
Semen
An etching and aquatint work by Francesco Clemente combining traditional printmaking techniques with silver collage elements on premium Fabriano Rosaspina paper. The piece exemplifies Clemente's exploration of figuration and materiality through mixed media approaches.
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint in colours with silver collage, on Fabriano Rosaspina paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 14, 2021
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Artists in conversation

Mimmo Paladino
Italian · b. 1948

Paladino is a fellow Italian Transavanguardia artist who similarly combines printmaking techniques with figurative imagery and mixed media collage elements, often incorporating metallic and unconventional materials onto paper surfaces with a mythological and corporeal sensibility.

Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928

Twombly shared Clemente's deep engagement with Italian artistic tradition and produced etchings and works on paper that merge abstract figuration with layered materiality, creating a similarly visceral and symbolically charged atmosphere through mixed media printmaking.

Kiki Smith
American · b. 1954

Smith creates etchings and aquatints on fine papers that explore the human body with raw intimacy, often incorporating collage and metallic elements, making her work closely aligned with Clemente's figurative printmaking practice that investigates bodily and spiritual themes through layered mixed media techniques.

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