Exhibition

The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

October 13, 2022–February 7, 2023
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, Gallery 690
Free with Museum admission
A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf, Christoph Nathe  German, Brush and brown ink, watercolor, gouache, over a sketch in graphite
Christoph Nathe (German, Nieder-Bielau 1753–1806 Schadewalde)
late 18th–early 19th century
Mountainous Landscape with a River, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer  German, Pen and brown ink, and watercolor
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (German, Jülich 1807–1863 Karlsruhe)
1835/37
Ceylonese Jungle, Hermann von Königsbrunn  Austrian, Pen and black ink. Framing line in pen and black ink
Hermann von Königsbrunn (Austrian, Radkersburg, Steiermark 1823–1907 Graz)
1851–65
Mountainous Landscape with a Brook, Franz Kobell  German, Brush and brown ink and wash over graphite
Franz Kobell (German, Mannheim 1749–1822 Munich)
early 19th century
Landscape with cattle in Weißbach on the Rhön, Carl Wagner  German, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with touches of yellow wash
Carl Wagner (German, Rossdorf 1796–1867 Meiningen)
1841
Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain, August Leopold Venus  German, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, brush and blue watercolor
August Leopold Venus (German, Dresden 1843–1886 Pirna)
ca. 1870
Landscape with Rocks in a River (near Kronau?), Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels  Austrian, Pen and black ink, and watercolor
Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels (Austrian, Vienna 1833–1913 Berlin)
late 19th–early 20th century
Adolph Hirémy-Hirschl  Hungarian, Gouache
Adolph Hirémy-Hirschl (Hungarian, Temesvar 1860–1933 Rome (or Vienna?))
late 19th–early 20th century
Mountain Path with a Tree, Friedrich Nerly  German, Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on blue paper
Friedrich Nerly (German, Erfurt 1807–1878 Venice)
1825–35
Zoller Album Amicorum, 75 sheets of laid paper inside a cardboard binding covered in marbled paper.
18th century
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, Felix Meyer  Swiss, Watercolor
Attributed to Felix Meyer (Swiss, Winterthur 1653–1713 Wyden)
late 17th–early 18th century
Diana and Actaeon, Georg Pecham  German, Pen and black ink and brown and blue wash over traces of black chalk
Georg Pecham (German, Munich ca. 1568–1604 Munich)
1602
Genoveva, Adrian Ludwig Richter  German, Watercolor on paper
Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, Dresden 1803–1884 Dresden)
1872
The Invention of the Art of Drawing (the daughter of Butades of Sicyon and her Lover), (Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier  German, Pen and gray ink, watercolor; framing line in pen and black ink, by the artists
(Johann Heinrich) Ferdinand Olivier (German, Dessau 1785–1841 Munich)
Heinrich Olivier (German, Dessau 1783–1848 Berlin)
1804
Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm  German, Illustrations: photomechanical process
Multiple artists/makers
[1925]
Haunting, Odilon Redon  French, Lithograph; fifth (final) state
Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris)
1893–94
A Nightmare, Giovanni David  Italian, Pen and black and gray ink with gray and brown wash, heightened with white and yellow, over black chalk, set within a fictive mount, drawn with a blue wash border and black ink framing lines
Giovanni David (Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa)
ca. 1775–80
Witches Preparing for Sabbath, Andries Stock  Netherlandish, Engraving
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1610
Plate 68 from "Los Caprichos": Pretty teacher! (Linda maestra!), Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)  Spanish, Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
1799
Macbeth Consulting the Witches, Eugène Delacroix  French, Lithograph; third state of five
Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
1825
A Woman Spinning Flax, François Bonvin  French, Charcoal on laid paper
François Bonvin (French, Paris 1817–1888 Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
1861
Woman Ironing, Julius Tanzer  American, Lithograph
Julius Tanzer (American, New York (Brooklyn) 1905–1963 New York)
WPA
1935–43
A woman making a tortilla while carrying a child on her back, Jean Charlot  French, Color lithograph on zinc
Jean Charlot (French, Paris 1898–1979 Honolulu, Hawaii)
1941
River Washing Shed, Tulle, Vera Andrus  American, Lithograph
Vera Andrus (American, 1895–1979)
1952
The Little Laundry Girl, Pierre Bonnard  French, Color lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1895–96
Jungfrauen Arbeit, Kunst, und Fleiss, Paul Decker the Younger  German, plates: engraving
Designed by Paul Decker the Younger (German, Nuremberg 1685–1742 Nuremberg)
Engraved by Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg) , Augsburg
ca. 1735/40
Etudes prises dans le bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris, Edme Bouchardon  French
After Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698–1762 Paris)
Etched by Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692–1765 Paris)
1737–46
Dream Girl, Emma Amos  American, Etching, aquatint, and relief
Multiple artists/makers
1975
Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett  American and Mexican, Linocut
Multiple artists/makers
1952 (published 1968–70)
Lovey Twice, Elizabeth Catlett  American and Mexican, Lithograph
Elizabeth Catlett (American and Mexican, Washington, D.C. 1915–2012 Cuernavaca)
1976
Man Spirit Mask, Willie Cole  American, Left panel: Photo-etching, embossing, and hand coloring<br/>Middle panel: Screenprint <br/>Right panel: Photo-etching and woodcut
Multiple artists/makers
1999
Five Beauties Rising, Willie Cole  American, Suite of five prints; intaglio and relief
Multiple artists/makers
2012
Untitled, Leslie Diuguid  American, Screenprint
Leslie Diuguid (American, born 1986)
2019
Mrs. Burroughs, LaToya M. Hobbs  American, Woodcut
LaToya M. Hobbs (American, born Little Rock, Arkansas 1983)
2019
Future Undetermined, Jennifer Mack-Watkins  American, Mokuhanga and screenprint
Jennifer Mack-Watkins (American, born 1979)
2019
Star Watcher, Delita Martin  American, Linocut, hand stitching, decorative paper collage
Delita Martin (American, born Conroe, Texas, 1972)
2019
Continuum, Delita Martin  American, Various
Multiple artists/makers
2019 (published 2020)
Tenderheaded & Heavyhanded, Angela Pilgrim  American, Risograph and decorative paper collage
Angela Pilgrim (American, born 1991)
2019
Note to Our Higher Selves, Stephanie Santana  American, Screenprint
Stephanie Santana (American, born 1984)
2019
Backdrops Circa 1940s, Lorna Simpson  American, Screenprint diptych on felt panels
Multiple artists/makers
1998
Silent Song #2 (Nocturne), Charles Wilbert White  American, Etching and drypoint
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Elijah, Charles Wilbert White  American, Etching and drypoint
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Melinda, Charles Wilbert White  American, Etching and drypoint
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Evening Song, Charles Wilbert White  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1970
Starshine & Clay, Tanekeya Word  American, Linocut, gouache, acrylic ink, decorative paper collage
Tanekeya Word (American, active Milwaukee, Wisconsin, born 1983)
2019
X, Fred Wilson  American, Digital chromogenic print on coated plastic sheet
Multiple artists/makers
2005
Martin Luther King, Jr., John Wilson  American, Etching and aquatint on chine collé
Multiple artists/makers
2002
Title and plate 1 depicting the cries (trades) of Rome, here including vendors of goldfish, Milanese swords, hats etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 3 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of flowers, chairs, basil etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 5 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pomegranites, bowls, onions etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 6 depicting the trades of Rome,here including vendors of lamps, shirt collars, turtles etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 7 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of books, chestnuts, portraits etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 9 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of water, sardines, melons etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 11 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of pigs heads, milk, wine etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 12 depicting the trades of Rome, here including vendors of lanterns, brooms, almonds, figs etc, from the 'Descrición de las artes que se llaman para los calles de la ciudad de Roma', Remondini  Italian, Engraving with hand coloring
Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
After Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla (Italian, active Rome, 1575–99)
ca. 1770–1800
Plate 1: four street vendors from Madrid selling blueberries, onions, tea, and baskets, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 3: four street vendors from Madrid selling large tomatoes, milk, water, milk shakes, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 9: four street vendors from Madrid selling different kinds of birds (chicken, turkey, etc), from "Los Gritos de Madrid" (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 10: four street vendors from Madrid selling broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, and asparagus, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 12: four street vendors from Madrid selling dried fruit, cherries, and melons, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 13: four street vendors from Madrid selling muscat grapes, plums, pans and pop-up saints, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 15: four street vendors from Madrid selling flowers, socks, and skins, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17
Plate 16: four street vendors from Madrid selling onions, beans, chairs, and crockery, from 'Los Gritos de Madrid' (The Cries of Madrid), Miguel Gamborino  Spanish, Engraving with hand coloring
Miguel Gamborino (Spanish, Valencia 1760–1828 Madrid)
Imprenta Real, Madrid
1809–17