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Sandro ChiaWW-1981-M056332
1981·Etching, aquatint, drypoint and roulette·composition: 11 13/16 x 12 1/2" (30 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 5/16" (76.2 x 56.6 cm)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1981
- Dimensions
- composition: 11 13/16 x 12 1/2" (30 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 5/16" (76.2 x 56.6 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Sandro Chia
Artist
Sandro Chia
Painting
Sandro Chia is one of the most important members of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, founded by the critic Achille Bonito Oliva which reached its peak in the 1980s. Chia currently lives and works dividing itself between New York and Montalcino near Siena. He has exhibited at the Paris Biennale, the San Paolo Biennale and in various editions of the Venice Biennale.
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Record
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- Sandro Chia
- Year
- 1981
- Dimensions
- composition: 11 13/16 x 12 1/2" (30 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 30 x 22 5/16" (76.2 x 56.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1981-M056332
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
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