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Vintage Etching Gene Kloss Artist's Proof #1791145

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Vintage Etching Gene Kloss Artist's Proof #1791145
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THE JOURNEY by Gene Kloss - Drypoint Copperplate Etching from an edition of only 50. This entrancing work of art -- personally pulled by the artist, signed and titled by her and inscribed Artist's Proof -- has been in my own collection for almost 30 years. It was purchased from Ms. Kloss' primary New Mexico gallery, Gallery A in Taos.



Ms. Kloss (1903-1996)is widely considered one of the finest printmakers of our time and her works are held by many museums including the Metropolitan, National and Smithsonian. She executed more than 600 etchings and, through continual experimentation, developed highly unusual tones of shading. Her plates were issued in editions of between 5 and 225.



I am aware of one other artist's proof of this image, offered elsewhere online. I have no idea of its condition, but this one is excellent and has a much more handsome frame and mat treatment. The print was professionally conservation-matted and framed long ago to an impressive size of 20" x 25". The etching itself, not counting the signed area, measures 6" x 10".



"The Journey" was created shortly after the artist spoke in an oral history interview with the Smithsonian Archives about the need to evolve with one's time. Fittingly, it's more abstract and symbolic than most of her earlier work. She mentioned also in that interview her deep interest in macro/micro design. She worked in relatively small scale because she wanted her art to be viewed strictly as pattern from ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1967</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA - New Mexico</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Gene Kloss</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Vintage Etching Gene Kloss Artist's Proof</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Symbolist</td></tr>


<tr><td>Location:Albuquerque, NM</td></tr>
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