Road to the Two Suns

Print

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Road to the Two Suns

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.15

Description

An etching, softground, and aquatint print depicting the city of Prague. The bottom portion of the image features a view down a bridge to a cityscape, with a few people on the bridge. The rest of the image features a dark and moody sky.

Type of Print

Aquatint, Etching

Artwork Details

Subject Place

City

Prague

Country

Czechoslovakia (pre-1993)

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.5

Source or Donor

Kristin Lindseth

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kristin Lindseth

Role

Print Maker

Date made

1989

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Signature

Location

Below print image

Transcription

AP Road to the Two Suns Kristin Lindseth

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

19-5/8 in

Length

25-7/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

Prague, during the Soviet occupation had an atmosphere of oppression and a seething undercurrent of anger. The coal blackened skies added to the effect. Yet the Charles Bridge is more beautiful in tones of black and grey. The bridge links the 11c. Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí), Visrhad castle and alchemists lane, with the 14th c. New Town (Nove Mesto), the heart of which is Wenceslas Square.