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Le Nid

1967

Mario Avati

Associated Names

Mario Avati

Artist, French, 1921 - 2009

The image shows a nest with three eggs and a full moon in the sky. The color palette is primarily black and white. The nest is in the lower central area and the moon is towards the top left. There is a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

soft-ground etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1980.45.89
Catalogue Raisonné

Passeron, Vol. III, no. 390, State v?/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

Passeron, Roger. Mario Avati l'oeuvre grave. Paris: La Bibliotheque des Arts, 1973-1979.

Wikidata ID

Q65574736

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