By: Art Werger

Medium: Etching with aquatint
Year: 2001
Edition: #3/5, color variant
Image Size: 23.5 x 35.5 inches

The composition focuses tightly on a breaking wave, capturing the moment where crest, spray, and undertow collide in a layered rhythm of movement.

Werger’s handling of aquatint allows subtle tonal shifts to emerge within the darkened water, while etched lines articulate the foam and turbulence along the wave’s edge. The result is both observational and abstracted, emphasizing the physical energy of the sea rather than a fixed horizon or shoreline. Storm Wave III exemplifies Werger’s ability to translate natural motion into a formally controlled and immersive print.