Darkness and Light

1952

Reynold Weidenaar

Associated Names
Reynold Weidenaar

Artist, American, 1915 - 1985

The image shows an array of vertical columns with intricate patterns and rounded arches, creating curved and linear shapes. The scene includes arches and a play between light and darkness. In the upper right, a large abstract form is suspended, and there are ladders and scaffolding. Figures interact with the structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.64 × 38.58 cm (19 15/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
    plate: 43.02 × 33.02 cm (16 15/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1455

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Buckner 2015, no. 141

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2015

  • Buckner, Cindy Medley, et al. Reynold Weidenaar: A Retrospective. Michigan: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2015, p. 115, no. 141.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: REYNOLD WEIDENAAR / [printing press]; lower left in graphite: Darkness and Light; lower right in graphite: Reynold Weidenaar a.n.a.; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: #15

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009065

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