1970s Vintage Kaiko Moti Roses in Vase Etching Print

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This beautiful etching in colors is immediately recognizable as the work of Kaiko Moti, (1921-1989). It depicts Roses in a … Read more This beautiful etching in colors is immediately recognizable as the work of Kaiko Moti, (1921-1989). It depicts Roses in a vase or chalice or large wine glass. The print measures 22.5” x 17.25” the plate, 30”x22” the sheet and 34.5”x 28.5” framed. The print is on Arches paper. It is numbered 80/120 in the lower left and signed K. Moti in the lower right, both in pencil. It is signed and dated in the plate, lower left “K Moti, ‘73”. This print was done in an edition of 120 on Arches paper as well as 75 on Japon paper. This one is on Arches. The print is double matted and framed in a nice wood frame with Plexiglas. The print and frame are in very good condition.

Kaiko Moti was born Kaikobad Motiwalla in Bombay, India in 1921. He began private design classes at age fourteen and, between the years 1939 and 1946, he attended the Bombay School of Fine Arts. Moti moved to London, England in 1946 and continued his art studies at the Slade School of Art of the University College receiving his Masters Degree in painting and sculpture.
In 1950 Moti settled into becoming a permanent resident of Paris. He attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere and studied sculpture with Ossip Zadkine at his atelier. In 1952, Moti began studying engraving with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 where he pioneered many techniques in the field of viscosity printing.

Moti began exhibiting in 1953, and showed internationally at the Venice Biennale, the Bibliotheque Nationale, the Basel Art Fair, the Art Expo and the New York Public Library. He won various awards and is represented in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Paris Musee d’Art Moderne and Bibliotheque Nationale. Moti was an honorary member of the Academy of Florence. Moti died in Paris in 1989. See less