Untitled (Envelope with Leaves)
1981
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View on museum website →Medium
softground etching and aquatint in dark brown and gray on buff paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.2 x 21.5 cm (4 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.) sheet: 52 x 41 cm (20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Joshua P. Smith
Accession Number
2004.155.6.2
Art Historical Context
**Untitled (Envelope with Leaves)**, created by Miguel Cervantes in 1, invites viewers into the intimate world of late 20th-century printmaking. This untitled work, part of a portfolio in the National Gallery of Art's collection (gift of Joshua P. Smith measures a modest plate size of 11.2 x 21.5 cm on a larger buff paper sheet. The evocative title hints at a fusion of everyday ephemera—an envelope—with natural motifs like leaves, rendered in subtle dark brown and gray tones that evoke quiet contemplation. Cervantes employs sophisticated intaglio techniques: softground etching, which excels a...