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Vija Celmins — Night Sky 3
Vija Celmins

Night Sky 3

A photogravure depicting a night sky composition enhanced through burnishing, aquatint, and drypoint processes on fine art paper. The work captures the subtle variations of stellar light and darkness.

Medium
Photogravure with burnishing, aquatint and drypoint, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins.

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October 22, 2020

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Vija Celmins, Night Sky 3

A photogravure depicting a night sky composition enhanced through burnishing, aquatint, and drypoint processes on fine art paper. The work captures the subtle variations of stellar light and darkness.

Medium
Photogravure with burnishing, aquatint and drypoint, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Latvian-American, Atmospheric, Celestial, Meditative, Nocturnal, Photogravure, Contemporary

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago