The Pool of Tears
<p>In the second and third states of <em>The Pool of Tears</em>, Vera Berdich added the head of a girl at the left center with mezzotint, scraping, and burnishing. The third state was printed in blue-black ink. Berdich was typically inconsistent in her inking choices, experimenting with many color possibilities and paper types to see how these conditions affected the image.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1962
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 30.6 × 47.7 cm (12 1/16 × 18 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.2 × 60.2 cm (16 5/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Vera Berdich
Artist
Printmaking
Vera Berdich was an American artist active in the postwar period.
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Twilight Shadows
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Record
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- Vera Berdich
- Year
- 1962
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 30.6 × 47.7 cm (12 1/16 × 18 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.2 × 60.2 cm (16 5/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1962-092881
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified