| Title: |
Ituracos Skog (Turaco Forest) |
| Artist: |
Molin, Brita Ibz 'Brita Molin' ( Skara, Sweden, 1919 - Resides, Stockholm) |
| Date: |
1976 |
| Medium: |
Original Lithograph |
| Note: |
Brita Ibz Molin 'Brita Molin': A major Swedish painter and
printmaker, Brita Molin studied art techniques at Academie Libre, Konstfack,
and then finished her education in Paris at Atelier 17. Shortly after the
end of the Second World War (1945), Brita Molin began exhibiting her paintings,
etchings and engravings in both France and Sweden. During the following
years she gained a strong, international reputation and today her original
prints are included in such collections as the Bibliotheque nationale,
Paris, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C., Cleveland Museum of Art, Georgetown University, and the Finnish National
Gallery. |
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Brita Molin's large lithograph, "Ituracos Skog" (Turaco Forest), depicts
a large turaco within its lush environment. Green, yellow, blue and brown
are the dominant colours. |
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The Turaco (also known as Touraco or Tauraco) is a large
African bird of the sub-Saharan forests and Savannas. It boasts a crested
head and the woodland species are brightly coloured. Living mostly in the
dense tree canopy they feed on fruits, leaves, buds and flowers. |
| Edition: |
Limited edition of ninety impressions. |
| Size: |
13 5/8 X 20 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate,
height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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UnMatted |
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Price: $385.00 US |
| Note: |
Image is Not Presently Available, Please Contact Us |
| Condition: |
Printed upon thick, archival paper and with full margins
as published in Stockholm in 1976. Thumb printed on the stone and pencil
signed, titled, dated and numbered, '39/90', by the artist
along the lower margin. Containing slight light toning, a small water stain
in the lower margin and a vertical scratch mark to the upper, middle right
about one half inch (1 cm.) in length. Else a beautifully printed, full
colour impression and in fair condition throughout. "Ituracos Skog"
(Turaco Forest) represents a large, original example of the important printmaking art of Brita Molin. |
| Subject: |
Brita Molin, Ituracos Skog, turaco, bird, tree canopy, Atelier
17, Swedish printmaking, art, artist, paintings,etchings, engravings. |
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