Carol Wax
American, b. 1953
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.
Recognition of Carol's art includes an Individual Support Grant from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., two Artist Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a Concordia Career Advancement Award from NYFA, The Louise Nevelson Award for Excellence in Printmaking from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and residences at The MacDowell Colony and Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation's Space Program. A selection of the many collections that own her prints are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York and Boston Public Libraries, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Library of Congress, and The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.(Biography provided by Stone and Press Gallery)
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Trim Fit (Deconstructed Singer machine gives both steel and silk equal weight)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax deconstructs a Singer sewing machine in this mezzotint created in an edition of 75. The image gives equal weight to the steel of the machine and the silk of the fabric. It...
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Early 2000s American Modern Carol Wax
Materials
Mezzotint
Foggy Night (the way home or a Stephen King setting)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impression is #22
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 mez...
Category
2010s American Modern Carol Wax
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Sew What (the swells and swirls of the stripes are now in the hands of others)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Sew What" is a color mezzotint with burin engraving created in an edition of 35. This impression is #6. I love sumptuously designed textiles in both real life and art. Patterns metamorphosing over fabric folds appeal to my interest in modulating rhythmic forms, particularly the swells and swirls of calligraphic stripes. I’m also fascinated by articulated wooden hand models, which appear in many of my paintings. Combining these passions with sewing paraphernalia from my seamstress days provided inspiration for my color mezzotint engraving "Sew What".
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Mezzotint
Fly-Over State, Gouache, watercolor and pencil 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas Map
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
Incorporating vintage pages sourced from a 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas, Carol Wax’s ongoing Map series addresses the void between natural and political b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Midnight Sun, Gouache and pencil on 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas Map, 2020
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
Incorporating vintage pages sourced from a 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas, Carol Wax’s ongoing Map series addresses the void between natural and political...
Category
2010s Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Chesapeake-a-boo, Gouache & Graphite Pencil on 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas Map
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
Incorporating vintage pages sourced from a 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas, Carol Wax’s ongoing Map series addresses the void between natural and political b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Unbearable, Gouache & Graphite Pencil on 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas Map, 2020
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
Incorporating vintage pages sourced from a 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas, Carol Wax’s ongoing Map series addresses the void between natural and political b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
Dart Bored, Gouache & Graphite Pencil on 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas Map, 2020
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
Incorporating vintage pages sourced from a 1946 Rand-McNally World Atlas, Carol Wax’s ongoing Map series addresses the void between natural and political b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Carol Wax
Materials
Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
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Find a wide variety of authentic Carol Wax art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Carol Wax in engraving, mezzotint, gouache and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Carol Wax art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ernest Tino Trova, Judith Rothchild, and Pipo Nguyen-Duy. Carol Wax art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $4,000, while the average work can sell for $500.