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Henry D. Regis
COMÉDIE ITALIENNE Signed Lithograph, Surreal Harlequin and Ballerina, Masquerade

c.1974

$400
£304.64
€350.68
CA$573.23
A$627.19
CHF 323.63
MX$7,510.57
NOK 4,108.63
SEK 3,849.39
DKK 2,618.84

About the Item

COMÉDIE ITALIENNE is an original stone lithograph by the American artist Henry D. Regis. COMÉDIE ITALIENNE was hand printed from a hand drawn lithography stone in black ink on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. COMÉDIE ITALIENNE is a mysterious almost surreal figurative composition depicting a seated masquerade harlequin figure wearing a Venetian nasone mask and diamond pattern costume; a dancing ballerina faces him, balancing atop a small sphere. Print size - 19.75 x 25.75 in., in very good condition, slight handling, deckled edge, unframed, unique dedicated Printer's Proof hand signed in pencil by the artist Henry Regis Year - c. 1974 Printer - Joseph Kleineman, J K Fine Art Editions About the Artist - Henry Regis (b. 1929 – d. 2010) an artist and educator, grew up and lived in New York City. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from New York University, and retired from Great Neck Public Schools as art chairperson of South Middle School. Regis studied in Paris and Rome and traveled extensively. In 1992, he moved to his weekend home in Worcester, NY, with his partner of thirty years. Many of his paintings are in private collections in the United States and Europe. In the 1950s and 1960s. Regis’s Red Women, Brides, and Distorted Vision series are among his most well known paintings. Regis was recognized by such prestigious art magazines as The Arts and Art News. His artworks have been exhibited in galleries around the globe. Education: New York University, undergraduate and graduate degrees Bella Arte (Rome, Italy) figurative drawing and painting Hayter School of Art (Paris, France) graphic arts, etching Ateliers Imprimerie Artistique Bellini (Paris, France) printmaking Artist’s Statement: Drawing is the magic that occurs in the one thousand miles from the image in my head to the strokes I place on the paper. I see life drawing as the muscle and bone of figurative art. Regardless of its size or shape, the human body is an endless form of beauty. It is in this venue that the artist can express feelings of power, force, motion, and decadence through the composition and placement of a line. In all its elegance, mastery of the human form allows the artist to be flexible and creative interpreting and executing his ideas. I use the human figure in my work to express emotional ideas or illustrations through exaggeration and/or distortion, its placement and pose. My objective is not to copy the figure of the model before me, but to examine it and use it in another context. Drawing is one of the most intrinsic aspects of art as it is often reveals how the artist sees the world. My inspiration and appreciation for drawing the human form come from my study and fascination with the masters and their perspective of the human figure.
  • Creator:
    Henry D. Regis (1929 - 2010, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1974
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good condition, unframed, slight handling, deckled edge, unique dedicated Printer's Proof hand signed in pencil by the artist Henry Regis.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU832316823842

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