This print is one of two plates that Matta created for a book of poetry by Alain Bosquet (born 1919). Other plates in the volume were made by Max Ernst, Jacques Hérold, Wifredo Lam, and Dorothéa Tanning. The plates were printed in the Atelier Georges Visat in Paris. The book was published by Editions Galerie Diderot in Paris.
The gesticulating, seated figures in Matta’s print are reminiscent of both genitalia and machines.
Label copy from exhibition "Dreamscapes: The Surrealist Impulse," August 22 - October 25, 1998
Inscription
Signed, in pencil, l.r. below print on blue paper: Matta Edition, in pencil, l.l.: 51/56 On mat: Matta: Seated figure, Color etching. From series, "Paroles Peintes," 1959
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This print is one of two plates that Matta created for a book of poetry by Alain Bosquet (born 1919). Other plates in the volume were made by Max Ernst, Jacques Hérold, Wifredo Lam, and Dorothéa Tanning. The plates were printed in the Atelier Georges Visat in Paris. The book was published by Editions Galerie Diderot in Paris.
The gesticulating, seated figures in Matta’s print are reminiscent of both genitalia and machines.
Label copy from exhibition "Dreamscapes: The Surrealist Impulse," August 22 - October 25, 1998
Inscription
Signed, in pencil, l.r. below print on blue paper: Matta Edition, in pencil, l.l.: 51/56 On mat: Matta: Seated figure, Color etching. From series, "Paroles Peintes," 1959
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Matta provided this plate for L’Extrême Occidental by writer Gherasim Luca; other artists contributing etchings were Jean (Hans) Arp, Victor Brauner, Max Ernst, Jacques Hérold, Wifredo Lam, and Dorothéa Tanning. The plates were printed in the Atelier Georges Visat in Paris. The work was published by Editions Meyer in Lausanne.
Label copy from exhibition "Dreamscapes: The Surrealist Impulse," August 22 - October 25, 1998
Inscription
Signed in pencil, l.r.: Matta Numbered, l.l. corner: 64/125 Watermark: ...hes (Arches)
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Nevelson’s prints executed at Atelier 17 from 1953 to 1955 reveal her familiarity with Surrealist ideas such as the Jungian concept of the collective unconscious. Many of her images of ancestral goddesses, show the influence of her studies of Pre-Columbian art on archeological trips to Mexico; the present print, also known as Ancient Figure, is an example.
By stopping out areas with varnish, Nevelson created a white-on-black effect, which enhances the startling quality of this imposing image. Pieces of lace placed against the soft ground before acid bit the plate left collage-like, decorative imprints. While Nevelson etched the plate for the present print, the Museum’s impression was pulled later by a professional printer in the mid-1960s.
Label copy from exhibition "Dreamscapes: The Surrealist Impulse," August 22 - October 25, 1998
Inscription
Signed in pencil, l.l.: 8/20 l.c.: Flower Queen l.r.: Louise Nevelson Watermark, l.l.: Rives Chopmark, l.r.: Rives
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If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
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Inscribed LL: Chicago River Signed LR: Morris Topchevsky Addt'l markings: initialed on plate LL: M.T. Stamped and inscribed on LR edge: APR 26 1941 ILL Inscribed LRC: #1862
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If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
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