Arthur Luiz Piza was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1928. He moved to Paris in 1951 and worked in the studio of a master color etcher, Johnny Friedlaender. Piza quickly became an expert in all the techniques of etching and aquatint using sugar-lift extensively. He experimented in various ways to make his work more sculptural and three dimensional. He abandoned traditional etching techniques and by using very thick copper plates, he devised his unique gouge technique. This technique was devised by incising his designs into his plates with hammers and various shaped chisels. The precision required is exact as his grooves need to be precisely deep and wide enough to hold his handmade special inks. Because of the depth of the grooves, the direction of the wiping directly affected the final impression. From 1958, Piza devoted himself primarily to burin engraving. Starting from this period, the artist created reliefs and collages, as well as sculpted objects, porcelain, and jewelry. During the 1960s, Piza became known as one of the most compelling representatives of the art of engraving. The artist works with the perception of matter, matter that is imaginary and poeticized. Piza lived and worked in Paris for most of his life.
Greeting card 2005
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : V/L Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) Printer : Atelier Leblanc 38.30 cm. x 28.50 cm. 15.08 in. x 11.22 in. (pape...
Engraving
Carte de Voeux - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1994 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 24.00 cm. x 16.50 cm. 9.45 in. x 6.5 in. (paper) 20.00 cm. x 12.50 cm. 7.87 in. x 4.92 in. (image) A small engraving of the Br...
Engraving
Carte de Voeux - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2007 24.00 cm. x 18.00 cm. 9.45 in. x 7.09 in. (paper) 18.00 cm. x 13.00 cm. 7.09 in. x 5.12 in. (image) Piza's gouge etching offers a bird's-eye view of an abstract ...
Engraving
No title
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 56/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 34.50 cm. x 30.0...
Engraving
Fragmentation
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1988 Edition : 36/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) Catalog : [Masrour II.34] 66.00 cm. x 84.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 33.07 in. (paper) 56.00 cm. x 73.00 cm. 2...
Engraving
Carte de Voeux - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2000 23.00 cm. x 17.50 cm. 9.06 in. x 6.89 in. (paper) 19.50 cm. x 14.50 cm. 7.68 in. x 5.71 in. (image) A beautiful etching by the Brazilian artist built on a gradient...
Engraving
Word trap
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Illustrated Book, 1991 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/40 Publisher : Fata Morgana (Saint-Clément-de-Rivière) Printer : Atelier Leblanc (Paris) 25.00 cm. x 19.00 cm...
Illustration Board
Greeting card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1996 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 23.50 cm. x 16.50 cm. 9.25 in. x 6.5 in. (paper) 16.70 cm. x 13.00 cm. 6.57 in. x 5.12 in. (image) This small etching is chara...
Engraving
Alcazar
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 34/99 Publisher : L'Œuvre gravée Catalog : [Masrour 143] 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 47.00 cm...
Engraving
Untitled
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Gouge engraving, circa 1990 Edition : 84/150 Publisher : Société des peintres graveurs (Paris) 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 39.50 cm. x 29.50 cm. 15.55 in. x...
Engraving
Greeting card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2002 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 24.00 cm. x 18.00 cm. 9.45 in. x 7.09 in. (paper) 16.70 cm. x 14.00 cm. 6.57 in. x 5.51 in. (image) A beautiful etching by the...
Engraving
Lichens
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Illustrated Book, 1983 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 22/60 Poems by Jacques Lacarrière, illustrated with 5 original etchings by Arthur-Luiz Piza, full page, all si...
Illustration Board
No title
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 13/99 LCD5394
Engraving
Red, yellow blue
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint Edition : 77/85 Catalog : cat 141 66.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 71.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 27.95 in. x 17.72 in. (image) LCD1332
Etching, Aquatint
Emerald
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 92/99 Publisher : La Nouvelle Gravure (Paris) 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 46.00 cm. x 26.50 cm. ...
Engraving
Red Blue Green
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Publisher : L’Œuvre Gravée 66.00 cm. x 50.50 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.88 in. (paper) 46.00 cm. x 31.00 cm. 18.11 in. x...
Engraving
Frémissement singulier
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1991 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 62/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 43.00 cm. x ...
Engraving
Space in circles
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1974 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 81/99 Publisher : Editions l'Ermitage (Paris) Catalog : [Masrour 187] 63.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 24.8 in. x 17.72 in. (pap...
Engraving
Greeting card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2006 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 22.00 cm. x 17.00 cm. 8.66 in. x 6.69 in. (paper) 16.00 cm. x 10.00 cm. 6.3 in. x 3.94 in. (image) Piza favors incised, embossed...
Engraving
Greeting Card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2003 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 23.00 cm. x 17.00 cm. 9.06 in. x 6.69 in. (paper) 18.50 cm. x 14.00 cm. 7.28 in. x 5.51 in. (image) LCD5610
Engraving
$3,894
H 15.16 in W 11.23 in
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) - Le Demon Ailé - Drypoint etching on Japanese paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Drypoint etching on Japanese paper, edited in 1969 Limited edition, numbered as 27/75 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Paper size: 38...
Etching, Drypoint
162R13061 1-2-3 (Abstract Print)
By Pierre Muckensturm
Located in London, GB
Unframed. Dimensions (3x): 65 × 50 cm/25.6 x 19.6'' Edition of 11 copies, numbered from 1 to 11/11. Dated, numbered, and signed by the artist in pencil. The copy offered for sale is ...
Paper, Engraving, Ink
$6,254
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) - Serie Rosa - Aquatint engraving, printed in colour
By Lucio Fontana
Located in Varese, IT
Aquatint engraving, printed in colour on Rives BFK paper, edited in 1966. Limited edition, numbered as 41/50 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right co...
Engraving, Aquatint
$275
H 5.75 in W 6.5 in
Oraison du soir (evening Prayer) — Abstract Aquatint in Ochre and Blue by Bozon
By Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 50. Oraison du soir (Evening Prayer) is an abstract aquatint by Christian Bozon, composed of a luminous ochre field set against a deep, irreg...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Etching 1916 Number II
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in New York, NY
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Etching 1916 Number II, drypoint, signed in pencil lower right, titled, numbered (No. 9) and dated lower left [also with initials and date in the plate lower right]. Reference: Roethel 154, only state, edition of 10. In excellent condition (the barest handling fold at sheet edge), printed on a heavy ivory wove paper, the full sheet with full margins, 4 7/8 x 3 1/4, the sheet 17 1/2 x 13 inches, archival mount with window mat. A fine fresh impression of this great rarity, printed in a dark brown ink. Kandinsky created this drypoint (erroneously named Etching 1916) in early 1916 while staying with Gabriel Munter in Stockholm during the winter of 1915-16. This is from the second series of drypoints he made; the first was in the year 1913-14. Provenance: Kornfeld Auction, Bern, June 2007. The tiny size of this edition (10) makes this print a great rarity within the Kandinsky’s printed...
Drypoint
Joan Miro, "Le Penseur Puissant", etching, hand signed
By Joan Miró
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original etching, aquatint, dry-point and carborundum by Joan Miro, 1969. It is hand signed and numbered H.C. aside the edition of 75 copies on Arches, plus some H.C. copies. The...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Ramblas
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 1987-88, Ramblas is an original lithograph, drypoint, and etching in colors on Rives BFK paper. Hand-signed, dated, and numbered from the edition of 75 in pe...
Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph
$350
H 11.5 in W 15.38 in
Consequence of an Absence ( A loss makes one more appreciative)
By Marc Balakjian
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is from an edition of 50. The artist's subject matter was enigmatic: a recurring theme was that of anonymous packages tied with knots of rope; sometimes there are prison bars...
Mezzotint
Ramblas
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Lithograph, drypoint, etching in colours, 1987/88, on handmade wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75, printed and published by Polígrafa Obra Gráfica, Barcelo...
Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph
Libertinia, from Imaginary Places
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
Relief, screenprint, etching, aquatint, lithograph and engraving in colours, 1995, on TGL handmade paper, signed, dated and numbered form the edition of 50 in pencil (there were als...
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph, Screen
$2,800
H 15.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in
Torero (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum) Engraving Signed 17/30 Framed
By Stanley William Hayter
Located in New York, NY
Stanley William Hayter Torero (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum), 1929-1933 Engraving on laid paper, third (final) state, on heavy BFK Rives...
Engraving, Etching
Untitled (Plate 4)
By Terry Haass
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Plate 4) Engraving, sugar-lift, and aquatint, 1970 Signed and numbered in pencil From: Variations (8 plates) Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (29/100) Printed by ...
Engraving
Back
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1988 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 14/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) 98.00 cm. x 70.00 cm. 38.58 in. x 27.56 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. x ...
Engraving
Scheduled disaster
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2002 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 25/50 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) 76.00 cm. x 55.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 21.85 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. ...
Engraving
Carte de Voeux - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1988 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 24.00 cm. x 18.00 cm. 9.45 in. x 7.09 in. (paper) 20.00 cm. x 15.00 cm. 7.87 in. x 5.91 in. (image) This greetings card gracef...
Engraving
Où ? et Comment ?
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : X/L Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) Printer : Atelier Leblanc 38.00 cm. x 28.00 cm. 14.96 in. x 11.02 in. (pape...
Engraving
Ions
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2000 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 97/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) Printer : Atelier Leblanc 32.50 cm. x 25.00 cm. 12.8 in. x 9.84 ...
Engraving
Attraction
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 50/99 Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) Printer : Atelier Leblanc 33.00 cm. x 24.50 cm. 12.99 in. x 9.65 in. (pap...
Engraving
En Passant. Janvier 2000
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2000 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and Annoted "EA" Edition : 99 ex. Publisher : Jacqueline de Champvallins (Paris) 76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (pape...
Engraving
Blue Sparks
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1985 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 31/99 Publisher : La Hune (Paris) 66.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 39.00 cm. x 29.00 cm. 15.35 in. x...
Engraving
Striation
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1992 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 32/150 Publisher : Société des peintres graveurs (Paris) Catalog : [Champvallins 293] 65.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.59 in....
Engraving
Untitled
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Unsigned In this small format print, an aerial space is presented by means of effervescent and delicately detailed triangular shapes set against a brown background, charact...
Engraving
Grande moitié
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1959 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 34/50 Publisher : La Nouvelle Gravure Catalog : Masrour 75 50.00 cm. x 66.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 25.98 in. (paper) 40.00 ...
Engraving
Greeting Card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
By Arthur Luis Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2008 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 23.50 cm. x 16.50 cm. 9.25 in. x 6.5 in. (paper) 15.50 cm. x 10.00 cm. 6.1 in. x 3.94 in. (image) LCD5611
Engraving