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Vija Celmins

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Artwork details

Artist

Vija Celmins

Title

Untitled (Web 2)

Description

Vija Celmins

Untitled (Web 2)

Medium: Mezzotint

Sheet size: 18 x 14 3/4 inches

Frame size: 19 1/2 x 16 3/8 inches

Printer: Jacob Samuels, Los Angeles

Publisher: Lapis Press, Los Angeles

Edition size: 50, plus proofs

Catalogue Reference: MMA 44

Date

2001

Medium

Mezzotint

Edition

50, plus proofs

Signature

Signed

Catalogue Raisonne

MMA 44

Sheet

18 x 14 3/4 inches

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

The Artist

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins is a Latvia-born artist who works in several mediums, including printmaking, charcoal, and oil painting. She arrived in the US aged 10, speaking no English, and found art as a way she could express herself without needing words. Early in her career, in the early 1960s, Celmins created several pop sculptures and representational paintings, including monochromatic panels. Much of her work reflects the photo-realistic, abstract, and minimalist styles, and nature and natural phenomena are themes depicted in many of her pieces. She painted a huge range of environments, from rocks to stars, from spider webs to the sea. She is well-known for focusing on organic details and embracing natural imperfection.