The Idealist

Name/Title

The Idealist

Entry/Object ID

2016.0010

Type of Print

Mezzotint

Made/Created

Artist

Bratt, Byron H.

Date made

1978

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

8 in

Dimension Notes

sheet: 7 1/4 x 8 in. (18.4 x 20.3 cm); frame: 11 1/2 x 12 in. (29.2 x 30.5 cm) Frame Size: 11 1/2 x 12 in. (29.2 x 30.5 cm) Image Size: 7 1/4 x 8 in. (18.4 x 20.3 cm)

Interpretative Labels

Label

from the artist: "A person whose behavior is based on a conception of life as it should be, not as it is."

Label

2024 post: Throughout 2024, we're looking back at the 100 year history of art at the Mulvane. The artist of this print, Byron Bratt, specialized in mezzotint, a printmaking technique that involves indenting and burnishing a metal plate with special tools. When the plate is inked and printed, it creates rich, subtle gradations of tone.