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The Sea Shines (plate, folio 16) from A Genesis

Gabor PeterdiWW-1967-M027989

1967·Etching, drypoint, and engraving from an illustrated book with thirteen etchings (some with aquatint, engraving, drypoint, and embossing), one engraving, and one aquatint·plate (irreg.): 14 13/16 × 11 7/8" (37.7 × 30.2 cm); sheet: 20 × 14 15/16" (50.8 × 37.9 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1967
Medium: Etching, drypoint, and engraving from an illustrated book with thirteen etchings (some with aquatint, engraving, drypoint, and embossing), one engraving, and one aquatint
Dimensions: plate (irreg.): 14 13/16 × 11 7/8" (37.7 × 30.2 cm); sheet: 20 × 14 15/16" (50.8 × 37.9 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Gabor Peterdi

Artist

Gabor Peterdi

Painting

Gabor Peterdi was a Hungarian-born American printmaker and painter whose mastery of intaglio techniques, particularly etching and engraving, made him a defining figure in postwar American printmaking. Working from the 1940s onward, he developed a lyrical abstract vocabulary that merged gestural mark-making with precise linear composition, often drawing on architectural and natural forms. His prints and paintings were instrumental in elevating the technical and conceptual possibilities of the medium during a period when printmaking was undergoing significant artistic renewal in the United States.

New York City

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