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Cuca Romley
Operation Sail, Statue of Liberty

1986

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Artist: Cuca Romley– Spanish/American, b.1933 Title: Operation Sail Year: 1986 Medium: Color etching Image size: 17.5 x 24.75 inches. Sheet size: 22.25 x 30 nches. Paper: Tiepolo Fabriano Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Edition: Numbered 5/10 H.C in pencil Condition: Excellent, has never been framed Cuca Romley is in her eighties, and currently based in Spain after spending decades in New York City. She was trained at The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA), a distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France. The artist won several noted awards for her art in her native Spain, and in Paris, France. She worked as an artist and also had a career in advertising, illustration and interior design, in Spain, France and New York. As an artist, she has had solo and group exhibitions first Paris, France, Monaco, Japan, Spain and the US. Cuca Romley’s etchings of both famous and little places around the world are depicted with a remarkable attention to detail, a style that belies her sophisticated sense of line and color. These etchings capture a bygone era of a city in flux, and a snap shot of a classic image of a place. Each plate is etched with patience and a thoroughness reminiscence of the earlier days of engraving, in exquisite and fine detail. Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the plate with a burin until the image is completed. For each individual print, a master printer must ink the plate and wipe the surface clean. The plate is placed on the bed of the press and the previously wet paper 100% cotton Tiepolo Fabriano covering the plate, is passed through the press, and that completes the printing process. After the printing ink has dried for a couple of days, the etching is ready for the hand coloring by the artist. There are often more than 30 colors in one of Romley’s images. Each print can take up to 6 hours to color; these colors impart a subtle transparent effect that compliments the delicacy of the line. 2016 Group Show - Guild Hall, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 2013-16 Barcelona Design Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2010 Group Show - Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, N.Y., USA Group Show - Guild Hall, East Hampton, N.Y., USA Group Show - Gallery International Naive Art, N.Y., USA 2009 Group Show - Gallery International Naive Art, N.Y., USA 2008 Group Show - Gallery International Naive Art, N.Y., USA Group Show - Guild Hall, East Hampton, N.Y., USA Group Show - The Winter Tree Gallery, Sag Harbor, N.Y., USA Gina Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA Guild Hall, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 2007 The Cordova Gallery, Greenport, N.Y., USA 2006 One Person Show - JP Morgan Chase, New York, N.Y., USA The Winter Tree Gallery, Sag Harbor, N.Y., USA 2005 One Person Show - JP Morgan Chase, New York, N.Y., USA The Winter Tree Gallery, Sag Harbor, N.Y., USA 2004 One Person Show - JP Morgan Chase, New York, N.Y., USA 2003 One Person Show - JP Morgan Chase, New York, N.Y., USA One Person Show - Galerie Select, East Hampton, N.Y., USA Group Show - Frank F. Miele Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 2002 Group Show - Eugenia Cucalon Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 2001 One Person Show - New York Institute of Technology, New York, N.Y., USA One Person Show - Frank F. Miele Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 2000 One Person Show - Galerie Select, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 1999 One Person Show - Galerie Select, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 1998 One Person Show - Galerie Select, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 1997 One Person Show - Galerie Select, East Hampton, N.Y., USA 1995 One Person Show - Jo Ann Perse Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1993 Expansion of Furniture and Jewelry Lines 1992 One Person Show - The Winter Tree Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1991 One Person Show - Tamames Gallery, Madrid, SPAIN 1990 One Person Show - Jo Ann Perse Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1989 One Person Show - Wenniger Graphics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Group Show - Wenniger Graphics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA One Person Show - Beaux Arts International Gallery, Toronto, CANADA 1988 One Person Show Fontana Gallery, Tokyo, JAPAN One Person Show - The Winter Tree Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1987 One Person Show - Jo Ann Perse Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1986 One Person Show - Collector's Guild, Short Hills, New Jersey, USA One Person Show - Sharon Park Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA One Person Show - De Vecchis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1985 Group Show - "New York Hispanic Expressions", City Hall, New York, N.Y., USA One Person Show - De Vecchis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA One Person Show - The Lessing Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1984 One Person Show - Art Works Gallery, State College, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA One Person Show - JoAnn Perse Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 1983 One Person Show - The Hyatt Gallery, Nice, FRANCE Group Show - Neville Gallery, Toronto, CANADA One Person Show - Jo Ann Perse Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Group Show - The Winter Tree Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1979-82 Exclusive representation by Bowles/Hopkins, San Francisco, California, USA 1981 Design Gates and Furniture for the Winter Tree Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1979 First Prize, National Arts Club Competition, New York, N.Y., USA 1977 One Person Show - Bryant Public Library, Roslyn, New York, USA 1976 One Person Show - Cordoba Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA 1971 Return to painting and making etchings, New York, N.Y. USA 1969-71 Move to New York; 2 years in advertising illustration 1967 First Prize - Salon de L'Union des Femmes Peintres, Paris, FRANCE 1964-66 One Person Show - Galerie Le Passe-Comose, Paris, FRANCE Group Show - Galleries Adler , Benezit & Primavera, Paris, FRANCE 1962 Exhibition at Galerie Charbonel, Monte-Carlo, MONACO 1961-68 Career in advertising, illustration and interior design, Paris, FRANCE 1957-60 Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, FRANCE Atelier Branchon for painting, Paris, FRANCE Atelier Cami for engraving "Buril", Paris, FRANCE 1955-57 Group Show - Mostra Regionale di Arti Plastiche, Palermo, ITALY Group Show - Mostra Regionale di Arti Figurative, Palermo, ITALY Study drawing - Escuela de Belle Arti, Palermo, ITALY Theatre and costume design, Palermo, ITALY 1952-55 Fashion Illustrator, SPAIN Prize - Galerias Preciado , Sindicato Nacional Textil, Madrid, SPAIN 2nd Prize - Salon Nacional de Dibujos de Alta Costura, Madrid, SPAIN 1933 Born in Madrid, SPAIN
  • Creator:
    Cuca Romley (1933, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1986
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: rom/ope/sai/011stDibs: LU666310186772
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