Sandro Chia
Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)

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Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
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ArtistItalian, born 1946
Print studioNew York
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Proof for Alla torre (To the Tower)
  • from Manuale d'Aprile (April Manual)
Date1981
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumEtching, aquatint and drypoint with yellow hand coloring
Dimensionsplate: 11 3/4 × 12 1/4 inches (29.8 × 31.1 cm)
sheet: 19 7/8 × 21 7/8 inches (50.5 × 55.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York
Object number96.143
Not on view

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Provenance[Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, under image: "Studio per 'Manuale d'Aprile' 1981 Sandro Chia". Verso marked in pencil, lower right: "CHIA 105".
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: "1981 Sandro Chia".

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