The Smile (Il Sorriso), from the series Cycle: Portraits in the Passage of Time

The Smile (Il Sorriso), from the series Cycle: Portraits in the Passage of Time

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Jirí Anderle

Anderle creates dense tones with a mixture of mezzotint and etching, then scrapes and burnishes the areas to bring out highlights.
Artist
Jirí Anderle
(Czech, b. 1936)
Title
The Smile (Il Sorriso), from the series Cycle: Portraits in the Passage of Time
Date
1978
Medium
Color etching, drypoint, and mezzotint
Dimensions
36 5/8 x 25 in. image
Credit
Cyril W. Nave Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1988.37
Classification
Prints
Geography
Czech Republic

Related

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 142

  • Beyond Likeness: Mapping the Self: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/19/2016–4/3/2016
  • Mezzotints: Prints of Darkness: Chazen Museum of Art, 8/22/2009–10/25/2009
  • Lasting Impressions: The Art of Printmaking: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 5/14/1994–7/10/1994

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