Artist: Martin Barooshian (1929-2022) was an American painter and printmaker.
Title: Galatea.
Titled (embossed), Signed in pencil; A.P. [Artist proof] in pencil.
Dimensions: Image 7 3/4" x 6". Sheet 15" x 11". Mat 20" x 16".
Edition: Limited Edition of 50.
Date: 1972.
Materials and Techniques: color intaglio etching on wove paper, printed from three separate plates, including embossed.
Mat and Frame: Matted. Mounted in photo corners, removable, and, therefore, may be shipped as a loose sheet in order to optimize the shipping cost.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Good to VG. Foxing to mat, priced accordingly. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Folio No 3, Magic, Myth and Man, Sixteen Color Intaglio Etchings Designed and Produced by the Artist, 1972. Artist proof above the limited edition of 50.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note: Galatea was one of the fifty Nereids who were the saltwater marine nymphs of the Mediterranean Sea.
- since artist's proofs only make around 10% of the edition, they are considered to be more exclusive (and more valuable) than regular prints.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and from the catalog entry of a similar item from the Discovery featuring Studio Paintings & Country Americana | Skinner Auction 2570M. lot 46.