Mario Avati Animal Prints
French, 1921-2009
Mario Avati along with fellow artist Marc Chagall attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He began printmaking in the 1940s and later focused on mezzotint, a technique that would bring Avanti significant international recognition for his discipline. As a fellow at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in the 1960s, he furthered his exploration of mezzotint, with the interplay of intense blackness with gradations of light that define the mezzotint process.
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Artist: Mario Avati
Elephant Equilibriste, Signed Surrealist Mezzotint by Mario Avati
By Mario Avati
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mario Avati, French (1921 - 2009)
Title: Elephant Equilibriste
Year: 1969
Medium: Mezzotint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 35/50
Image Size: 17.5 x 24 inches
Size: 2...
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1960s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Woman Riding a Dove - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Woman Riding a Dove
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Excellent condition
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1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
The Dove - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
The Dover
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Time : Old Pocket Watch - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Time : Old Pocket Watch
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 1...
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1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
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Etching
Playing Cat - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Playing Cat
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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Pisa Tower and Apple - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Pisa Tower and Apple
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
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1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Couple of Owls - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Couple of Owls
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Owl - Etching on Paper by Mario Avati - 1960s
By Mario Avati
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Owl is an etching on paper, realized by the French artist and print-maker master Mario Avati (1921-2009).
Hand-signed on the lower right and numbered on the lower left in pencil. Ed...
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1960s Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Mezzotint
Le Poissons magique
By Mario Avati
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil
Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste viii/X
Reference: Passeron 359
"Mario Avati was both an etcher and a painter born in Monaco in 1921. In 1947, afte...
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1960s Abstract Geometric Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Music : the Trumpet - Original handsigned black-manner etching - 100 copies
By Mario Avati
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI
Music : the Trumpet
Original black manner etching
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered / 100 copies
On BFK Rives vellum 30 x 19.5 cm (c. 12 x 8 in)
Excellent condition
Category
1970s Modern Mario Avati Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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Find a wide variety of authentic Mario Avati animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mario Avati in etching, engraving, mezzotint 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 Mario Avati animal prints, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jean Lurcat, Carol Wax, and Pierre-Paul Jouve. Mario Avati animal prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $167 and tops out at $1,500, while the average work can sell for $270.