The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2025

Nuclear

1952
(Argentinian, 1909–1981)
Argentina
color etching
Framed: 39.4 x 44.5 cm (15 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Gift of Peter N. Leicht and Derrick B. Strobl in honor of their parents Peter Leicht, Mary E. Leicht and Carole L. Strobl 2020.410
© Nina Negri
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This print’s title suggests Nina Negri’s interest in science. In 1936, she joined a group called the Dimensionists, who were inspired by the discoveries of their time and sought to integrate them within artistic practice.

Description

Nina Negri created this abstract print while living in Paris. Born in Argentina, Negri moved to the French capital as a young woman to study art. There, she met Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988), who ran the influential printshop Atelier 17, one of the few places where women could study printmaking at the time. Negri experimented avidly with etching techniques, often printing images, such as this one, multiple times in various combinations of color.
  • ?-2020
    Peter Leicht and Derrick Strobl, Columbus, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Nuclear|url=false|author=Nina Negri|year=1952|access-date=23 April 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.410