Untitled #3 (Sepia Rock)
1985
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View on museum website →Medium
color softground etching, spitbite aquatint, aquatint, and hardground etching on Somerset Satin paper
Dimensions
image: 10.2 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 in.) sheet: 30.5 x 34.9 cm (12 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.33
Art Historical Context
William Brice's *Untitled #3 (Sepia Rock)*, created in 1985, is a captivating small-scale print that showcases the artist's mastery of intaglio techniques. Rendered in earthy sepia tones on luxurious Somerset Satin paper, 4 x 6-inch image evokes the rugged texture of rock forms through abstract, organic shapes. Brice (1921–1998), a prominent American modernist who taught at UCLA, blended influences from Cubism and Abstract Expressionism in his late-career prints, exploring natural motifs with a poetic intensity. This work employs a sophisticated combination of color softground etching—for sub...