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Nancy Graves
Stuck, the Flies Buzzed (P. 73)
1989
Monumental etching, aquatint and screenprint in colors with screenprinted and embossed collage, on Magnani Aquaforti paper, with full margins.
I. 40 3/4 x 70 1/4 in. (103.5 x 178.4 cm)
S. 47 1/2 x 90 1/2 in. (120.7 x 229.9 cm)
S. 47 1/2 x 90 1/2 in. (120.7 x 229.9 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 5/68 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs), published by 2RC Edizioni d’Arte, Rome (with their blindstamp), framed.
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"This composite print is closely related to a painting, Footscray, and drawing Jabiro (Balken 1986, p. 38), from the artist's 1985 Austria series. The print features a paper relief (made from embossed leaves), a formal device related to the aluminum reliefs Graves has frequently added to her paintings since 1983." - Thomas Padon, Nancy Graves Excavations in Print: a Catalogue Raisonné, p. 114