Rufino Tamayo

"Cabeza en la Ventana (Head at the Window)" Modern Abstract Etching Ed. 31/99

1984

Black and white etching of a young woman named Jessie Magdalene Brewer. This piece features Beth Secor's iconic swirling and knotted brushwork that echo the dense weave of a tapestry...

Portrait of a woman praying at a table with food. In the corner a cat reaching up to see over the table. The etching is signed by the artist in the botto...

Etching of a woman dressed in turn of the century attire looking out at the viewer. The work is signed in pencil by the artist. The etching is not framed. Artist Biography: William...

Monochromatic abstract figurative etching by Italian artist Giacomo Manzú. The piece depicts an image of Jesus Christ with a distinct facial expression on wove paper. Signed and editioned 98/200 by the artist at the bottom. Glass framed in a natural wooden frame. This particular work is included in the 1975 Portfolio "Omaggio a Michelangelo" (Homage to Michelangelo) which comprises 13 prints (8 partly colored etchings and 5 color lithographs). The portfolio includes other original signed and editioned prints by artists Horst Antes, Jorge Castillo, Emilio Greco, Renato Guttuso, David Hockney, Jean Ipoustéguy, Fiacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, André Masson, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolzzi, Fritz Wotruba, and Paul Wunderlich. Dimensions Without Frame: H 31 in. x W 23.5 in. Artist Biography: Giacomo Manzù, original name Giacomo Manzoni, (born December 22, 1908, Bergamo, Italy—died January 17, 1991, Ardea), Italian sculptor who, in the mid-20th century, revived the ancient tradition of creating sculptural bronze doors for ecclesiastical buildings. His sober realism and extremely delicate modeling alternately achieved austere severity and sensuousness of form and surface, lending a new spirit of vitality to figurative bronze sculpture. Manzù had to leave school at an early age to learn a trade, and he was apprenticed to local craftsmen who taught him to carve wood and to work in metal and stone. After service in the Italian army from 1927 to 1928, Manzù went to Paris to try his luck as a sculptor, but after three weeks he collapsed from hunger and was deported back to Italy. He settled in Milan, and, after receiving a commission in 1929 to decorate a chapel at the Catholic University, he devoted himself to sculpting full-time. Manzù’s early works were nudes, portraits, and biblical subjects, executed in a style that at first was influenced by Etruscan, Egyptian, and medieval art. However, he soon adopted the Impressionist techniques of the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso...

Girl at the Window is an original Etching realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in 1987. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered. Edition ...

Etching on paper.
 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
 Paper size: 52 x 44 cm
 Framed 57.3 x 48.5 cm Edition of 65 Henry Moore’s Mother and Child...

Etching on cream wove paper. 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches (159 x 94 mm), full margin. Signed in pencil lower center margin, from the edition of 111. A well inked impression with a minor cre...

Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by George Gorvel in the 19th Century. Black and white etching. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced compo...