Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting " certainly imparts it with

" certainly imparts it with a similar sense of reverence

She reminds me of antique Santos figures

Such a curious one on numerous levels

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

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

Striking 1796 Copperplate Engraving on Wove of Caput Madusae Star Fish abstract painting " certainly imparts it withA 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