Mario Avati

French, born Monaco, 1921–2009

Birth placeMonaco

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French, 1921 - 2009
Avati was born in Monaco but spent his working life in Paris. Together with the expatriate Japanese artists Shoichi Hasegawa and Yozo Hamaguchi in Tokyo, he led the revival of mezzotint as a popular print medium.

1921 Born in Monaco; Italian parents

1940 Made first prints at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Worked with Marc Chagall

1947 Decided on printmaking as a career. Experimented with many intaglio techniques.

1957 Concentrated upon his use of mezzotint

1969 Expanded his technique to include color mezzotint

1963 Accepted Fellowship to Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles

1967 Fellowship to Tamarind Lithography Workshop for Color lithography

1980 Mezzotint reproduced as French Commemorative Postage Stamp

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