Untitled (4)
1988
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spitbite aquatint in black on English mold paper
Dimensions
sheet: 59.1 x 46.7 cm (23 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.) image: 45.1 x 35.6 cm (17 3/4 x 14 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.276
Art Historical Context
Anish Kapoor's *Untitled (4)* (1988) is a striking example of the artist's early exploration into printmaking, housed in the National Gallery of Art's collection as a gift from printer Kathan Brown. Rendered in spitbite aquatint—a bold intaglio technique where nitric acid is splashed or "spat" directly onto a copper plate to etch organic, unpredictable textures—this black-and-white print evokes the voids and sensual forms central to Kapoor's oeuvre. Measuring 59.1 x 46.7 cm on luxurious English mold-made paper, its image (45.1 x 35.6 cm) captures shadowy depths and luminous edges, mirroring th...
About the Artist
Anish Kapoor
Sir Anish Kapoor, born Anish Mikhail Kapoor on 12 March 1954 in Mumbai, India, to a Punjabi Hindu father—a hydrographer and physicist in the Indian Navy—and an Iraqi-Jewish mother, grew up in a cosmopolitan family that shaped his multifaceted worldview. After attending the elite Doon School boarding school and a formative stint on an Israeli kibbutz, where he briefly pursued electrical engineering...