Mario Avati

NATURE MORT AUX ALLUMETTES

1959

Yokoi, Tomoe (Japanese, born 1942). APPLES IN A BASKET. Color mezzotint. a Hors de Commerce copy aside from an edition of unknown size. Signed in penci...

Cheffetz, Asa. UNTITLED - DECANTER AND TWO GLASSES. Not in Springfield. Wood engraving, undated, but likely 1935-1945. Signed in pencil. 7 x 6 1/8 inches (image) plus margins. A tiny...

Jaques, Bertha (American, 1863-1941) THORNAPPLE. Drypoint, 1924. Edition size not known. Signed in pencil. 12 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches (plate), 15 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches (sheet). Printed on t...

Dine, Jim (American, born 1935). YELLOW CALLA LILLIES. D'Oench and Feinberg 19. Etching, soft-ground, drypoint, photogravure and electric tools, with hand-...

12 copper mezzotints printed on Hahnemulle paper in an edition of 12. This is impression #5 The 12 complementary mezzotints are included in boxed portfolio Graduated from the Natio...

Drift is a hand-pulled mezzotint in an edition of 10. This is #3/10. Location is Jarnigan ST in Starksville, Mississippi Jacob Crook was born in St. Loui...

Carol Wax's "Singer Needle" is a mezzotint issued in an edition of 100. It was originally designed to illustrate the step by step mezzotint process in the Abrams publication: "The Mezzotint: History and Technique" authored by Carol Wax. It is FIROS #44 in the catalogue raisonne. This impression is #98 out of 100 Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...

The Oliver which is in several museum collections and has won numerous awards) is being used to promote the show, Printed Ladies, opening March 1st at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be reproduced on the cover of the upcoming revised second edition of Carol's book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique which is due out in early 2024 Thomas Oliver invented the first double-sided lateral top stroke machine. This was No. 9 introduced in 1916. With light focused on the machine it suggested the logo of the Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes series - giving off an anima-like aura. The print was issued in an edition of 75. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer...