Sidney Chafetz Portrait Etching With Aquatint "Mahler"

Item Details

Sidney “Sid” Chafetz (Columbus, Ohio, 1922 – 2013)
Mahler
Etching with aquatint on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Marked “unique” and “Mahler proof” to the lower margin
Title inscribed to the lower left margin

Born in Rhode Island, Chafetz studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1940. His education was interrupted and he was called to serve in the United States Army during World War II. Afterward, he returned to his studies at RISD and graduated in 1947. Sid later studied at L’École Americaine des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian under Fernand Légar. He received a teaching post at Ohio State University and helped establish a strong printmaking program. After forty years, Sid retired to focus on his own art and exhibiting. He was the recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship, Ford Foundation Grant, and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. His works can be found in many collections such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Library of Congress, and more.

Condition

- tiny holes in paper margins of sheet from the previous use of thumbtacks or pins; toning, foxing, scattered spots of discoloration, and accretions to print and paper; creases and handling wear to paper along the sides of sheet.

Dimensions

- measurements of sheet; plate measures 13.75" W x 16.75" H.

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Item #

ITMR047100