Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting Such a curious one on

Such a curious one on numerous levels

including teaching for 16 summers in Brazil and Greece

including for the fact that I really can't pin them down

part of what really makes it is the layering and overlapping of forms and colors

This is a charming antique calling card

Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting Such a curious one onA 1796 copperplate engraving depicting "the Caput Medusae or Magellanic Star fish" from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, a "universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature" edited by John Wilkes and published in London in a series of volumes. A beautiful engraving I think, with these very dense webs of tendrils evoking all sorts of things, and very fine micro detail. Nice rich black, too. 10 3 4" x 8 3 8", copper engraving on wove. With