"A Small Bridge" 1969 Kaiko Moti Aquatint Artist's Proof

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"A Small Bridge", Large artist proof aquatint by renowned artist Kaiko Moti, signed at the bottom right by the artist. … more "A Small Bridge", Large artist proof aquatint by renowned artist Kaiko Moti, signed at the bottom right by the artist.
Overall framed size is 27.5 by 31.5 inches. The image is approximately 21.5 by 16 inches


About the artist:
Kaiko Moti Indian Artist (1921-1989), born Kaikobad Motiwalla in Bombay, India. After studies in his home country beginning at age fourteen, he moved to England in 1946 and studied at the Slade School of Art of University College obtaining a Masters Degree in painting and sculpture. Later moving to Paris in 1950 he attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere and studied sculpture with Ossip Zadkine. In 1952, he began studying engraving with Stanley William Hayter pioneering many techniques in the field of viscosity printing. Beginning in 1953, he began exhibiting internationally at the Venice Biennale, the Bibliotheque Nationale, the Basel Art Fair, the Art Expo and the New York Public Library. He has won numerous awards and is represented in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Paris Musee d’Art Moderne and Bibliotheque Nationale. Moti was an honorary member of the Academy of Florence. less