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mezzotint and etching
Vija Celmins by Vija Celmins
Composition Gallery
1983
Edition Size: 48pc
Sheet Size: 27 x 19 cm
Signed
Condition: Excellent
Price on Application
1983
Edition Size: 48pc
Sheet Size: 27 x 19 cm
Signed
Condition: Excellent
mezzotint and etching
Price on Application
Vija Celmins is a Latvia-born artist who works in several mediums, including printmaking, charcoal, and oil painting. She arrived in the US aged 10, speaking no English, and found art as a way she could express herself without needing words. Early in her career, in the early 1960s, Celmins created several pop sculptures and representational paintings, including monochromatic panels. Much of her work reflects the photo-realistic, abstract, and minimalist styles, and nature and natural phenomena are themes depicted in many of her pieces. She painted a huge range of environments, from rocks to stars, from spider webs to the sea. She is well-known for focusing on organic details and embracing natural imperfection.
