El Nacimiento de la Vista en la Obscuridad de la Noche (The Birth of Sight in the Dark of Night)

1936

Federico Castellón

Associated Names
Federico Castellón

Artist, American, born Spain, 1914 - 1971

The image shows two human-like figures with stylized facial features and flowing hair formed by elongated, curving lines and intricate shapes. The figures are connected to their environment, with hair resembling swirling sea waves or wind-blown leaves. One figure's clothing has folds resembling layers or geological formations, and their hand holds an eye. In the background, there is a landscape with a large tree stump and distant standing figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.32 × 40.16 cm (11 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kenneth M. Milton Fine Arts, Chestertown, Maryland); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1985; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Federico Castellon NY 36; center verso in graphite: El nacimiento de la vista en la obscuridad de la noche

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