Valley (Dordogne)
1926 to 1950
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View on museum website →Medium
color intaglio
Dimensions
plate: 18.42 x 24.77 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 27.94 x 38.42 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1622
Art Historical Context
Valley (Dordogne) is a color intaglio print by Valerie Thornton, dated between 1926 and 1950. The title indicates a landscape view of a valley in France’s Dordogne region, rendered through the precise, tactile qualities of printmaking. As a work on paper from the Rosenwald Collection at the National Gallery of Art, it reflects the era’s interest in capturing natural scenery in a reproducible medium. Color intaglio involves incising a metal plate so that ink sits in the grooves, then printing under pressure; the addition of color creates layered tones and textures that suggest the contours and...