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Julie Mehretu — Refuge
Julie Mehretu

Refuge

An etching by Julie Mehretu combining multiple techniques including aquatint, sugar lift, and spit-bite in colors on Somerset rag paper. The work demonstrates the artist's characteristic layered approach to printmaking.

Medium
Etching with aquatint, sugar lift, and spit-bite in colours, on Somerset rag paper, the full sheet.

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An Eye for Editions, from Rembrandt to Mehretu – The Frans Oomen Collection: Online Auction

September 12, 2025

Lot 70

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Julie Mehretu, Refuge

An etching by Julie Mehretu combining multiple techniques including aquatint, sugar lift, and spit-bite in colors on Somerset rag paper. The work demonstrates the artist's characteristic layered approach to printmaking.

Medium
Etching with aquatint, sugar lift, and spit-bite in colours, on Somerset rag paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Etching, Color Print, Julie Mehretu, Contemporary Art, Somerset Paper, Aquatint

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery