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Mario Avati
Les Oignons de Siracuse

1961

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Les Oignons de Siracuse Mezzotint, 1961 Signed, titled & annotated Epreuve d'Artiste vii/X in pencil Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste vii/X Reference: Passeron 315 Condition: Mint Image: 10 x 11 5/8" Sheet: 14 7/8 x 18 3/4"; Mario Avati is a French painter and engraver born May 27, 1921in Monaco and died in Paris 15th on February 26, 20091 , active in Paris. Biography After studying at the National School of Decorative Arts in Nice and as a student of Édouard Goerg at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris , Mario Avati practiced all engraving techniques from 1947 . Ten years later, he moved, almost exclusively, towards the mezzotint style 2 , first in black, then, from 1969, in color. In doing so, he contributed to relaunching this graphic technique as a medium of popular expression. Several of his engravings have been used for the edition of stamps . Thus, in 1980, the postal administration reproduced, on the occasion of Stamp Day , the engraving Letter to Mélie . Mario Avati was a member of the Society of French Painters-Engravers and the National Committee of French Engraving . The work Very classically inspired, Avati's work revolves almost exclusively around still life - fruits, flowers, objects staged... - or animals ( butterflies for example), with a treatment of great geometric rigor, but which does not lack, on occasion, humor, starting in the title. Very admiring and inspired by the work of Giorgio Morandi , Mario Avati arranged and organized his engravings in a way reminiscent of the composition of Morandi's paintings. Awards • 1957: Critics’ Prize, Paris • 1969: gold medal at the first international graphic art exhibition in Florence • 1981: Grand Prix des arts of the City of Paris • 1997: Engraving Prize, Portland Art Museum • 1997: Nahed Ojjeh Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts Collections: Art Institute of Chicago Nelson-Atkins Art Museum National gallery of Canada National Museum of Victoria National Museum of Visual Arts Museum of Modern Art, New York National Gallery of Art, Washington Smithsonian American Art Museum Musee de l’Oise Buffalo AKG Art Museum Hammer Museum, UCLA Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Amon Carter Museum Benton Museum of Art Blanton Museum of Art Castellani Art Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Phoenix Art Museum Uffizi, Florennce Victoria and Albert Museum Courtesy Wikipedia and others
  • Creator:
    Mario Avati (1921 - 2009, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1961
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 11.63 in (29.55 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA96591stDibs: LU14014457822

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