Les Artichauts de Los Angeles

1967

Mario Avati

Associated Names
Mario Avati

Artist, French, 1921 - 2009

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

Two large artichoke-shaped objects hover above a rectangular platform in the center of the image. The color palette consists primarily of shades of black and gray, providing contrast between the objects and the background. The artichoke-shaped forms are aligned horizontally with their stems facing outward, while the platform beneath them rests parallel to the bottom edge of the image, creating a sense of balance and symmetry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in beige and black on Copperplate Deluxe paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.6 x 44.6 cm (13 5/8 x 17 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.220

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 1947.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: TAM IMP / (signed and dated); on verso in graphite: Copper Plate Deluxe Paper

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Lozingot (T.32)

Wikidata ID

Q74040479

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