Copper Plate Nude 1 [working proof 1]

1998

Nathan Oliveira

Associated Names
Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a faint, elongated silhouette intersecting with thin, linear textures across the surface in a vertical orientation. The abstract form resembles a human figure with blurred edges and ambiguous boundaries indicating a standing or walking figure. The shadowy contour and scattered dark spots suggest an apparition or object viewed through fogged glass, with smoothed and indistinct details. This interplay of shapes gives the image an ethereal quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spit bite aquatint and etching on wove Somerset paper [working proof 1]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.4 × 30.7 cm (15 7/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 53.5 × 41.6 cm (21 1/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.524

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 1]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Oliveira: Copper Plate Nude 1, WP1" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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