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Flying Fish
BAUTISTA, Helene
Linocut printed in two colors on wove paper.Edition of 10.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
Hélène BAUTISTA
The description of an artist’s work can be prone to pigeonholing. With their distinctively narrative bend Hélène Bautista’s prints could be easily reduced to a definition. Steeped in language, and a trained and practicing French teacher, Bautista clearly relishes telling a good story. The small scale of her linocuts and aquatints can seem deceptively simple. Yet, what makes her visual storytelling so expansive is her ability to suggest the world beyond the compositions edge. Stairs go up, and down. Are we in a library or in a crammed Parisian apartment? Pavement extends to infinity, seemingly. Does it actually only lead to the ticket booth of train station?
Born and raised in the Southern city of Toulouse, Hélène Bautista became a printmaker in 2012. She had always drawn, but was prompted by a vision problem to reassess her activity at that time. Lucky for us, she decided to translate the stories she discusses as a teacher, into drawings, which she shares with us. While Bautista thrives on the strength of contrast in her linocuts, the same monochromatic commitment translates into far soften tones in her aquatints. There’s something for each of us: those who like grayscale and those who like it spelled black on white.
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$200
Winter
BAUTISTA, Helene
Aquatint and sandpaper printed in bluish-black ink on wove paper.Edition of 30. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “2/30” in pencil.
$225
Forgotten
BAUTISTA, Helene
L'Oubli (orginal French title) Etching, aquatint, diamond point, and sandpaper printed in bluish-black ink on wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titl...
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$225
The Attic
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching, imprints, aquatint, diamond point on white wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
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Steps
BAUTISTA, Helene
Cut-out plate with drypoint, aquatint, and sandpaper on white wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil. This composition cou...
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$125
Aquarium
BAUTISTA, Helene
Color linocut printed on wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
$225
Backlit
BAUTISTA, Helene
Contre-Jour ( Original French title) Drypoint, aquatint, detailed with sandpaper, printed in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Sig...
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$180
Blank Page
BAUTISTA, Helene
Page Blanche (original French title) Linocut printed on wove paper. Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
$220
Backwards
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching and aquatint printed in bluish-black ink on wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
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Lost Steps
BAUTISTA, Helene
Pas Perdus (original French title) Drypoint and aquatint printed in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered ...
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$225
Stairs
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching, diamond point, aquatint, sugar-lift in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
$190
Flight I
BAUTISTA, Helene
Envol I (original French title) Color linocut printed on wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
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Quai de Gare
BAUTISTA, Helene
Train Platform (English translation) Etching, drypoint and aquatint, printed in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled, ...
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$160
Her Absence
BAUTISTA, Helene
Aquatint, etching.Edition of 30. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “3/30” in pencil.
$190
Brooklyn
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching and aquatint printed in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil.
$275
The Waiting Room
BAUTISTA, Helene
Salle des Pas Perdus (original French title)Room of Lost Steps (literal English translation) Drypoint and aquatint printed in bluish-black ink ...
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Keep Walking
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching and aquatint.Edition of 30. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “3/30” in pencil.
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Belvedere
BAUTISTA, Helene
Etching and aquatint, detailed with diamond point, printed in bluish-black ink on Reina wove paper.Edition of 30.Signed, titled and numbered in pen...
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Cats at Night
BAUTISTA, Helene
La Nuit, tous les chats…(original French title) Linocut. Edition of 10. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “3/10” in pencil.
$225
Cracked Man
BAUTISTA, Helene
L’Homme Fissure (original French title) Etching, sandpaper, aquatint, glue. Edition of 30. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “2/30” in pencil...
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$150
Foot Steps
BAUTISTA, Helene
Linocut, lost plate engraving. Edition of 12. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered “3/12” in pencil.