Untitled
1946
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etching from a portfolio of ten screenprints and five etchings (four with aquatint and one with aquatint and drypoint) on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 26.2 x 12.2 cm (10 5/16 x 4 13/16 in.) sheet: 28.6 x 13.3 cm (11 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Accession Number
1997.119.1.7
Art Historical Context
Sheri Martinelli's *Untitled* etching, created in 1946, is a delicate gem from a distinctive portfolio comprising ten screenprints five etchings—four with aquatint one enhanced by aquatint and dry—on fine wove paper. Measuring just 26.2 x 12.2 cm on the plate, this intimate work captures the postwar artistic experimentation of mid-20th-century America, printmakers embraced hybrid techniques to explore texture, tone, and abstraction. Etching, an intaglio process where acid etches lines into a metal plate, allows for precise, expressive lines that Martinelli likely used to convey subtle depth a...