{"product_id":"avati-mario-la-guitare-arlequine-18117","title":"Mario Avati 'La Guitare Arlequine'","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘La Guitare Arlequine’ is a masterclass in quiet virtuosity. In this richly atmospheric mezzotint, Mario Avati transforms the humble still life into something luminous and theatrical, drawing from a medium capable of conveying tonal transitions so subtle they seem to emerge from darkness itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the most celebrated printmakers of the twentieth century, Avati was instrumental in restoring mezzotint to prominence and expanding its expressive possibilities. Here, his extraordinary command of light, shadow, and colour is on full display. The guitar, an object long associated with performance, romance, and artistic expression, becomes both subject and metaphor, its form emerging with sculptural presence from velvety depths of tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike many printmaking techniques that rely on line, mezzotint is built through gradations of light. The result is an image of remarkable richness and atmosphere, qualities for which Avati became internationally celebrated. Works such as La Guitare Arlequine reveal why his prints are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Uffizi, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and more than one hundred other institutions worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor collectors, this work offers not only the beauty of a refined still life but also an opportunity to acquire an example of the medium's modern master at the height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/mario-avati\"\u003eMario AVATI\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'La Guitare Arlequine' 1983\u003cbr\u003emezzotint on paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 28 x 37 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 56 x 61 x 4 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: signed, titled, dated and editioned in margin\u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003eCondition: \u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.\u003cbr\u003e(c) The Artist or Assignee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"small","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45189095915590,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/avati-mario-la-guitare-arlequine-18117.jpg?v=1781675672","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/avati-mario-la-guitare-arlequine-18117","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}