Les Hain-teny
André Masson; Jacques Frélaut; Les Bibliophiles de l'Union française
Description
Subject Matter:
This print was commissioned from Masson by Jean Paulhan, who was compiling a translation of work of eight poems called Les Hain-Teny from Madagascar. The original authors of the African poems are unknown. Masson created ten full page prints and eight smaller illustrations for the book. Masson used the commission as a project to experiment with aquatint and etching techniques. He was particularly interested in the variety and range of pigments he could achieve using a single plate. The results are demonstrated well in this print which involves a living interweaving of several bright colors.
Physical Description:
This abstract print has a big Rohrshach-test-like blob in the center of pinkish color with a clear halo around it and black scribbly lines around that.
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