Oil paint and etching on paper
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Maria
Purchased 1981
abstraction
irregular forms
non-representational
paper unique oil paint etching
Maria
support: 648 × 994 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07531</b> MARIA 1962
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<br/>Inscribed ‘Anton Heyboer 1962’ bottom right and ‘MARIA’ and ‘4/9’
<br/>Two-sheet etching with paint, printed by the artist, overall size 39 3/4×47 7/8 (101.3× 121.3)
<br/>Purchased from Galerie Espace, Amsterdam (Grant-in-Aid) 1981
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<br/>Three unique <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>prints</span></a> [<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/heyboer-maria-p07531" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07531</span></a>, <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/heyboer-girl-of-pleasure-p07532" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07532</span></a> and <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/heyboer-four-women-p07533" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07533</span></a>] from industrial zinc sheets made with colours mixed from soil, lead oxide (for red) and raw oil. Heyboer uses a tar ground and draws through it or scratches directly into the plate. He often adds paint, finger prints and small stamp impressions to the printed image. His imagery includes symbols and ideograms of his extraordinary life - he lives with four women in his own rural community.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984
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2004-10-11T00:00:00
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abstraction irregular forms non-representational