$3,075
Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) Tar Abstracts /Portfolio of Six Photogravures , 1986-1988, printed c. 1989, edition of 32, printed by Renaissance Press, Ashuelot, New Hampshire. Each gravure is numbered, titled, dated, and signed "2/32...Aaron Siskind" below the image. Photogravures on Rives BFK paper, image size 13 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (34.5 x 34.5 cm), unmatted, housed in a black cloth-bound portfolio case. Condition: Good, sheets deckled on three sides, margins 4 3/8 inches or more. Provenance: From the artist to the current owner. N.B. Aaron Siskind's last body of work captures the dark curvilinear shapes of road tar against weathered and textured asphalt. The story goes that he drove around with a companion to search for "poetic" tar to photograph. While he also made gelatin silver prints of this subject, Siskind appreciated the rich and painterly quality of the photogravure technique, a process with visual qualities similar to aquatint etching.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-23
