Untitled #11
1990
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View on museum website →Medium
color aquatint with spitbite and soapground aquatint on Somerset Textured White paper
Dimensions
image: 60.6 x 45.4 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.) sheet: 97.2 x 76.8 cm (38 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.29
Art Historical Context
William Brice's *Untitled #11* (1990) is a captivating color aquatint print that exemplifies the artist's late-career exploration of abstraction and texture. Measuring 60.6 x 45.4 cm (image) on a generous 97.2 x 76.8 cm sheet of Somerset Textured White paper—a premium, velvety substrate favored by printmakers—this work resides in the National Gallery of Art's collection, generously gifted by Kathan Brown, founder of Crown Point Press, a hub for innovative contemporary prints. Brice masterfully employs advanced intaglio techniques here: traditional aquatint for nuanced tonal gradations, spitbi...