etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict, 1994.60.58
Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya
Tuesday, December 7, 11:00 am
an online conversation with curator Rena Hoisington
Please join the Washington Print Club for a conversation with National Gallery of Art curator Rena Hoisington about the fascinating exhibition, Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. This program will be online via Zoom and open to all.
As stated on the National Gallery’s website, “In the second half of the eighteenth century, the blossoming of a new printmaking technique—aquatint—vastly expanded possibilities for creating and disseminating images across Europe. Aquatints offered the unprecedented means to mimic the gestural brushstrokes and subtle tonal variations of ink, wash (diluted ink), and watercolor drawings. Produced in multiples, aquatints were avidly collected by enthusiasts as a form of visual instruction, an intellectual pursuit, and a social pastime. Typically printed in an array of brown and black inks, these compositions engaged viewers with scenes of faraway places, scientific phenomena, and imaginary visions. The atmosphere of excitement and intrigue around the innovation of aquatint aligned with the Enlightenment period’s preoccupation with discoveries and advances in knowledge. Most of these selected works from the National Gallery’s exceptional collection of early aquatints have never been on public view.”
This is sure to be a popular program. Please register early.
Save the Date
January 12, 11:00am: Online conversation on the National Gallery’s exhibition “The New Woman Behind the Camera” with exhibition curator Andrea Nelson.
Member News
Susan Due Pearcy is participating in the Holiday Studio/Gallery Tour of the Countryside Artisans on Dec. 3, 4 and 5th from 10-5 pm each day. Susan is Sugarloaf Studio, #16 on the map and will show prints, drawings and paintings. More information on the website here.
The Phillips Collection has acquired the work of six DC-area artists, including WPC member Nekisha Durrett.
Ruth Fine‘s essay appears in the catalog for the monumental, two-site Jasper Johns exhibition, “Mind/Mirror.” The essay focuses on Johns’ artist proofs, which Ruth helped to acquire for the National Gallery of Art.
Aziza Claudia Gibson Hunter is among the artists featured in the book, “Exploring Presence: African American Artists in the Upper South.” Further information here.
Gina Marie Lewis‘ work is included in the Altars Festival, a cross-cultural ancestor remembrance celebration hosted by STABLE, 336 Randolph Pl., NE, Washington, DC. Through December 10.
Adjoa Burrowes, Sheila Crider, and Aziza Claudia Gibon Hunter have work in a pop-up organized by the Black Artists of DC and hosted by the Kimpton Banneker Hotel, 1315 16th St., NW, Washington, DC.
Gallery Neptune & Brown’s exhibition “Frank Stewart, Diary of a Globetrotter.” You can read the Washington Post review here.
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