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: 15.7 x 13.3 cm (6 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.) plate: 27.6 x 22.2 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/4 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
1998.40.207.12
Art Historical Context
Bryan Hunt's *Untitled from Temple Ruins (1992) invites viewers into a contemplative world of ancient architecture through the delicate medium of photogravure on luxurious wove Somerset paper. intaglio print, part of a limited-edition portfolio, captures the evocative decay of temple ruins with remarkable tonal depth and subtlety—hallmarks of photogravure a 19th-century process blending photography and etching to produce rich, velvety blacks and nuanced grays reminiscent of traditional copperplate engraving. The portfolio itself is a masterful ensemble: six photogravures (including a title pa...
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...