Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954) - Okaapid, 1949
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Eduard Wiiralt, Okaapid, 1949, a hand-signed etching with aquatint and intaglio in a limited edition of 2/200, measuring 39 cm high by 56.7 cm wide, in good condition, depicting nature in an abstract style, originating from Estonia, sold by the owner or a reseller.
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Artist: Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)
Title of the artwork: "Okaapid" 1949
Techniques: aquatint and drypoint etching.
Signature: Hand signed
Country of origin: Estonia
Year: 1949
Good condition
Height: 39 cm
Width: 56.7 cm
Weight: 50 g
Presentation/Theme: Nature
Style: Abstract
Period: 1930-1940
Sold: by owner or reseller.
Limited edition
Edition number 2/200
Offered with frame: No
Condition see pictures, everything is photographed, including the back side.
Eduard Wiiralts (1898–1954) was known for his detailed and expressive animal portraits, which quickly gained popularity. In the spring of 1949, a Geneva publisher commissioned the artist to create a four-part copperplate engraving series. 'Okaapid' was the first work that Wiiralts dedicated himself to intensively. As a result, several drawings were made at the Paris Zoo, based on which the first prints were produced in the fall.
Ten consecutive days with the graceful okapis allowed the artist not only to precisely capture the figures and movements but also to observe the relationships within the animal family and to highlight the character of each member. Thus, the viewer finds in the work both the most reserved and the proudest member, the gentle life lover, and the obedient herd animal. The next piece in the same series was the majestic 'lion family'.
The work is illustrated in Mai Levin's monograph 'Eduard Wiiralt 1898-1954', page 279.
Is delivery from the EU to Germany available?
Artist: Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)
Title of the artwork: "Okaapid" 1949
Techniques: aquatint and drypoint etching.
Signature: Hand signed
Country of origin: Estonia
Year: 1949
Good condition
Height: 39 cm
Width: 56.7 cm
Weight: 50 g
Presentation/Theme: Nature
Style: Abstract
Period: 1930-1940
Sold: by owner or reseller.
Limited edition
Edition number 2/200
Offered with frame: No
Condition see pictures, everything is photographed, including the back side.
Eduard Wiiralts (1898–1954) was known for his detailed and expressive animal portraits, which quickly gained popularity. In the spring of 1949, a Geneva publisher commissioned the artist to create a four-part copperplate engraving series. 'Okaapid' was the first work that Wiiralts dedicated himself to intensively. As a result, several drawings were made at the Paris Zoo, based on which the first prints were produced in the fall.
Ten consecutive days with the graceful okapis allowed the artist not only to precisely capture the figures and movements but also to observe the relationships within the animal family and to highlight the character of each member. Thus, the viewer finds in the work both the most reserved and the proudest member, the gentle life lover, and the obedient herd animal. The next piece in the same series was the majestic 'lion family'.
The work is illustrated in Mai Levin's monograph 'Eduard Wiiralt 1898-1954', page 279.
Details
Artist
Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)
Edition number
2/200
Edition
Limited edition
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Okaapid, 1949
Technique
Drypoint
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
Estonia
Year
1949
Condition
Good condition
Height
39 cm
Width
56.7 cm
Weight
50 g
Depiction/Theme
Nature
Style
Abstract
Period
1930-1940
Sold with frame
No
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