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Lady with the Lute, by Henry Wolf, 1909

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Henry Wolf

born Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852-died New York City 1916

Lady with the Lute1909

wood engraving on paper

image: 8 x 6 7/8 in. (20.2 x 17.6 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum · 1973.130.255

Henry Wolf made this in 1909, aged 57. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size

At this size the museum's file prints at 173 ppi: sharp at arm's length, a little softer than the smaller sizes up close.

Size
16 × 20 in · image 13¾ × 16½
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

Henry Wolf made this in 1909, aged 57. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Engraving
Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.

Henry Wolf

born Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852-died New York City 1916

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Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
1973.130.255
Credit
Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Type
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Graphic Arts
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