1592965074000 1431960616000 Standard Record object-110001617 1747159727363 1431961019000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110001617 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001617 7e9e3819-65b8-3e43-b8b1-ea5e55772e92 4 person reference agent-189424 adlib-agent-189424 2bd68127-062e-3ac4-a049-8f7493fc235c Strachan, Walter content description 1 sheet. Avati thanks Strachan for agreeing to write the preface to the 6th volume of his engravings catalogue, covering 1987 to 1990 and describing almost 100 mezzotint engravings. He expects publication of this volume to take place in the spring of 1991. He has sent Strachan the 5th volume (covering 1975 to 1983) for his interest, together with copies of the preceding prefaces. Photocopies of proof copies with some corrections are enclosed: Preface to Volume 1 (1947-1954) by Jean Adhemar, Conservateur en Chef du Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris An evaluation of the early work of Avati, initially in aquatint (where his work is compared to that of Goya in Les Caprices) and etching, and later in mezzotint. He is comparable to the greatest artists in this field. Preface to Volume 2 (1955-1960) by Brassai The author follows the development of Avati’s art from engraving to mezzotint in this volume, where the early prints already show all the qualities of his future masterpieces, i.e. simplicity, sobriety, and total control of grey, from deep black to immaculate white. Preface to Volume 3 (1961-1967) by Thomas P.F.Hoving, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The author finds that Avati’s images have a life of their own, they teach us to see, know and remember in a way we have never experiences before. “The word FOREVER comes to mind“. Preface to Volume 5 (1976-1983) by Giorgio Soavi The author analyses the nature of Avati’s use of black, which produces a personal twilight of supreme beauty. Strachan/10/1/20 1 accession number Strachan/10/1/20 110001617 priref 110001617 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001617 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110001617 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 1990 1990 1990-11-22 reference agent-5312 adlib-agent-5312 4a598061-846b-3867-be83-38b57e0180c0 Avati, Mario Strachan/10/1/20 object OBJECT