Lot 16
(1922-1998)
Beggar's Song (1954)
Medium
Etching, engraving, aquatint
Dimensions
9.875" x 7.875"
Signature
Signed lower right, Edition Artist proof, edition unknown

Estimate: $700 - $900

Price Realized: $840
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description
This item was donated by Charles M. Young of Charles M. Young Fine Prints & Drawings LLC.



This item ships from NY 11201
Neustadt’s work was experimental throughout her career, with her printmaking including both making and casting paper. Neustadt was as equally as interested in learning about the printmaking process and its experimental nature as she was in creating specific compositions and effects using that knowledge. Her art is exhibited in notable institutions such as the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, Columbia University, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As Armstrong Fine Art states, “Her prints can be found in public collections across the country, and considering their rarity, it is a special treat when one happens upon a print by Barbara Neustadt for sale.” Neustadt’s etching, Beggar’s Song, has abstracted images in juxtaposition with one another, balancing in tones of gray. When one looks at the piece, one cannot help but wonder about the motivation behind it and the beings potentially depicted. It is almost hypnotic, and it feels fully balanced across the 9 ⅞ in” x 7 ⅞” background. The desperate mood, represented through the shades of gray, locks the viewer in, making them unable to pull away from the piece. ~ Marie Kessel, Recent Graduate of New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Bachelor of Arts in Art Law, Center for Art Law Spring 2021 Graduate Intern.