Waiting
1970
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View on museum website →Medium
etching and aquating on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.6 × 29.9 cm (8 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.5 × 53.2 cm (15 9/16 × 20 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson
Accession Number
2024.147.18
Art Historical Context
**Waiting** by Vivian Browne (197) is a striking etching and aquatint wove paper, held in the National Gallery of's print collection (Department CG-W). With plate dimensions of 22.6 × 29.9 cm (8⅞ × 11¾ in.) and a larger sheet of 395 × 53.2 cm (15⁹⁄₁₆ × 20¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.), this intimate work invites close contemplation. The evocative title suggests themes of anticipation or pause, rendered through Browne's masterful printmaking in the vibrant cultural landscape of 1970s America. Etching creates precise, incised lines on a metal plate via acid, while aquatint introduces subtle tonal gradients by dust...