L. Mariae Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching on Paper "Bookworm"

Item Details

By Hand

A circa 1970s limited edition hand-colored etching on paper titled Bookworm by Hungarian artist L. Mariae (20th-century). The piece depicts a man in Regency-era attire standing atop a ladder to reach the upper shelves in a large library. He is shown holding two books in his hands, with one under his arm and another between his knees. The work is rendered in a palette of muted green, brown, red and blue hues. It is signed in graphite to the lower right and numbered to the lower left as 112 out of an edition of 295, with a label adhered to the frame verso with artist and title information. The print is matted in peach and presented under glass in a wooden frame fitted with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- slight toning to paper and matting; minor scratches to frame; wear to verso and attached label.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 11.5"W x 15.5"H.

Item #

18LAX019-064