Pipe et Coupelle (Pipe and Cup)

1961

Mario Avati

Associated Names
Mario Avati

Artist, French, 1921 - 2009

The image displays a large pipe extending horizontally across the lower portion, with a shallow, wide bowl on a thin stem positioned on the right. The colors are muted grayscale, creating a monochromatic look. The bowl is on the right, casting a shadow to the left, and the pipe is arranged horizontally in front of a textured backdrop with small, irregular white spots on a dark surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and drypoint on BFK Rives wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passeron, Vol. III, no. 314, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Weyhe; purchased 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1973

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

Inscriptions

recto: below plate, from left to right, in graphite: ESSAI 6/9 PIPE ET COUPELLE AVATI 61; verso: none

Watermarks

RIVES

Wikidata ID

Q65511174

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