OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Prints

Richard Wagner: Ring of the Nibelung

Image not available

Type
Prints(Opens in new tab)
Date
1934
Accession number
91.284.159
Maker
Stephen de Hospodar(Opens in new tab) (American, 1902–1959)
Dimensions
16 x 12 1/8 in. (40.6 x 30.8 cm.)
Medium
ink in folio
Description
This hardbound folio contains a cover sheet with two short essays describing the work of de Hospodar. Following this cover sheet are ten black and white woodblock prints, each of which is signed and numbered in pencil (30/100) by the artist. Using negative space, each illustrates moments from Wagner's 'Ring of the Nibelung.'
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mrs. Homer D. Crotty.
Department
American Art
Find out more
View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
This hardbound folio contains a cover sheet with two short essays describing the work of de Hospodar. Following this cover sheet are ten black and white woodblock prints, each of which is signed and numbered in pencil (30/100) by the artist. Using negative space, each illustrates moments from Wagner's 'Ring of the Nibelung.'

You might also be interested in