Hibel Mother and Two Children, Hand-Painted Lithograph, Signed, Framed

About the Item

Hibel. Three figures - a young woman, a curly-haired toddler on her shoulder and an older child at her hip - are drawn in fine sepia and charcoal line over a chalky pale-turquoise ground. Colour is applied thinly and dryly so the coarse canvas weave shows through everywhere, giving the whole image a frescoed, faded-tapestry look. Coral, rose and ochre accents pick out the drapery folds and the children's hair, while faint architectural verticals float behind the group. The handling is deliberately unfinished, with pentimenti and open drawing left visible around the edges. Medium: lithograph with hand-applied oil colour on canvas-textured support. Signed lower right of the image, in reddish-brown, reading "Hibel". Inscribed on the reverse or mount: unique lithograph and oil. Condition: Surface is dry and matte with pronounced canvas texture; no tears or losses seen. The gilt frame shows scattered rubbing and small losses to the high points of the ornament.

Details

Creator:

Hibel

Creation Year:

third quarter of the 20th century

Dimensions:

Height: 47.5 in (120.65 cm)
Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)
outside of frame

Medium:

lithograph with hand-applied oil colour on canvas-textured support

Period:

20Th

Condition:

Offered in the condition shown in the photographs.

Reference Number:

VO-158

Documentation:

no certificate photographed; the medium is declared in the artist's own hand on the face of the work

Gallery Location:

unique lithograph and oil