Untitled
published 1991
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View on museum website →Medium
one from a portfolio of 24 prints with title page: photogravure in black on Somerset Satin paper
Dimensions
plate: 46.2 x 31.7 cm (18 3/16 x 12 1/2 in.) sheet: 59.2 x 42 cm (23 5/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1996.93.6
Art Historical Context
Christian Boltanski's *Untitled* (1991) is one from a captivating portfolio of 24 photure prints on luxurious Somerset Satin paper, now housed in the National Gallery Art as a generous gift from Kathan Brown. This intimate plate measures 46.2 x 31. cm, expanding to a sheet of 59.2 x42 cm, inviting close contemplation. Photogravure a 19th-century intaglio technique for photographic reproduction, yields, velvety blacks and exquisite tonal grad, making it ideal for Boltanski evocative imagery. The French, renowned for his poignant explorations of memory, loss, and human fragility often drew from...