"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching by Claus Sievert

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"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper - 35/120 Edition Variable

In this highly detailed hand painted etching, … Read more "Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper - 35/120 Edition Variable

In this highly detailed hand painted etching, artist Claus Sievert (American, 1949-2009) depicts a clown gazing into a handheld brass mirror holding a mask with matching face paint. The clown sits in what appears to be a dressing room surrounded with various costumes. This etching is uniquely hand painted in watercolor and gouache. The clown's eyes are hand drawn with added details throughout the face and hair.

Signed, numbered, and titled along the bottom edge of paper, "35/120 E.V. "Alter Ego" Claus Sievert"
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 24"H x 20"W
Paper size: 18.38"H x 15"W
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Claus Sievert, (American, 1949–2009) nicknamed “The Tree Guy," was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator, who studied etching in an art college in Brunswick, Germany, in 1971. He began his career as an art teacher in Germany, teaching printmaking, art history, advertising design, and visual communication, and became a full-time artist in 1981.

Sievert created limited-edition etchings from copper plates and a hand-turned press which he then individually hand-colored.

Sievert’s work won awards, illustrated a children’s book by Leo Tolstoy, was commissioned by the Sierra Club and Golden Gate National Recreation Area to illustrate their publications, and he had his images published in several calendars. He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. His art was also featured in Ansel Adams Gallery, Muir Woods and the Nature Company. His work was also shown at the Auburn Arts Building and in several regional and national festivals. He was a founding member of the Graphic Arts Workshop. See less