Artist: PAUL WUNDERLICH (German, 1927 – 2010)
Title: "Aida" 1978, from the First Suite of Original Lithographs from Metropolitan Opera Fine Art and Circle Gallery, Ltd.
Medium: Original Mixed Media work in five colors in Lithography printed from stones and editioned at Mourlot Atelier, Paris.
Signature: Hand-Signed by the Artist in graphite / pencil, LL
Edition: Limited Edition of 250 numbered impressions; this one is numbered "214/250" in graphite/ pencil, LL
Paper: Hand-Made Rives BFK paper
Size: 76 x 55 cm; 30 1/2 x 22 ¾ inches (sheet)
Printer: Fernand Mourlot
Publisher: Atelier Mourlot / Mourlot Studios, Paris, France
Notes: From the collection of original graphic works by renowned contemporary artists "presenting their graphic interpretations of eight distinguished operas from the Met's 1978 season, and six opera from the Met's 1984 season. Outstanding and highly coveted by both Fine Art Collectors and Opera loves worldwide.
Provenance: A prominent Beverly Hills collector; Hatay Stratton Fine Art
About the Artist: Paul Wunderlich (10 March 1927 in Eberswalde – 6 June 2010 in Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols) was an important German painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He designed Surrealist paintings and erotic sculptures. He often created paintings which referenced mythological legends.