Untitled
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 304 x 456 mm (not including remarque) sheet: 502 x 636 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.4833
Art Historical Context
**Untitled Etching by Hendrick Dirk Krus van Elten (1886)** Hendrick Dirk Kruseman vanten, a Dutch-born artist who emigrated to the United States in 5, was a prominent figure in the late 19th-century American art scene. Trained in The Hague and later active in New York, he excelled in landscape painting and printmaking, bridging European traditions with the emerging Hudson River School aesthetic. This untitled etching from 1886 exemplifies his mastery during a period when etching experienced a revival as a respected fine art medium, prized for its expressive lines and tonal depth over mere re...