Eternal City IV

1969

Clare Romano

Associated Names
Clare Romano

Artist, American, 1922 - 2017

Pratt Graphic Art Center

Publisher

The image contains interconnected geometric and curved lines in shades of gold, red, and black. The shapes resemble an architectural mosaic, with arches and domes. In the center, there is a golden oval frame with an engraving of a bearded figure. Above this is a seated woman with drapery in a domed archway. The composition combines elements evocative of Roman architecture, temples, and coliseums in an abstract manner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color collagraph and etching on Murillo wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.75 × 36.83 cm (20 3/8 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.60.8

  • Portfolio Title

    Ten Prints by Ten Printmakers

Associated Artworks

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The image shows three figures, each depicted with detailed features and full views. The first figure on the left is shown bent over with muscular legs and an arched back. The second figure is leaning over the central figure, with a bearded face and wavy hair. The central figure is seated and slightly reclined, with curly hair and a serene expression, wearing an open garment that exposes the torso and crossed legs. The background has a sketch-like quality with textures creating depth.

Pick-a-Back

Al Blaustein, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

This is a photograph of a closed book with a textured grey cover. The book features the fraction "10/10" in bold, black numerals with dotted patterns on the digits. The background texture is consistent across the cover, giving the book a subtle metallic sheen appearance.

Ten Prints by Ten Printmakers

Various Artists, Al Blaustein, Luis Camnitzer, Albert Christ-Janer, Roberto De Lamonica, Michael Knigin, Stephen Poleskie, Clayton Pond, Clare Romano, Vasilios Toulis, Murray Zimiles, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

Fragment of a Cloud

Luis Camnitzer, Pratt Graphic Art Center

1969

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 2001; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: ed 100; lower center in graphite: Eternal City; lower right in graphite: Clare Romano

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