Untitled (surrealist landscape with birds) from 'Metamorphosis Animalis'. by Tilopa Monk a.k.a. Rudiger Frank

Untitled (surrealist landscape with birds) from Metamorphosis Animalis. by Tilopa Monk a.k.a. Rudiger Frank

Untitled (surrealist landscape with birds) from 'Metamorphosis Animalis'.

Tilopa Monk a.k.a. Rudiger Frank

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Title

Untitled (surrealist landscape with birds) from 'Metamorphosis Animalis'.

 
Artist
Year
1975  
Technique
etching and aquatint printed in dark blue ink 
Image Size
4 9/16 x 3 13/16" platemark 
Signature
pencil signed "Rudiger Frank" (prior to name change), lower right; initialed in plate, upper left 
Edition Size
IV/X (proof outside edition of 30) 
Annotations
pencil dated and editioned 
Reference
 
Paper
smooth cream laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
21671 
Price
$150.00 
Description
Information found on the artist Rudiger Frank, who changed his name to Tilopa Monk in 1984 at age 35, is relatively sparse. He was best known for his abstract expressionist oil paintings and magic realist etchings. In regards to this series of etchings, “Metamorphosis Animalis,” it is unclear how large the series was when it was published. There may have been up to 81 images in total. Some are printed on folded sheets that feature poems by Renanta Zunke; others stand alone. Some are surrealist or magic realist in nature, others are relatively straight forward. Adding to the mystery is the dating: some are dated with the publication’s year, 1975; others are dated 1976. 
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