ARSENOL - SIGNED ENGRAVING BY REG MOMBASSA, EDITION 3/20

ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITIONED ETCHING A STRIKING BLACK AND WHITE ENGRAVING DEPICTING A SKELETAL FIGURE WITH HORNED SKULL IN A COSMIC NOCTURNAL SETTING, RENDERED IN THE DISTINCTIVE DARKLY HUMOROUS STYLE CHARACTERISTIC OF REG MOMBASSA'S WORK. THE SKELETON STANDS AGAINST A STARLIT NIGHT SKY WITH A LUMINOUS MOON, HOLDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RIFLE OR STAFF, DRESSED IN TATTERED GARMENTS. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES MASTERFUL USE OF STIPPLED AND CROSS-HATCHED ENGRAVING TECHNIQUE TO CREATE DEPTH AND SHADOW, PARTICULARLY EVIDENT IN THE DETAILED RENDERING OF THE RIBCAGE AND SKELETAL ANATOMY.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: REG MOMBASSA (AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, BORN 1951)
- TITLE: ARSENAL
- MEDIUM: BLACK INK ENGRAVING ON CREAM LAID PAPER
- EDITION: 3/20 (LIMITED EDITION PRINT)
- SIGNED: IN PENCIL, LOWER RIGHT

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
THE ENGRAVING DEMONSTRATES SOPHISTICATED PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUE WITH PRECISE LINE WORK AND TONAL VARIATION ACHIEVED THROUGH TRADITIONAL ENGRAVING METHODS. THE ARTIST'S CHARACTERISTIC MACABRE AESTHETIC IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT, COMBINING ANATOMICAL PRECISION WITH SURREAL, DARKLY COMEDIC IMAGERY. THE NIGHT SKY IS RENDERED WITH SCATTERED STARS AND A PROMINENT MOON, CREATING ATMOSPHERIC DEPTH. THE FIGURE'S POSE SUGGESTS BOTH MENACE AND MELANCHOLY, A HALLMARK OF MOMBASSA'S THEMATIC CONCERNS.

PRESENTATION:
PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN A BLACK TIMBER FRAME WITH CREAM MAT BOARD AND CLEAR GLASS FRONT. THE MAT PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SPACING AND PROTECTION FOR THE PRINT. FRAME DIMENSIONS ACCOMMODATE THE ARTWORK WITH GENEROUS MARGINS.

DIMENSIONS:
- PRINT HEIGHT: 28 CM
- PRINT WIDTH: 22 CM
- FRAMED HEIGHT: 42 CM
- FRAMED WIDTH: 32 CM

CONDITION: THE ENGRAVING IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH THE IMAGE CRISP AND WELL-PRINTED. MINOR AGE-RELATED TONING IS VISIBLE TO THE PAPER MARGINS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF THE WORK AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE VISUAL IMPACT. THE FRAME IS CLEAN AND SECURE. GLASS IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED. ALL COMPONENTS ARE STABLE AND READY FOR DISPLAY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. NO EXHIBITION HISTORY DOCUMENTED.

REG MOMBASSA IS RENOWNED FOR HIS DARKLY SATIRICAL APPROACH TO PRINTMAKING AND VISUAL ART, OFTEN EXPLORING THEMES OF MORTALITY, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, AND SURREAL HUMOUR. HIS LIMITED EDITION ENGRAVINGS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ART. THIS EDITION OF 20 REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF WORK FROM THE ARTIST'S PRINTMAKING PRACTICE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293540+24

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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