Art
Martin Barooshian, "Three Birds in Flight," embossed etching and aquatint, ed. 40/50
- Item Number
- A-4
- Estimated Value
- 500 USD
- Opening Bid
- 160 USD
Item Description
American contemporary artist Martin Barooshian is one of America's most important printmakers. He studied printmaking in 1956 with the internationally renowned printmaker, H.W. Hayter, and was influenced by the Surrealists, Gaugin, William Blake, and Gorky. His subject matter ranges from the mythological to current affairs, as represented by his series of prints on endangered species, and an etching entitled "Olympic Hurdler" which was designed specially for the 22nd Olympiad.
In his printmaking, it is not uncommon for Barooshian to select several different types of printing papers and emboss patterns into the paper as part of the total concept; some become quite complex, particularly when combined with decorative, ornamental borders and brilliant, jewel-like coloration. Additional impressions of symbolic medallions into the design create, in effect, a print within a print. This aspect of his work is evocative of the decorative artisanry of Persian miniatures or intricate medieval illuminated manuscripts. His work can be viewed at the following collections: Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Museum of Modern Art, NY, Metropolitan Museum, NY, Lincoln Center Museum of Performing Arts, NY, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada.
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