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Birth of an Old Whale

A work made of color etching with aquatint on cream wove paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé).
© Tony Fitzpatrick.

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  • A work made of color etching with aquatint on cream wove paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé).

Date:

1994

Artist:

Tony Fitzpatrick
American, born 1958

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Tony Fitzpatrick

Title

Birth of an Old Whale

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1994

Medium

Color etching with aquatint on cream wove paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image/plate: 7.6 × 12.5 cm (3 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 15.3 × 18.7 cm (6 1/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mickey Cartin in honor of the artist

Reference Number

2011.937

Copyright

© Tony Fitzpatrick.

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