1992
Singer II (Woodgrain, incised metal plate of a Singer typewriter casts shadows)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer II looking at the end of the typewriter portrays the incised metal and the wood grain of the machine. It was issued as an edition of 75. This image is i...
Mezzotint
Singer Needle Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Signed, Edition of 100
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's "Singer Needle" is a mezzotint issued in an edition of 100. It was originally designed to illustrate the step by step mezzotint process in the Abrams publication: "The Mezzotint: History and Technique" authored by Carol Wax. It is FIROS #44 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting. In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...
Mezzotint
Missing Link, Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Edition of 75
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is #12 from an edition of only 75, Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after...
Mezzotint
Singer I (Distorted perspective with shadows of an old Singer typewriter)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, "Singer I", shows a distorted view of an old Singer sewing machine. The artist created a convincing illusion of real mass, space and depth. Issued in an edit...
Mezzotint
Singer IV, Mezzotint Print, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 75, 1990s
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax's mezzotint, Singer IV looking at the botton of the typewriter portrays the incised metal of the machine. It was issued as an edition of 75 and this impression is #22. FIR...
Mezzotint
Scopes Mezzotint Print, American Modern, Late 20th Century, Unframed
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
The marriage between the art of science and the art of seeing was cemented by the invention of the lens. It is FIROS #48 in the catalogue raisonne. Carol Wax originally trained to b...
Mezzotint
Hole Punch (Jim Dine 30 Bones of My Body portfolio) tool dry point
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
The hand tool is undoubtedly Jim Dine’s most iconic motif. Meticulously catalogued in rows like scientific specimens or sketched individually, hammers, awls, brushes, saws and screwd...
Drypoint
Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine
By Carol Wax
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This mezzotint, Singer (1984), is a finely realized example of Carol Wax’s mastery of one of printmaking’s most demanding techniques. Depicting the ornate handwheel and mechanism of ...
Mezzotint
Photogram II, Surrealist Etching with Embossing by Murray Tinkelman
By Murray Tinkelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murray Tinkelman, American (1933 - ) - Photogram II, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching with embossing, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 3/5, Image Size: 13.5 x 9 inches, ...
Etching
Photogram, Surrealist Etching with Embossing by Murray Tinkelman
By Murray Tinkelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murray Tinkelman, American (1933 - ) - Photogram, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching with embossing, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Image Size: 14 x 8 inches, Size: ...
Etching
Digital Iris Print "Spontaneous Restructuring" Pencil Signed w. Initials ed. 15
By Charles Long
Located in Surfside, FL
This is for the one print listed here. Internalized Page Project. color Iris digital prints on paper, each initialed on verso and numbered from edition of 15. printed & published...
Digital
Machine that eases one into a habit, Surrealist Pencil Drawing by Dimitri Petrov
By Dimitri Petrov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dimitri Petrov, American (1919 - 1986) - This is not an idea for an alluring machine that eases one into a habit, Year: 1975, Medium: Pencil and Paint on Paper, signed, Size: 22 ...
Pencil
