Catalogue entry
P07638 The Butcher 1981
Etching 25 3/8 × 19 1/4 (645 × 490) on paper 38 7/8 × 27 1/2 (990 × 696), printed by the artist (proof before the edition)
Inscribed ‘Sandro Chia 1981’ b.r. and ‘prova d'artista’
Purchased from Anthony d'Offay Gallery (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
Repr: An exhibition and Sale. Sandro Chia Prints 1973–1984, exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September–October 1984, p.41 (editioned example)
Like P07637 this is a trial proof, printed in sepia by the artist in his studio outside Rome. An edition of 40 with 10 artist's proofs and one ‘bon à tirer’ was published in 1982 by Emilio Mazzoli, Modena. The edition was printed in black by Studio Santa Reparata, Florence combining etching, brushed solvent and scraped aquatint… (read more)
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