Sergio Gonzalez Tornero

Apocalyptic Scene

Sergio Gonzalez Tornero's original aquatint, "Apocalyptic Scene" is is printed upon upon hand-made laid paper and with full, deckled margins as published in New York in 1967 in the limited and signed edition of one hundred impressions. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. "Apocalyptic Scene" is a fine, original example of famous art created by the South American artist, Sergio Gonzalez Tornero. With its almost joyfully bizarre imagery, its texture, tonal values and sure application of colour relationships, it is surely the hand of a modern master of printmaking.

Apocalyptic Scene

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Sergio Gonzalez Tornero (Santiago, Chile, 1927 - Lives, New York)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Apocalyptic Scene by Sergio Gonzalez Tornero	Original Aquatint Printed in Colours	1667	Signed, titled, dated and numbered, '8/100' by Sergio Gonzalez Tornero in pencil along the lower margin
02.-		Journey to the Interior by Sergio Gonzalez Tornero	Original Etching and Aquatint	1970	Signed, titled, dated and numbered, '13/125' by Sergio Gonzalez Tornero in pencil along the lower margin.	Sold

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Title:	Apocalyptic Scene
Artist:	Gonzalez Tornero, Sergio (Santiago, Chile, 1927 - Lives, New York)
Date:	1967
Medium:	Original Aquatint Printed in Colours
Note:	Sergio Gonzalez Tornero: One of South America's finest modern printmakers, Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero first studied art in both Chile and Brazil before finishing his education at the Slade School of Art, London (1958) and with the famous printmaker, Stanley William Hayter, at Atelier !7, in Paris (1959-1962). Several years later the artist moved to the United States.
	During the past forty years, Sergio Gonzalez Tornero's original etchings and aquatints have been the subject of over 44 one man exhibitions in Chile, the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany and France. He has received twenty-two awards for his art, including the UNESCO prize at the International Biennial in Crakow, Poland in 1966, and the first prize at the 10th Biennial of Prints from Latin America and the Caribbean, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1993. Public Collections in France, England, Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Mexico all include examples of his etchings and engravings in their permanent collections. Sergio Gonzalez Tornero's art is also represented in both the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
	Apocalyptic Scene is a fine example of Sergio Gonzalez Tornero's famous art. Apart from its almost joyfully bizarre imagery, its texture, tonal values and sure application of colour relationships indicates the hand of a modern master of printmaking.
Edition:	Limited edition of one hundred impressions, numbered 8/100.
Size:	19 1/2 X 17 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Buy Now	Price: $685.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon hand-made laid paper and with full, deckled margins as published in New York in 1967 in the limited and signed edition of 100 impressions. Signed, titled, dated and numbered, '8/100' by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. A fine full colour impression and in very good condition throughout. Apocalyptic Scene represents a prime, original example of the famous art of Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero.
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