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Warrington Colescott — God Speaks To Joseph Smith
Warrington Colescott

God Speaks To Joseph Smith

Warrington Colescott's etching "God Speaks To Joseph Smith" depicts a religious vision central to Mormon theology through the artist's distinctive printmaking technique. The work employs the detailed linear qualities characteristic of etching to render this moment of divine communication, the medium's fine lines and tonal possibilities allowing Colescott to convey both the spiritual and earthly dimensions of the scene. As an etching, the print reflects Colescott's broader engagement with historical and religious subject matter rendered through traditional intaglio processes.

Medium
Etching

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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 272

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Warrington Colescott, God Speaks To Joseph Smith

Warrington Colescott's etching "God Speaks To Joseph Smith" depicts a religious vision central to Mormon theology through the artist's distinctive printmaking technique. The work employs the detailed linear qualities characteristic of etching to render this moment of divine communication, the medium's fine lines and tonal possibilities allowing Colescott to convey both the spiritual and earthly dimensions of the scene. As an etching, the print reflects Colescott's broader engagement with historical and religious subject matter rendered through traditional intaglio processes.

Medium
Etching
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RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

20th Century, Historical Commentary, Printmaking, Religious Narrative, Etching And Engraving, American Artist, Figurative Art, Mormon history, Satirical, Social Realism