Untitled
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph (stone) in black on white Nacre paper
Dimensions
image: 25.3 x 25.5 cm (9 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 30.4 x 30.4 cm (11 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.22
Art Historical Context
Rodolfo Abularach, renowned Guatemalan artist born in 1933, this *Untitled* lithograph in 1966, a period when he was engaged in printmaking techniques allowed for intricate tonal effects and surreal imagery. As a black lithograph on white Nacre—a lustrous, pearlescent mimicking mother-of-pearl work exemplifies mid-20th-century experimentation in print media. The square format, with an image measuring precisely 25.3 x 25.5 cm on a 30.4 x 30.4 cm sheet, invites intimate contemplation, drawing viewers into its subtle contrasts and textures. Lithography on stone, a 19th-century process perfected ...