Make-Shift Kitchen

1935

Will Barnet

Associated Names
Will Barnet

Artist, American, 1911 - 2012

The image shows a person in a full-body view from the back, slightly bent over and leaning into a large washbasin or tub. The person’s hair is styled back in a neat bun. They are wearing a dark, long-sleeved garment with a light-colored apron tied around the waist. The room is cluttered, with laundry hanging over a rod in the background. An empty container can be seen on the left side, possibly a bucket, and there is another object, possibly a cloth or sack, nearby on the floor to the left of the person. The environment gives the impression of a makeshift or utilitarian setting, with an overall monochromatic color scheme and sketch-like texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    burnished aquatint and etching with touches of graphite on wove paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnet

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 19.6 cm (6 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.8 x 29.2 cm (11 5/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.55.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1972, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

  • Cole, Sylvan. Will Barnet: Etchings, Lithographs, Woodcuts, Serigraphs, 1932-1972, Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Associated American Artists, 1972, no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Make-Shift Kitchen; lower center in graphite: work proof; lower right in graphite: Will Barnet; upper left in graphite, erased: scrape lighter; center left in graphite, erased: scrape light / work to be done

Wikidata ID

Q74874407

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