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Composition IV by Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition IV
Conrad Marca-Relli
Title
Composition IV
Artist
Conrad Marca-Relli
1913 - 2000 (biography)Year
1976
Technique
color collagraph, aquatint and etching
Image Size
19 1/8 x 24 3/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right image
Edition Size
A/P 7/10 (regular edition of 75)
Annotations
stamped on verso: © 1982 Isaac Rabinovich
Reference
Marca-relli 004
Paper
antique-white Gvarro
State
published
Publisher
artist, with Isaac Rabinovich
Inventory ID
20575
Price
$1,500.00
Description
This sculptural image is one of a series of color collograph/intaglios by American Abstract Expressionist artist Conrad Marca-Relli, best known for his use of collage with his abstract mixed media paintings.
"Composition IV" is a collagraph for which the artist has attached cut out elements to the plates and inked and printed it to produce this almost three-dimensional image.
In 1953 in Mexico Marca-Relli had run low on paint and began attaching (collaging) strips of canvas to add texture to his painting, something which became a signature element of his work.