PrintsAmerican21st century

Posada: Red Tack

2001

Artists

Charles HewittArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Drypoint and aquatint

Medium

Drypoint and aquatint with a red element printed in relief

Culture

American

Century

21st century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 49.7 x 47.3 cm (19 9/16 x 18 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, September 17, 2002.

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