint *Theresa* captures a quiet moment of portraiture through the intimate medium of printmaking. Created during the final years of World War II, the work reflects a period when many artists turned to small-scale, affordable techniques to explore personal subjects amid global upheaval. The modest size of the image—just 225 by 150 millimeters—invites close viewing, emphasizing the direct, tactile quality of the lines. Drypoint is an intaglio process in which the artist scratches directly into a metal plate with a sharp tool, raising a delicate burr that holds ink and pro...