Untitled
1961
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lithograph in yellow, green and red-black on Nacrepaper
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2103
Art Historical Context
Louis Bunce's untitled lithograph from 1961 is a vibrant example of mid-20th-century American printmaking. Created using yellow, green, and red-black inks on Nacrepaper, this work demonstrates the artist's skill in the lithographic medium, a technique that allows for rich, painterly qualities and precise color overlays. As an artist working in the postwar period, Bunce contributed to the abstract art scene, where printmaking played a crucial role in making modern art more accessible. Lithography, developed in the 1790s, had by the 1960s become a sophisticated tool for contemporary expression,...