Artwork details

Artist

Title

Soldier II

Description

Gatson’s Soldier II merges historical portraiture with bold abstraction, creating a striking dialogue between past and present. This 3-run, 3-color photogravure / direct gravure with spit bite aquatint reimagines an 1864 albumen print of Sergeant Charles English of the 108th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, sourced from the Liljenquist Family Collection in the Library of Congress. The direct gravure overlays the soldier’s image with vibrant yellow bands and a cosmic burst of magenta, symbolizing energy and transcendence. Gatson’s fusion of history and abstraction reclaims Black military narratives, making Soldier II both a tribute and a powerful act of remembrance.

Date

2025

Medium

Photogravure

Edition

Signature

Signed

Image

34 13/16 x 21 7/16 inches

Sheet

39 7/8 x 26 1/2 inches

Status

Available

Price

$3,000.00

Rico Gatson

Rico Gatson graduated from Bethel University in Arden Hills MN, and Yale School of Art. He has exhibited his work Nationally and Internationally including solo shows at the The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Brooklyn Museum, Samson Projects, Boston, MA and the Serge Ziegler Galerie in Zurich Switzerland. Gatson is represented by Miles McEnery Gallery, in New York and currently resides in Queens, NY.