Studio Mirror
Emil Ganso, Studio Mirror, 1936, wood engraving on paper, Bequest of Charles Henry Leavitt, public domain, 59.26.32
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- Title
Studio Mirror
- Artist
- Date
1936
- Medium
wood engraving on paper
- Edition
edition size unknown
- Catalogue Raisonné
Smith R-77B
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 14 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; sheet: 17 1/2 in x 12 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: © // Ganso // 63, printed, lower right in image
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Henry Leavitt
- Accession Number
59.26.32
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
The studio nude was a major theme in Emil Ganso's career. In this chiaroscuro wood engraving, Ganso exploits the full range of contrasts of light and shade to depict a female model in the artist's atelier. Unlike other images in this section, there is no interaction between the model and the artist, who is represented only by his paintings on the wall—a landscape on the left and another studio nude on an easel, reflected in the upper-right corner of the mirror. Thus, the artist is implicitly the observer and creator, as well as the viewer by extension.
- Exhibitions
2013 In the Studio: Reflections on Artistic Life Portland Art Museum
