Taxco by Frances S. Badger

Taxco c. 1930s

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drawing, print, etching

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drawing

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print

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etching

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landscape

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figuration

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geometric

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mexican-muralism

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sketchbook drawing

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cityscape

Dimensions: image: 330 x 252 mm sheet: 433 x 283 mm

Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0

Frances S. Badger created this print, Taxco, with hatching, cross-hatching and a reductive palette. It’s all about the touch, isn’t it? Look at how the ink sits on the paper. Badger is making marks, not simply describing objects. This isn't realism, it’s a feeling. The dark sky presses down on the town, those angular roofs and the dome of the church, rendered with such care. See how the lines curve and intersect, creating depth and shadow? It’s almost sculptural. Consider the lower left corner. There are some small plants depicted with an abundance of marks. Here, like in the rest of the piece, the hand of the artist is so present. It reminds me of some of the expressionist printmakers, like Käthe Kollwitz, who used line to convey emotion and social commentary. Badger's print invites us to see the world as something felt, not just observed. It's a testament to the power of art as a conversation, constantly echoing and reshaping itself.

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