March 26, 1974
An exhibition of 110 master etchings from the collections of The Brooklyn Museum will open to the public March 6, and remain on view through April 21. Admission is free. Included in the exhibition will be rarely seen works by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Goya, Whistler, Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky and Edward Hopper.
Spanning four centuries of the art of etching from the 17th century to the present, the exhibition provides an excellent opportunity to study various styles. One entire gallery is devoted to the finest Rembrandt impressions selected from the 53 by the Dutch master which are owned by The Brooklyn Museum. A selection of works from Goya's Los Caprichos, a suite of 80 etchings, is exhibited with particular pride, since Brooklyn’s collections contain one of the finest early editions.
The most impressive single print in the exhibition, Picasso’s Minotauromachy - inscribed to the artist’s friend Man Ray - is included in the selection, as well as the fantastic Prison series by Piranesi. Mary Cassatt is represented by the drypoint and aquatint series done in 1891, which is considered among the great accomplishments in the history of etching.
Canaletto, Tiepolo, and Piranesi represent the Italian School, and the French with outstanding prints by Degas, Meryon, Manet, Bonnard and Braque. The Americans, in addition to Mary Cassatt, include Childe Hassam, William Hopper, Ikeda and Jim Dine.
Master Etchings from the Collections of The Brooklyn Museum vividly illustrates the wealth and quality of the Museum's holdings, and provides the public with a rare opportunity to see master works not usually on view.
Photographs on request.
Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Public Information. Press releases, 1971 - 1988. 1974, 013-14. View Original
