Arthur Luiz Piza
Brazilian, 1928-2017
Piza was born in Sao Paulo in 1928, where he received his first training. He moved to Paris in 1955 and worked in the studio of the master of colour etching, Johnny Friedlaender.
Piza soon became expert in all the techniques of etching and aquatint, using sugar-lift extensively, but he experimented in various ways to make his work more sculptural and three dimensional. He abandoned traditional etching techniques and, using very thick copper plates, he devised his unique "gouge" technique 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 hand-made special inks.
Because of the depths of the grooves, the direction of the wiping directly affects the final impression. Each impression of his prints requires at least 30 minutes between colours in order for the plate to be re-inked and wiped, and he has to use cold plates in order for the inks not to dry out. The process of producing each impression is a time consuming and laborious process of collaboration between Piza and his printers.
His work has met with great success and is shown in major public collections world-wide, including MOMA in New York, the Bibliothèque Nationale and the Musée d'Art Nationale (Centre Pompidou) in Paris. He has been awarded numerous prizes, notably for etching, at the 1959 Sao Paolo Biennale and at Documenta Kassel in 1959.
Public Collections: Solomon Guggenhiem Museum,
Musee d’art de Lodz
Albertine Musuem
Belgrade Museum of Modern Art
Rome National Gallery of Modern Art
New York Musuem of Modern Art
Victoria and Albert Musuem London
Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Contempory Art San Paulo
Museum of Modern Art Rio de Janeiro
Museum of Modern Art San Paulo
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"Catastrophe programmée"
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 2002
Edition : 20/50
76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper)
76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (image)
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
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Early 2000s Abstract Arthur Luiz Piza
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Engraving
Petit Rouge - Etching by Arthur Luiz Piza - Late 20th Century
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Roma, IT
Petit Rouge is an original etching on paper realized by Arthur Luiz Piza (1928-2017).
Good Conditions.
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Image Dimensions: 9 x 9 / 27...
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Late 20th Century Modern Arthur Luiz Piza
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Etching
H 19.3 in W 13.39 in D 0.04 in
Composition rouge orangé
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Composition rouge orangé
Etching, Aquatint, and Engraving, 1990
Signed "Piza" lower right corner (see photo)
Edition: 99
Numbered 96/99 lower left corner (see photo)
Publisher blinds...
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1990s French School Arthur Luiz Piza
Materials
Aquatint
Calcite
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1971
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Edition : 36/95
Publisher : Edition La Hune (Paris)
Catalog : [Masrour 146]
63.40 cm. x 45.00 cm. 24.96 in. x 17.72 in. (paper)
34...
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1970s Abstract Arthur Luiz Piza
Materials
Engraving
Glints of blue
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1984
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 45/99
Certificate of authenticity
Publisher : Œuvre gravée, Suisse
Catalog : Masrour 17
76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 i...
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1980s Abstract Arthur Luiz Piza
Materials
Engraving
"Shell, " Original Etching signed by Arthur Luiz Piza
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shell" is an original etching by Arthur Luiz Piza. It depicts an abstract, textured shell in the shape of an egg. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition numbe...
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1960s Abstract Arthur Luiz Piza
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Etching
H 39.125 in W 31.125 in
Composition - Original Etching by A.L. Piza - 1965
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original etching on paper realized by Arthur Luiz Piza.
Hand-signed and dated.
The state of preservation is good except for consumed margins.
The artwork represe...
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1960s Contemporary Arthur Luiz Piza
Materials
Etching
H 3.94 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Eloignement (Remoteness)
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eloignement (Remoteness)
Etching, aquatint and engraving, 1990
Signed lower right corner (see photo)
Numbered lower left corner (see photo)
Edition: 99 (28/99)
Publisher: Jacqueline ...
Category
1990s French School Arthur Luiz Piza
Materials
Aquatint
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