Past Exhibition

The Unfinished Print

The image displays intricate, swirling lines and textured shading to create an abstract scene. On the left side are fine lines resembling branches and leaves, with a small figure nearby. On the right side is a large, densely shaded form reminiscent of mountains or a rock formation. The elements come together to suggest landscapes and nature through imaginative shapes and line work.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Sheet with Two Studies: a Tree, and the Upper Part of a Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap, c. 1642, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.7202

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    West Building, Ground Floor, East Outer Tier
The image displays intricate, swirling lines and textured shading to create an abstract scene. On the left side are fine lines resembling branches and leaves, with a small figure nearby. On the right side is a large, densely shaded form reminiscent of mountains or a rock formation. The elements come together to suggest landscapes and nature through imaginative shapes and line work.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Sheet with Two Studies: a Tree, and the Upper Part of a Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap, c. 1642, etching on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.7202

Overview: 106 prints, 1 volume, and 1 drawing in various stages of completion were selected for this exhibition, which explored the issue of aesthetic resolution in European printmaking from the 15th to the early 20th century. Hendrik Goltzius, Rembrandt van Rijn, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Paul Gauguin, and Edvard Munch were among the artists whose work was shown. The works were selected from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art. Peter Parshall, curator of old master prints, National Gallery of Art, was curator.

Attendance: 67,673

Catalog: The Unfinished Print, by Peter Parshall, Stacey Sell, and Judith Brodie. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2001.

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