Dering Regrade
1927
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 125 x 175 mm sheet: 161 x 196 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1152
Art Historical Context
Kenneth Callahan's *Dering Regrade* (1927) is an early etching that captures the artist's emerging talent at age 22. Measuring a compact 125 x 175 mm on the plate and 161 196 mm on the, this intimate print exemplifies the precision of intaglio printmaking. Callahan, who would later become a key figure in the School alongside artists like Mark Tobey and Morris Graves, began his career in Seattle exploring prints before transitioning to his signature mystical paintings. Etching's technique—drawing on a wax-grounded metal plate, immersing it in acid to bite lines, and printing under pressure—len...