Still life with half of a lemon

Mario Avati French

1958

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Title: Still life with half of a lemon
Artist: Mario Avati (French, Monaco 1921–2009 Paris)
Date: 1958
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.5 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 18 1/2 in. (34.5 × 47 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: John B. Turner Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.617.2
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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