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
Not on view

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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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