Original lithograph by Mario Avati, mezzotint in color, "The Passing of Time", 1990

Original lithograph by Mario Avati (1921-2009), "Le temps qui passe", 1990. Colour mezzotint. Proof on white vellum, numbered 178/200, dry stamp: SAAC. Signed and dated in pencil. Very good condition. Width: 48cm Height 38cm. Mario Avati, a French painter and engraver, passionate about mezzotint, a process of intaglio engraving that allows for the creation of greyscale without using hatching or dotted lines, helped to revive this graphic technique. Sold unframed. Carefully sent in a reinforced tube.