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Albrecht

Print
1972 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAlbrecht (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
drypoint with roulette, coloured à la poupée
Brief description
Albrecht - print from the portfolio 'Animals' containing twelve prints in drypoint, etching and engraving, coloured à la poupée by Beth Van Hoesen; 1972
Physical description
image of a rabbit lying down
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 28.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Albrecht ap i/v beth van hoesen (written in pencil below the image)
  • K. (embossed 'K.' - Kathan Brown's 'K' chopmark in the bottom right hand corner)
Credit line
Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust
Summary
The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals.
Collection
Accession number
E.302:1-28-2012

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Record createdOctober 7, 2013
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