Large Midcentury Modern Abstract Original Signed Print Etching Annette Robyns

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This is a wonderful original etching with aquatint by listed Belgian-American artist Annette Robyns (1926-2008). Robyns studied under renowned Modernist … Read more This is a wonderful original etching with aquatint by listed Belgian-American artist Annette Robyns (1926-2008). Robyns studied under renowned Modernist Fernand Léger in Paris before establishing herself as an artist, printmaker, gallery owner, and educator in Los Angeles. Her work combines Modernist abstraction with organic forms and richly textured surfaces.

Titled "Syrinx," this dynamic composition features sweeping abstract forms layered over a beautifully worked aquatint ground that creates remarkable depth and tonal variation. The rich blacks and subtle grays showcase the expressive possibilities of the intaglio process, while the bold abstract design reflects Robyns' distinctive Modernist aesthetic.

This is an original etching with aquatint, pencil titled, signed, and numbered 5/35 in the lower margin.

Condition: Very good vintage condition with light handling wear consistent with age. Please review all photographs

Measurements: Plate mark measures approx 18" x 12". Paper measures approx 26" x 20".

About the Artist: Annette Robyns was born in New York on February 8, 1914. Robyns (neé Annette Robyns Rabinowitz) studied at the New York School of Industrial Art and continued in Paris with Fernand Leger. In the 1940s she settled in Los Angeles and obtained her M.A. degree at California State University. After her marriage to actor Donald Elson in 1961, she established the Robyns-Elson Gallery where she sold her works as well as those of other modernists. She exhibited with the Laguna Beach and Westwood Art Associations. Mrs. Elson died in Los Angeles on January 21, 1994. (Source: Edan Hughes) See less