Europa

1968

Mario Avati

Associated Names
Mario Avati

Artist, French, 1921 - 2009

The image displays a square with soft, dark tones containing curving lines and shadowed forms, forming an abstract composition. A form resembling the face of a bull is visible, featuring curved horns and a circular eye. Nearby, shapes resembling a human torso are discernible with softly highlighted contours suggesting shoulders and breasts, contrasting with the animal figure. The image blends forms to evoke connections to familiar bodily structures while retaining an abstract appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passeron, Vol. III, no. 401, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

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

Wikidata ID

Q65574752

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