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Carol Wax
Singer I

1984

$960
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£737.19
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€845.67
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CA$1,348.91
CA$1,686.1420% Off
A$1,510.70
A$1,888.3720% Off
CHF 788.26
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MX$18,452.51
MX$23,065.6420% Off
NOK 10,028.92
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SEK 9,453.46
SEK 11,816.8320% Off
DKK 6,311.13
DKK 7,888.9220% Off

About the Item

This mezzotint from 1984 is an excellent example of this difficult medium. Signed, titled and numbered, from the edition of 75. Wax is recognized as a master of the mezzotint technique. Her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams in 1990, has become the definitive work on this difficult medium. Her prints are in the permanent collections of the National Museum of American Art / Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, Museo Instituto Artes Graficas in Mexico and many other museum and corporate collections.
  • Creator:
    Carol Wax (1953, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1984
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU30825452761

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