Abstract etching – face with large eye, indistinctly signed, 1970s

Abstract etching – face with a large eye, indistinctly signed

A playful, surreal-looking original etching in black: a capricious, flowing contour line forms an abstract face with one large, detailed eye, opposite a dark, finely hatched shape with a second, smaller eye. The plate sits with a clear plate mark on a generous sheet of handmade paper with a deckle edge. Indistinctly signed in pencil at lower left. The sheet came from the same lot as the etchings by M. (Maria) Schneider from 1972–1973 that we also offer (acrobat on a bull, dancer above flames, ‘Die Gefangenen’), on the same kind of handmade paper with a deckle edge. 1970s.

Why we chose this piece

The contrast between the thin, floating line and the dark, grainy area makes this small sheet surprisingly powerful. A lovely, affordable piece of original printmaking with an idiosyncratic character.

Style and interior

Suits a modern, minimalist or eclectic interior and a wall of 1970s prints – together with the other Schneider etchings, a fine group. Lovely in a narrow black frame with a generous mount.

Dimensions: 39 × 20.8 cm (sheet)
Artist: indistinctly signed in pencil; from the same lot as the etchings by M. (Maria) Schneider
Technique: etching in black on handmade paper with deckle edge
Period: 1970s
Origin: German-speaking region
Condition: Good. The paper is clean with a small dark dot in the lower right margin (photo 3); the deckle edges are naturally irregular. No tears or folds visible. Unframed.

Price:
€ 45

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