Winter Landscape, Norfolk
1934
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engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.2 x 17.3 cm (4 13/16 x 6 13/16 in.) sheet: 22.7 x 28.9 cm (8 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift from Clare Calder and her sister Rachel Austin
Accession Number
2012.5.13
Art Historical Context
Robert Austin's *Winter Landscape, Norfolk (1934) captures the serene chill of a British countryside scene through the meticulous art of engraving. This intimate print, executed in black ink on wove, measures just 12.2 x 17.3 cm on the plate, inviting close contemplation of its fine lines and subtle textures. Austin, a prominent British engraver of the interwar period, was renowned his precision in line work, contributing to the revival of printmaking as a fine art during the 1920s and 1930s. Engraving, Austin's chosen medium, involves incising designs directly into a metal plate with a burin...
About the Artist
Robert Austin
Robert Sargent Austin RA PPRWS PPRE (1895–1973) was a preeminent British engraver, draughtsman, illustrator, and painter, born in Leicester, England, where his prodigious talent emerged early—at just eight years old, he exhibited with the Royal Drawing Society.) He trained first at the Leicester Municipal School of Art from 1909 to 1913, then at the Royal College of Art from 1914–1916 and 1919–192...