Work On Paper > Laurent Marcel Salinas
Egyptian/French (1913–2010)
Image Size: 5 x 6 inches
Size: 10 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.94 cm)
About The Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas
Marcel Salinas was born in Alexandria in 1913 of a French mother and an Italian father. He received an education befitting a member of the cosmopolitan Alexandrian elite of which he was a member, traveling extensively and studying law in Aix-en-Provence. However, his real passion was painting, and early twentieth century Alexandria had a number of studios where a young person with artistic leanings could hone their talent under the guidance of...
About The Medium: Ink
Ink is a liquid or paste that contains pigments or dyes and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing.