Enrico Baj (1924-2003) - Jack Kerouac

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Enrico Baj's 1981 limited edition titled Jack Kerouac, a 31 × 20 cm etching on art paper, hand-signed, edition 4/60, produced in Milan by Giorgio Upiglio with soft-ground technique and Kerouac text materials.

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Original graphic artwork created by Enrico Baj as part of a refined limited-edition art edition, printed in Milan in 1981 at the historic workshop of Giorgio Upiglio.

The edition, limited to 60 copies, combines the artist's engraving intervention with texts from Jack Kerouac's Mexico City Blues, constituting a publishing project of particular cultural interest.

The print, made with the soft-ground etching technique, presents an abstract composition with biomorphic elements and marks typical of Baj's visual language, in line with his mature graphic production.

The edition is numbered 4/60, underscoring its limited run and collectible appeal.

The print was produced on art paper at the Upiglio studio, known for collaborations with major 20th-century artists.

Details
• Artist: Enrico Baj
• Technique: Soft-ground etching
• Edition: 60 copies
• Number: 4/60
• Printer: Giorgio Upiglio, Milan
• Year: 1981
• Context: edition with texts by Jack Kerouac
• Support: art paper
Conditions

Good overall condition. Slight signs of time consistent with age.
Paper well preserved, engraving sharp.

Original graphic artwork created by Enrico Baj as part of a refined limited-edition art edition, printed in Milan in 1981 at the historic workshop of Giorgio Upiglio.

The edition, limited to 60 copies, combines the artist's engraving intervention with texts from Jack Kerouac's Mexico City Blues, constituting a publishing project of particular cultural interest.

The print, made with the soft-ground etching technique, presents an abstract composition with biomorphic elements and marks typical of Baj's visual language, in line with his mature graphic production.

The edition is numbered 4/60, underscoring its limited run and collectible appeal.

The print was produced on art paper at the Upiglio studio, known for collaborations with major 20th-century artists.

Details
• Artist: Enrico Baj
• Technique: Soft-ground etching
• Edition: 60 copies
• Number: 4/60
• Printer: Giorgio Upiglio, Milan
• Year: 1981
• Context: edition with texts by Jack Kerouac
• Support: art paper
Conditions

Good overall condition. Slight signs of time consistent with age.
Paper well preserved, engraving sharp.

Details

Artist
Enrico Baj (1924-2003)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Limited edition
Title of artwork
Jack Kerouac
Technique
Etching
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1981
Condition
Good condition
Height
31 cm
Width
20 cm
Weight
100 g
Style
Surrealism
Period
1980-1990
Sold with frame
No
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15
Objects sold
Private

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