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Still Life with Fly (Nature Morte a la Mouche)

Still Life with Fly (Nature Morte a la Mouche)

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Mario Avati

The mid-twentieth century saw a number of artists become known for their use of mezzotint: the most prominent were Avati and Hamaguchi, each claiming to be the reviver of the medium. The technique, of course, had been in continuous use since its invention.
Artist
Mario Avati
(French, 1921 - 2009)
Title
Still Life with Fly (Nature Morte a la Mouche)
Date
1958
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. image
Credit
Humanistic Foundation Fund purchase
Accession No.
60.3.15
Classification
Prints
Geography
France

Related

before 1966, sold to the University of Wisconsin-Madison; transferred to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Madison Art Center. "Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings From The University of Wisconsin Collections." Madison, WI: The Madison Art Association, 1965.

  • Mezzotints: Prints of Darkness: Chazen Museum of Art, 8/22/2009–10/25/2009
  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings from the University of Wisconsin Collections: Madison Art Center, 11/21/1965–12/11/1965

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