Women at a Table in a Room (recto) / Nude Woman (verso)
1920
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1920
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows two women sitting at a table in a dim room. Their faces are drawn in sharp, angular lines, almost like sketches. One woman wears a headscarf, and the other has her hands resting on the table. The background is dark, with rough, textured marks that make the scene feel heavy. The artist used a mix of etching and drypoint to create this image. These techniques let them press lines into the metal plate, making deep, scratchy marks that pop when inked. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these methods work.
![Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d1e14aac4297c69e/thumb.webp)
![Nude Figure [reverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4b135f0364753e98/thumb.webp)
![Two Nudes [obverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/eb3914183f0bc96d/thumb.webp)
![Dancing Couple in the Snow [reverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/87ca007d7c05b553/thumb.webp)
