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Ballade et Violin

1964

Mario Avati

Associated Names

Mario Avati

Artist, French, 1921 - 2009

The image shows a musical score in the upper left quadrant and a violin lying horizontally across the lower portion. The color palette is predominantly black and gray, with the sheet music and violin standing out. The sheet music is on the upper left, while the violin spans from left to right with its scroll on the left side and the body extending to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint, aquatint and soft-ground etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1980.45.85
Catalogue Raisonné

Passeron, Vol. III, no. 350, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1973

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

Wikidata ID

Q65574730

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