Night

1939

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: burnished aquatint with drypoint on Arches paper
Dimensions: plate: 27.5 x 35.3 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 32.2 x 50.3 cm (12 11/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1986.55.9
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Night — Will Barnet. 1939.

Medium: burnished aquatint with drypoint on Arches paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 27.5 x 35.3 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 32.2 x 50.3 cm (12 11/16 x 19 13/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.55.9. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnet.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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