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Medium: Mezzotint
Artist: Carol Wax
Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the deer. T...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer Needle Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 100
Singer Needle Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 100

Singer Needle Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 100

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax's "Singer Needle" is a mezzotint issued in an edition of 100. It was originally designed to illustrate the step by step mezzotint process in the Abrams publication: "The Mezzotint: History and Technique" authored by Carol Wax. It is FIROS #44 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

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1980s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Sewing Circles
Sewing Circles

Sewing Circles

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

A play on words provides the title for this image -- a circle created out of the deconstructed parts of Singer IV This image is #37 from an edition of only 50, referenced as Firos 78...

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1990s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Sew What (the swells and swirls of the stripes are now in the hands of others)
Sew What (the swells and swirls of the stripes are now in the hands of others)

Sew What (the swells and swirls of the stripes are now in the hands of others)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

"Sew What" is a color mezzotint with burin engraving created in an edition of 35. This impression is #6. I love sumptuously designed textiles in both real life and art. Patterns metamorphosing over fabric folds appeal to my interest in modulating rhythmic forms, particularly the swells and swirls of calligraphic stripes. I’m also fascinated by articulated wooden hand models, which appear in many of my paintings. Combining these passions with sewing paraphernalia from my seamstress days provided inspiration for my color mezzotint engraving "Sew What". Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Frog Cog
Frog Cog

Frog Cog

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the frog. T...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Foggy Night (the way home or a Stephen King setting)
Foggy Night (the way home or a Stephen King setting)

Foggy Night (the way home or a Stephen King setting)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

This impression is #22 Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

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2010s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Snow Does (Doe, a deer - a female deer)
Snow Does (Doe, a deer - a female deer)

Snow Does (Doe, a deer - a female deer)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

An exclusive publication for Stone and Press Gallery, "Snow Does" was created in an edition of 100. It is FIROS #66 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

Category

1990s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer IV (part of a typewriter that is iconic)
Singer IV (part of a typewriter that is iconic)

Singer IV (part of a typewriter that is iconic)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer IV looking at the botton of the typewriter portrays the incised metal of the machine. It was issued as an edition of 75 and this impression is #22. FIR...

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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer 10101
Singer 10101

Singer 10101

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Singer 10101", is an image of Singer I as seen through a drafting template. It was issued as an edition of 40 and was printed at the Indiana University print...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Scopes
Scopes

Scopes

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

The marriage between the art of science and the art of seeing was cemented by the invention of the lens. It is FIROS #48 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to b...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Missing Link
Missing Link

Missing Link

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

This image is #12 from an edition of only 75, Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after...

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2010s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine
Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine

Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine

By Carol Wax

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This mezzotint, Singer (1984), is a finely realized example of Carol Wax’s mastery of one of printmaking’s most demanding techniques. Depicting the ornate handwheel and mechanism of ...

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1980s Realist Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Birds of Paradigm
Birds of Paradigm

Birds of Paradigm

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the elephan...

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1980s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Architextures
Architextures

Architextures

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Architextures is a suite of 8 mezzotints in an edition of 50 created in 1984: Mosque and Mosque Interior (5.1 cm x 5.1 cm) Dome and Dome Interior (5.7cm x 3.8 cm) Castle and Castle ...

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1980s American Modern Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

Made in China (A lantern with Chinese characters etched on the base)
Made in China (A lantern with Chinese characters etched on the base)

Made in China (A lantern with Chinese characters etched on the base)

By Carol Wax

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Made in China", explores the irony that glass, a transparent material alters perceptions of reality. This is the first instance in which Wax explores that iro...

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1980s Contemporary Art by Medium: Mezzotint

Materials

Mezzotint

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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Talon Show (small things may contain grave danger. A single lie can grow + grow)

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The Oliver which is in several museum collections and has won numerous awards) is being used to promote the show, Printed Ladies, opening March 1st at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be reproduced on the cover of the upcoming revised second edition of Carol's book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique which is due out in early 2024 Thomas Oliver invented the first double-sided lateral top stroke machine. This was No. 9 introduced in 1916. With light focused on the machine it suggested the logo of the Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes series - giving off an anima-like aura. The print was issued in an edition of 75. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer...

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Mezzotint art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Mezzotint art available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add art created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of pink, red, yellow and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Carol Wax, Mario Avati, David Lucas, and Johann Wilhelm Weinmann. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Mezzotint art, so small editions measuring 0.01 inches across are also available