Village at Night
Maker
Emil Ganso
(American, 1895 - 1941)
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ClassificationsPRINTS
Daten.d.
Mediumetching and aquatint on white wove paper
Dimensions9 x 10 15/16 in. (22.9 x 27.8 cm.)
SignedSigned and titled at bottom in graphite
InscribedSigned and titled at bottom in graphite
Inscribed with edition: 2/35
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mrs. Homer D. Crotty.
Label TextGanso's work often explores subtle contrasts of black and white. He used aquatint to produce an atmospheric quality that resembles painterly effects in this image of a quiet village on a snowy night. The lone figure is perhaps a stand-in for the artist, who spent his first years as an immigrant in America isolated by culture and language.Emil Ganso came to the United States from Germany in 1912. He worked as a baker while attending classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1924 he brought his work to the Weyhe Gallery, where he impressed its director, Carl Zigrosser. Ganso became renowned for his technical prowess in nearly all printmaking media and taught printmaking until his death in 1941.
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Not on viewObject number91.284.26
