Artist
Sandro Chia (Italian, born 1946)Italian, born 1946
Print studio
Aeropress, Inc.(New York)New York
Publisher
Peter Blum Edition/Blumarts, Inc.(New York)New York
CultureItalian
Titles
- L'artificio (Artifice)
- from the portfolio Manuale d'Aprile (April Manual)
Date1981
Printed inNew York City, New York, United States
Published inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumAquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping, and open bite with asphaltum in brown and black on wove paper, edition I/X
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (29.8 × 31.4 cm)
Sheet: 29 7/8 × 22 1/4 in. (75.9 × 56.5 cm)
Sheet: 29 7/8 × 22 1/4 in. (75.9 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, museum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number96.12.1
Non exposé
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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
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, lower left: I/X
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Sandro Chia [signature illegible] / 1981
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Sandro Chia [signature illegible] / 1981
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, lower right: Sandro Chia [signature illegible] / 1981
Recto: Watermark, lower right edge: ARCHES / FRANCE [infinity symbol]
Recto: Blindstamp, right bottom edge: AEROPRESS
Recto: Blindstamp, right bottom edge: AEROPRESS
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