Michael Mazur (1935-2009). Ladder, 1972. Engraving with aquatint on wove paper. 36-1/2 x 18-3/4 inch...

Description

Michael Mazur (1935-2009)
Ladder, 1972
Engraving with aquatint on wove paper
36-1/2 x 18-3/4 inches (92.7 x 47.6 cm) (sight)
Ed. 2/20
Signed, editioned, titled, and dated in pencil along lower edge

Property from the Hechinger Collection

PROVENANCE:
Pace Editions, New York;
Acquired by the present owner from the above, July 1981.

EXHIBITED:
City Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, (and elsewhere), "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 1, 2001-December 30, 2008;
Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, California, (and elsewhere), "Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection," September 18, 2021-December 22, 2023;
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, (and elsewhere),"Tools as Art: Work and Play," May 3-September 8, 2025.

LITERATURE:
P. Hamill, Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, New York, 1995, p. 79, illustrated.

Michael Mazur was born in New York City and educated at Horace Mann School, Amherst College, and the Yale School of Art, where he earned both his B.F.A. and M.F.A. Known for his graceful works on paper, Mazur's painterly technique often depicted plants, trees, and tools, reflecting his interest in the narrative power of observation.

For more information visit:
https://www.artsandartists.org/hechinger-collection/collection-database/michael-mazur/


More information about Mazur, Michael Artist.

Estimate: $250 - up.

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