Sandro Chia
Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)

Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)

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Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
ArtistItalian, born 1946
Print studioNew York
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Proof of second state of black plate and first state of red plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
  • from Manuale d'Aprile (April Manual)
Date1981
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumDrypoint and roulette in colors
DimensionsPlate: 11 13/16 × 12 1/2 in. (30 × 31.8 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 number96.139
Not on view

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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 in pencil, under image: "Studio per 'Manuale d'Aprile' Sandro Chia 1981". Verso marked in pencil, lower right: "CHIA 101".
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: "Sandro Chia 1981".

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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 first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
Sandro Chia
Proof of first state of black and red plates, with addition of brown tone plate for L'artificio (Artifice)
1981
Aquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping and open-bite with asphaltum in colors
96.138
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1981
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96.141
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1981
Aquatint, drypoint, roulette, scraping, and open bite with asphaltum in brown and black on wove paper, edition I/X
96.12.1
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1981
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96.143
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1981
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
96.142
Image Not Available for [Color trial proof before drypoint]
Sandro Chia
[Color trial proof before drypoint]
1981
Aquatint, scraping and soft ground etching in colors
96.144
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
Untitled [Proof 2, State 1]
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Untitled [Proof 2, State 1]
no date
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96.127
Image Not Available for Untitled [Working proof 5]
James Turrell
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c. 1988
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96.470
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)
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L'anima-buona (The Good Soul)
1981
Aquatint, soft ground etching, scraping, and drypoint in brown and black, edition I/X
96.12.4