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Music #1

A work made of etching in black on ivory wove paper.

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1949

Artist:

Thomas H. Kapsalis
American, born 1925

About this artwork

Graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1940s, Kapsalis later taught painting and drawing at the school for over 50 years. This etching draws on Cubist-inspired spatial construction and depicts a variety of musical instruments on top of a table. Fully engaged with etching at this time, here Kapsalis deeply bit the etching plate, achieving a powerful objectness that transcends the medium.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Thomas H. Kapsalis

Title

Music #1

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1949

Medium

Etching in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 45.2 × 35.2 cm (17 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 50 × 38.9 cm (19 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Thomas Baron

Reference Number

2010.375

Extended information about this artwork

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