Mario Bedini (1936 - 2011) - Figuras en Tránsito

Mario Bedini
Italian artist (1936 – 2011).

Title of the work: Figures in Transit
(Descriptive attributed title; the work has no original title, a common circumstance in authorship tests.)

Year of creation: 1970
Print date: circa 1970 (no distinction between creation and printing is indicated).

Technique: Original printmaking / artistic lithography. Original graphic work, not a reproduction.

Edition: Author's Proof (A/P).
A copy outside the commercial edition, produced in a very limited quantity.

Signature and numbering
Hand-signed in pencil, bottom right.
P/A marked with pencil, bottom left.

Support / paper:
Arches artist's cardstock (Arches France), high-quality paper for graphic art, internationally renowned and commonly used in professional editions of engraving and lithography.

Measures
• Total dimensions (cardstock): 76 × 57 cm
• Image dimensions (stain): 39 × 32 cm

Provenance: Private collection; has occasionally been exhibited in a gallery.

Documentation:

Authorship is guaranteed by the artist's original signature and the technical characteristics of the work.

Condition of preservation

Very good. Clean paper, with no tears or visible restorations. Slight handling marks appropriate for its age. The photographs are an essential part of the description.

Contextual note

Artist's Proofs (P/A) are especially valued in printmaking for their scarcity and for representing impressions reserved for the artist, which increases their appeal to collectors of contemporary Italian graphic art.

It will be shipped rolled up properly to preserve the artwork.