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Late 20th Century
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Hydra is an original etching artwork by Marcel Chirnoaga (Romanian, 1930–2008) one of the most important artists of fantasy painting and mythology subjects in the XX century.
The artwork is from the series of" Inevitable monsters" book of hand made by the artist, which includes 13 etchings artworks all about mythological creatures.
Hand-signed on the lower right, numbered on the lower left, edition of 56/70 prints.
The State of preservation is very good.
Sheet dimension: 58 x 40 cm.
The artwork represents a scenery of furious Hydra-like creature with beak and feather and skeleton face of a human inside her mouth, through intense black color, skillfully depicted by quick and confident strokes, showing mysterious of nature and wildness. Hydra is a legendary monster of Greek and Roman mythology that appears mainly in the myths concerning Heracles. The Hydra's most potent ability is the power to regrow any head that is cut off, with twice as many in its place. it is extremely venomous, killing someone with a single scent of her breath.
Here Hydra-like creature which resembles its myth with an imaginary representation of the artist in the artwork is characterized by a well-balanced composition to indicate a mysterious world which is the artist's style of creation.
Marcel Chirnoaga (Romanian, 1930–2008), was a Romanian visual artist, graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in Bucharest, 1952. Simultaneously pursuing liberal art studies, a member of the Union of Visual Artists in Romania since 1953. He created over 3,000 works in drawings, engravings, paintings and sculptures, being at the same time the author of the most important Romanian work from the end of the 20th century, the cycle of "Apocalypse" engravings.
Personal Exhibition out of Romany:
1969 - Stuttgart (R.F.G.);
1972, 1976, 1978, 1980 - Florența (Italy);
1973-1974 - Sarajevo, Mostar (Yugoslavia);
1973, 1975 - New York;
1973 - Gainsville (S.U.A.);
1973, 1977, 1980, 1997 - Brussels;
1975, 1993 - Paris;
1975, 1978, 1979 - Padua (Italy);
1975, 1978, 1984 - Sint Lievens, Houfalise (Belgia);
1977 - Stockholm (Suedia);
1977 - Jivaskila (Finland);
1982, 1986 - Mira (Italy);
1983 - Belinul de Vest;
1985 - Tokyo;
1988 - Piove di Saceo (Italy);
1988 - Rome;
1994 - Beijing, Ulaanbaatar;
1997, 1998 - Brussels;
2002 - Monselice;
2002 - Stockholm;
2003 - Brussels.
- Creator:Marcel Chirnoaga (1930 - 2008)
- Creation Year:Late 20th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 22.84 in (58 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
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- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: M-1080821stDibs: LU65036567052
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