Les Yeux Bleus de Michel

About The Artist: Mario Avati

Mario Avati is a French painter and engraver (born 27 May 1921 in the Principality of Monaco and died in Paris on February 26, 2009), who lived and worked in Paris. With the passing of Yozo Hamaguchi, Mario Avati stands alone as the foremost living mezzotint artist. In 2001 Fitch-Febvrel held a small retrospective to mark the artist’s 80th year, as well as the publication of Volume VII of a catalogue raisonné now spanning more than 50...