Sandro Chia
Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)

Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)

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Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
ArtistItalian, born 1946
Print studioNew York
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
  • from Manuale d'Aprile (April Manual)
Date1981
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumAquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping and open-bite with asphaltum in colors
DimensionsPlate: 11 13/16 × 12 9/16 in. (30 × 31.9 cm)
 Sheet: 20 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (51.4 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York
Object number96.138
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Singular Multiples: The Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 23, 2006 - October 15, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed under image: "Studio per 'Manuale d'Aprile' 1981 Sandro Chia". Verso marked in pencil, lower right: "CHIA 100".
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: "1981 Sandro Chia".

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Proof of second state of black plate and only state of brown plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
Sandro Chia
Proof of second state of black plate and only state of brown plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
1981
Aquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping and open-bite with asphaltum in colors
96.140
Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
Sandro Chia
Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
1981
Drypoint and roulette in colors
96.139
L'artificio (Artifice)
Sandro Chia
L'artificio (Artifice)
1981
Aquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping, and open bite with asphaltum in brown and black on wove paper, edition I/X
96.12.1
Alla torre (To the Tower)
Sandro Chia
Alla torre (To the Tower)
1981
Etching, aquatint, and open bite with asphaltum in colors, edition I/X
96.12.2
Image non disponible pour [Color trial proof before drypoint]
Sandro Chia
[Color trial proof before drypoint]
1981
Aquatint, scraping and soft ground etching in colors
96.144
Image non disponible pour Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
Sandro Chia
Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
1981
Etching, aquatint and drypoint in colors
96.141
Image non disponible pour Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
Sandro Chia
Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
1981
Etching, aquatint and drypoint with yellow hand coloring
96.143
Image non disponible pour Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
Sandro Chia
Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
1981
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
96.142
Circa l'imprendibile (About the Unseizable)
Sandro Chia
Circa l'imprendibile (About the Unseizable)
1981
Aquatint, etching, scraping, and roulette in colors, edition I/X
96.12.3
E gli eroi alla finestra (And the Heroes at the Window)
Sandro Chia
E gli eroi alla finestra (And the Heroes at the Window)
1981
Aquatint, drypoint, scraping, and soft ground etching in black and purple, edition I/X
96.12.5
L'anima-buona (The Good Soul)
Sandro Chia
L'anima-buona (The Good Soul)
1981
Aquatint, soft ground etching, scraping, and drypoint in brown and black, edition I/X
96.12.4
Proof of first state of 21
Brice Marden
Proof of first state of 21
1986
Sugar lift aquatint, open-bite, and scraping on wove paper
96.207