Stock Exchange of Rome 1930

Anton Schutz created this print of the Stock Exchange of Rome using the intaglio printmaking technique. Imagine the act of incising lines into a metal plate, how the composition shifts and emerges through trial, error, and intuition. You know, I sympathize with Schutz, trying to capture a moment of daily life in this very spot. What was he thinking when he made this? The surface, the buildings, the vehicles, even the people, are described with hatching and cross-hatching, like a drawing. The intaglio lines remind me of the thick impasto marks in some paintings. See how this technique shapes our experience of the image and contributes to its emotional and intellectual resonances. It's just such a wonderful thing to capture. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. The print embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed readings.