Details
- Dimensions
- 18ʺW × 1ʺD × 28ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1990s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Lithograph
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition. Protected by mat and backing board. Excellent condition. Protected by mat and backing board. less
- Description
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Sidney Chafetz (1922, Rhode Island - 2013, Ohio)
"Heavenly Bliss"
Lithograph, Hand Signed & Numbered
DESCRIPTION
A man and woman … more Sidney Chafetz (1922, Rhode Island - 2013, Ohio)
"Heavenly Bliss"
Lithograph, Hand Signed & Numbered
DESCRIPTION
A man and woman dressed in white academic gowns embrace while floating above the Ohio State University campus. A golden halo, bi-plane, smiling sun, and God's feet appear in the sky above the couple.
An ink and pencil preparatory drawing titled Last Tango in Columbus, with appliqué corrections on the figures, also exists. The composition is similar to Mars and Venus - Last Tango in Columbus.
Pencil signed, lower right.
Pencil edition "6/8" lower center.
Pencil titled, lower left.
On deckle edged Rives BFK archival paper. (Deckle edge is viewable in Photo #6.)
THE ARTIST
Sidney "Sid" Chafetz was a print-maker who created etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts. He graduated from of the Rhode Island School of Design and L'Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts in France, then taught at Ohio State University from 1948-1982, where he was instrumental in establishing the printmaking program in the Department of Art.
His honors include two Fulbright Fellowships, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and a Ford Foundation Grant.
Major repositories of his work are held at the Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Columbus Museum of Art.
DIMENSIONS (approximate)
Print Image Size
H 26 inches
W 16 inches
Paper Size
H 28 inches
W 18 inches
CONDITION
Print is in excellent condition.
For protection, it is matted and hinged to a backing board with linen tape. Mat has some marks.
SHIPPING
Can be shipped rolled or flat. The shipping costs provided below reflect flat shipping, which is more costly than rolled shipping. less
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