Plate (facing page 6) from The North

Avigdor ArikhaWW-1972-M013010

1972·Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with three etching and aquatints·plate: 10 7/8 × 7 1/16" (27.7 × 18 cm); sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 7/16" (38 × 29 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1972
Medium: Etching and aquatint from an illustrated book with three etching and aquatints
Dimensions: plate: 10 7/8 × 7 1/16" (27.7 × 18 cm); sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 7/16" (38 × 29 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Avigdor Arikha

Artist

Avigdor Arikha

Printmaking

Avigdor Arikha was a French-Israeli painter and printmaker whose practice centered on figurative drawing and portraiture executed with precise linear technique. Born in Palestine and based in Paris from the 1950s onward, he developed a distinctive approach to the human face and form that rejected both abstraction and conventional realism. His work in charcoal, lithography, and oil painting demonstrates an intense commitment to observation and anatomical accuracy. Arikha remained committed to representation throughout his career, positioning himself against the dominant abstraction of postwar European art.

Rădăuți, Romania

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