Large circular still life with a bottle and three objects
Print
1946 (printed)
1946 (printed)
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The Bolognese artist Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) is celebrated for his small-scale works, modest in colour and tonal values as well as in physical size and subject-matter (one of his favourite subjects was still-life composed of a variety of humble bottles or other domestic vessels). He was a prolific printmaker, and his etchings have the same quiet, meditative qualities as the paintings. Morandi endlessly explored the geometric and formal possibilities with apparently limited subject-matter, often using, as in this print, the same diagonal, straight-line hatching across the whole printing plate to create a wide range of tonal values.
This etching is one of four still lives set in tondos, which Morandi began in 1942. This composition is the reverse of that of a near-contemporary painting.
This etching is one of four still lives set in tondos, which Morandi began in 1942. This composition is the reverse of that of a near-contemporary painting.
Object details
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| Title | Large circular still life with a bottle and three objects (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Circular still life with a bottle and three objects by Giorgio Morandi. Italy, 1946. |
| Physical description | Etching from an almost circular plate on paper, depicting a bottle to left with tall narrow neck and wide full body a small bowl and small, globe shaped casket in foreground and a straight-sided squat vessel behind. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 4/65 |
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| Summary | The Bolognese artist Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) is celebrated for his small-scale works, modest in colour and tonal values as well as in physical size and subject-matter (one of his favourite subjects was still-life composed of a variety of humble bottles or other domestic vessels). He was a prolific printmaker, and his etchings have the same quiet, meditative qualities as the paintings. Morandi endlessly explored the geometric and formal possibilities with apparently limited subject-matter, often using, as in this print, the same diagonal, straight-line hatching across the whole printing plate to create a wide range of tonal values. This etching is one of four still lives set in tondos, which Morandi began in 1942. This composition is the reverse of that of a near-contemporary painting. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hopkinson, Martin, Italian Prints 1875-1975 London : British Museum Press, 2007
no.64 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.360-1960 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2002 |
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