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Description of Amsterdam in Two Volumes

Description of Amsterdam in Two Volumes

2004
(French, 1948-)
France, 21st century
Etching, aquatint, and roulette
Platemark: 28.2 x 20.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.); Sheet: 30.1 x 21.8 cm (11 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2018.65
Catalogue raisonné: R/G/F 187
Location: not on view

Description

Erik Desmazières’ etchings and aquatints represent libraries, city views, cabinets of wonder, and other spaces rich with meaning, history, and content, both real and imagined. Through virtuoso draftsmanship and his consummate command of the technical aspects of etching, Desmazières renders his architectural spaces and cityscapes with hardened reality, simultaneously imbuing them with an uncanny sense of the fantastic and the surreal.
  • Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, Pepper Pike, OH
    June 4, 2018
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Rassieur, Thomas E., Anne-Marie Garcia, and Andrew Fitch. Erik Desmazières Prints 2001-2011 [Catalogue Raisonné]. New York: Fitch-Febvrel Gallery, 2012. cat. no. 228
    Rassieur, Thomas E., Anne-Marie Garcia, and Andrew Fitch. Erik Desmazières Prints 2001-2011 [Catalogue Raisonné]. New York: Fitch-Febvrel Gallery, 2012. cat. no. 2187
  • {{cite web|title=Description of Amsterdam in Two Volumes|url=false|author=Erik Desmazières|year=2004|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.65