Untitled
1946
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View on museum website →Medium
etching and aquatint from a portfolio of ten screenprints and five etchings (four with aquatint and one with aquatint and drypoint) on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 14.9 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.) sheet: 16.5 x 11.3 cm (6 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation
Accession Number
1997.119.1.9
Art Historical Context
Sheri Martinelli's *Untitled* (1946) is a delicate etching andatint, part of a fascinating portfolio that blends ten screenprints with five etchings—four featuring aquatint and one drypoint—on fine wove paper. Measuring just 14.9 x 10 cm on the plate, this intimate work exemplifies mid-20th-century print's precision and versatility. Created in the immediate postwar years, it captures an era of artistic experimentation as creators like Martinelli explored innovative techniques amid cultural shifts. Etching involves incising lines into a metal plate with acid for sharp, expressive marks, while ...