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Life Cycle

Artist Josie Grant (American ; b. 1949)
Date1971
Mediumhandcolored etching on paper
Dimensionsplate: 10 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (27.7 x 44.4 cm)
frame: 19 x 24 13/16 in. (48.2 x 63 cm)
Classification(s)
  • PRINTS
Credit LineGift of Susan W. Paine in honor of Stephen D. Paine, Class of 1954
Terms
  • life
  • fish
  • male nude
  • landscape
  • astronomy
  • Metamorphosis
Object numberM.2014.17.5
DescriptionLife Cycle (1971), made while Grant was an MFA candiate, is characteristic of the artist's visionary style that evokes spiritual and mystical themes. The work seems to transcend reality, as the color and subject matter are vibrant and otherworldly.
Editionartist's proof #3
Inscribedl.l. in pencil: AP.#3 For Stephen; l.c. in pencil: Life Cycle; l.r. in pencil: Josie Grant [symbol] 1971
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