Etching on paper
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Butcher
Purchased 1982
actions: postures and motions
adults
apron
butcher
clothing and personal items
man
objects
people
standing
trading and commercial
work and occupations
paper print etching
The Butcher
image: 645 × 490 mm
Purchased 1982
<p><a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/chia-the-butcher-p07638" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07638</span></a> <b>The Butcher</b> 1981
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<br/>Etching 25 3/8 × 19 1/4 (645 × 490) on paper 38 7/8 × 27 1/2 (990 × 696), printed by the artist (proof before the edition)
<br/>Inscribed ‘Sandro Chia 1981’ b.r. and ‘prova d'artista’<br/>Purchased from Anthony d'Offay Gallery (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
<br/><i>Repr</i>: An exhibition and Sale. Sandro Chia Prints 1973–1984, exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September–October 1984, p.41 (editioned example)
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<br/>Like <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/chia-running-boy-with-strange-fingers-p07637" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07637</span></a> this is a trial <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/proof" title="Glossary definition for 'Proof'"><span>proof</span></a>, printed in sepia by the artist in his studio outside Rome. An <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/edition" title="Glossary definition for 'Edition'"><span>edition</span></a> of 40 with 10 artist's proofs and one ‘bon à tirer’ was published in 1982 by Emilio Mazzoli, Modena. The edition was printed in black by Studio Santa Reparata, Florence combining <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/etching" title="Glossary definition for 'Etching'"><span>etching</span></a>, brushed solvent and scraped <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/a/aquatint" title="Glossary definition for 'Aquatint'"><span>aquatint</span></a>. According to Chia, <span>P07637</span> was made at the same time as two <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> ‘Brother’ 1981 (private collection, London) and ‘Son of Son’ (both repr. Sandro Chia, exhibition catalogue, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, April–May 1983, n.p.). He stated that ‘They are all in the same family’ (written answers). The final state of ‘The Butcher’ differs from <span>P07638</span> in the detailing on the man's sleeves and by the inclusion of a shaded area along the jaw line. The background in the final state is also considerably more worked. <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hamilton-still-life-p07658" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07658</span></a> has also been known as ‘Man with Apron’. Like many of Chia's works this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>print</span></a> is loosely autobiographical and refers to his association of the artist with the artisan.
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<br/>This entry has been approved by the artist.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1982-84: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1986
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2004-10-13T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults apron butcher clothing and personal items man objects people standing trading and commercial work and occupations