Federico Castellón

Woman Threading Needle
c. 1950

A black and white etching depicting a somber-faced person with prominent facial features, framed by hanging laundry and a dark background. The person appears to be sewing or handling a piece of thread. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.
A black and white etching depicting a somber-faced person with prominent facial features, framed by hanging laundry and a dark background. The person appears to be sewing or handling a piece of thread. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1950

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/16 × 11 15/16in. (33.5 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 10 7/8 × 9 1/4in. (27.6 × 23.5 cm)

Accession number
79.66.55

Edition
Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weiss

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York NY

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Federico Castellón
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