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Reynold Weidenaar

Self - 1950, 1950

Description

Maker

  • Reynold Weidenaar, 1915-1985, American

Title

Self - 1950

Year

1950

Medium

Mezzotint on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mezzotint

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 43 x 32.9 cm (16 15/16 x 12 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LR: "Reynold / 3 25 50 / Weidenaar / A. N. A. Elect / Self 1950"

Inscribed in graphite, LL: "Self"; and LR: "Reynold Weidenaar a. n. d."

Identification

Edition

From an edition of 36

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.536

Projects & Publications

Publications

Whistler to Weidenaar

American Prints 1870-1950

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions

February 15 - August 4, 2019

In this self-portrait, the artist confidently confronts the viewer’s gaze. He holds in his hand a rocker and a scraper—the mezzotinter’s tools. Weidenaar placed his likeness against a landscape dominated by an erupting volcano, making the print mysterious and strangely timeless. Traveling to Mexico in 1944, the artist sketched the eruption of Parícutin. An image he made of the volcano in 1945 was his first successful mezzotint, quoted in this formal self-portrait executed on his election to the National Academy of Design.

Largely self-taught, Weidenaar was a superb technician. He researched earlier tool designs and employed custom-made or modified rockers to create the rich grounds in his prints.

A Private Collection Goes Public

September 18 - November 8, 1987

Use

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