Medium: Four-plate mezzotint Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches (image) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1948 Date finished: 2016 Edition: of 40
Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager):
"This piece immediately grabbed my attention because of the rich color and perfect technique. But what keeps me looking is the regal, precious treatment of a humble apple. It strikes me as a perfectly lit, staged scene of a play with an apple as the protagonist. It's a scene that we'd never quite catch in our daily life either because it vanishes when we turn the lights on or because we don't revere the apple on our table as maybe we should. Either way, I'm glad that Jogo called my attention to it."
Medium: Color mezzotint Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches (image) 8 x 8 3/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1948 Date finished: 2020 Edition: AP
Medium: Mezzotint, drypoint Dimensions: 12 x 17 3/4 inches (image) Artist details: American, 1950 Date finished: 2011 Edition: of 26
Recommended by Rebecca (Gallery Manager): "Mary Farrell has created a strong unapologetic, outwardly looking, "in your face" portrait using her mezzotint rocker in a creative and expressive manner. The multiple teeth digging into the plate, forming parallel patterns, as opposed to the rocker's usual technique of covering the whole plate with a velvety looking surface. She has contrasted that deep luxurious surface at the bottom of the image with the stark face peering out."