Caught

2005

Nicholas Sistler

Associated Names
Nicholas Sistler

Artist, American, born 1954

Anchor Graphics

Publisher

This is a drawing of a living room with a television displaying a scene. The room is decorated in muted tones with a television set prominently displaying an intense image. The walls of the room feature framed artwork, including what appears to be an abstract piece. To the right, there is an ashtray containing a partially smoked cigarette with smoke curling upwards. The lighting and shading give the room an atmospheric feeling, with light sources playing a key role in illuminating certain elements while casting others in shadow. The composition creates a sense of tension, contrasting domestic tranquility with the dramatic content on the television.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with aquatint and photolithograph in black on Somerset wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.62 × 18.73 cm (3 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.59 × 31.43 cm (8 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.143.60


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Printworks Gallery, Chicagao, Illinois); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2007; acquired 2018 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 4/20; lower center in graphite: Caught; lower right in graphite: Nicholas Sistler

Markings

embossed lower right: [Anchor Graphics]

Watermarks

SOMERSET / ENGLAND


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