id:			172296
accession number:	2014.707.4
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.707.4
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:44.825000

Noah's Ark: Owls (Choettes), 1971. Mario Avati (French, 1921–2009), Aquarius Press, NY, 8.13.1971, Printed by Gaston Gerbault at Ateliers Rigal, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, udr sprv of artist. Mezzotint, from folio containing 10 loose mezzotints as issued in zebra-striped cloth folding box, the fabric of which is designed by Avati and screenprinted on the fabric; sheet: 34.2 x 37.4 cm (13 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.); platemark: 21.1 x 21.3 cm (8 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2014.707.4

title:				Noah's Ark: Owls (Choettes)
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1971
creation date earliest:		1971
creation date latest:		1971
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creditline:			Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
copyright:			

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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	Mezzotint, from folio containing 10 loose mezzotints as issued in zebra-striped cloth folding box, the fabric of which is designed by Avati and screenprinted on the fabric
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Mezzotint
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Passeron vol. 4, p. 64, no. 424 (repr. p. 65)

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CREATORS

* Mario Avati (French, 1921–2009)  - artist

* Aquarius Press, NY, 8.13.1971, Printed by Gaston Gerbault at Ateliers Rigal, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, udr sprv of artist  - published by

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measurements: Sheet: 34.2 x 37.4 cm (13 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.); Platemark: 21.1 x 21.3 cm (8 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
state of the work:	V/VI
edition of the work: 	U/Y. 100 copies, 75 for Aquarius Press (1/75 to 75/75), 25 for artist (A/Y to Y/Y) 

support materials:

	description:	Rives wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	On spine: AVATI / NOAH'S ARK / AQUARIUS PRESS
	translation:	
	remark:		

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