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Gurari Collections, 2001. Wraps, unpaginated; 21 x 24 cm (oblong); 34 numbered plates of watercolors and charcoal drawings, with cover and back cover images and a black-and-white photograph of the artist; printed in Italy by Litografia Bruni, August 2001. With introductions by April Gornik and Eric Fischl.
In Very Good condition. Cream illustrated paper covers with French flaps, glued binding; front cover reproducing Artin's sanguine watercolor "Alex on all fours," rear cover "Laura bird." Mild surface and edge wear, with a hint of soiling to top corner of front cover and along fore edge of rear cover. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked apart from pencil residue from a price on title page. Exhibition catalogue for Wendy Artin's October-November 2001 show at Gurari Collections, Boston. Includes three groups of work: quick sanguine watercolors of the models Alex, Laura, Michela and Ines on Fabriano Ingres paper; large charcoal drawings of ancient sculpture, including the Discobolus, a Medusa, Dionysus and a crouching Aphrodite; and 1999 watercolors of Roman street vehicles (Moto Guzzi and Garelli motorbikes, Ape three-wheeled trucks, a Campo de' Fiori tricycle cart). Short introductions by the painters April Gornik and Eric Fischl. Fischl notes that her life studies were made in the three minutes a model holds a pose. Includes a catalogue of works with titles, dimensions, media and dates, a list of exhibitions and education, and a photograph of Artin in her studio at the American Academy in Rome, 2001.