Untitled from Temple Ruins
1992
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View on museum website →Medium
photogravure on wove Somerset paper from a portfolio of six photogravures (including title page), five softground etchings, and photolithograph printed cover
Dimensions
image: 15.9 x 13.2 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/16 in.) plate: 22.4 x 30 cm (8 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 40.6 x 43.2 cm (16 x 17 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1998.40.207.11
Art Historical Context
Bryan Hunt's *Untitled from Temple Ruins (1992) is a captivating photogravure from a limited-edition portfolio that evokes the majestic decay of ancient architecture. Hunt, a prominent American sculptor and printmaker in 1947, is renowned for his monumental works inspired by Romantic, waterfalls, and historical structures. This series reflects his fascination with time-worn temples, blending precise observation with a sense of sublime ruin, reminiscent of 19th-centuryism but executed through modern print techniques. Printed on luxurious wove Somerset paper, the photogravure process—derived fr...
About the Artist
Bryan Hunt
Bryan Hunt (born 1947) is an American sculptor whose elegant, process-oriented works occupy a distinctive place in the landscape of postwar American art. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles before relocating to New York in the early 1970s, where he quickly became part of the dynamic artistic scene that included many of the leading figures of his genera...