Fiesole

Print

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Fiesole

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.16

Description

An intaglio; etching and aquatint print depicting a hillside town. There are numerous buildings of varying heights at various levels throughout the image, with the silhouette of hills/mountains behind them.

Type of Print

Aquatint, Etching, Intaglio

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

1986

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Signature

Location

Below print image

Transcription

1/15 Fiesole 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

15-1/8 in

Length

22-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

Hill towns hold a fascination for me because they are so sculptural and inviting. I imagine a sense of community, where people have known one another for lifetimes in such places. And I imagined flying above a hill town in Italy.