Interscena

Print

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Interscena

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.8

Description

An intaglio; etching and aquatint print depicting the Prague cityscape. The image is dominated by building silhouettes, with a helicopter flying overhead, nuns in the foreground, and text in the lower left and upper right of the image.

Type of Print

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

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

1995

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Signature

Location

Below print image

Transcription

3/15 Interscena 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

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

29-1/2 in

Length

22-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

Prague under Soviet occupation felt like a theater set with scaffolding to support theatrical props, helicopters flying overhead and actors onstage. Lanterna Magica is a theater in Prague and Cafe Continental is one frequented by Franz Kafka.