Etching. Signature and date at the bottom left. Russian-american sculptor, painter, artist, graphic designer and art philosopher, Neizvestny (surname that means actually "unknown" in Russian) emigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived and worked in New York. Particularly famous for his monumental works (i.e. the "Mask of sorrow" in Russia in memory of the victims of the soviet purges) mostly made of cement, he is considered from the Russians as "expression of the country, its soul, tongue and spirit" as well as "philosophical conscience of his country". In frame. 1967.
Product Condition: Very good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. It may have been restored by an expert.
Frame Size (cm): Height: 50 Width: 37 Depth: 1
Artwork dimensions (cm): Height: 38 Width: 23
Additional Information
Artist: Ernst Iosipovitch Neizvestny (1925-2016)
Age: Contemporary
Contemporary
Subject: Human Figures
Artistic technique: Printing
La stampa è un processo per la produzione di testi e immagini, tipicamente mediante l'impiego dell'inchiostro su carta e di una pressa da stampa. Spesso viene svolto come processo industriale su larga scala ed è una parte essenziale dell'editoria.
Etching (in Latin as aqua fortis) was once used to describe the nitric acid, also called stain. Today it refers to a type of printing and the way to produce it. The etching technique was known since ancient times and was used for engraving decorations on weapons. Some of the first to use it for fine art prints have been Albrecht Dürer in Germany and Parmigianino in Italy.