ORIGINAL VERY LARGE ETCHING. THIS IS AN OPPERTUNITY TO OWN A RARE WORK OF ART, FROM A MAJOR ARTIST. I OWN THIS AND, “MAUNA KEA”. I FRAMED “MAUNA KEA”. IT’S A STATEMENT PIECE. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANOTHER LIKE THIS. I WILL USE THE LARGEST TUBE I CAN FIND. Painter and printmaker who immigrated to the United States in 1939. He enlisted in the US Army and fought in Europe during World War II. He lived and worked primarily in New York and Connecticut, teaching at the. In addition to working at his art. At about the age of 24, Peterdi emigrated to the United States in 1939, at the time of the beginning of. He first settled in New York, but joined the Army, serving with the United States in Europe during the war. He established and directed the Graphic Workshop at the. Brooklyn Museum Art School. Among his students after World War II was. Who developed an innovative technique for layering cardboard as a medium to be carved like woodcuts. Peterdi taught at Hunter College (1952-60) and at the. Yale School of Art. He was a major influence on younger American printmakers, including. Served as his assistant while working on his MFA at Yale from 1962 to 1964. He was associated with the New York branch of. Over the following two years, he worked on paintings and prints related to his Arctic experience. In 1964 he was the recipient of a. Through this period when New York was the center of. Peterdi maintained his interest in and exploration of the natural world in his work. Peterdi died on August 13, 2001, in Stamford, Connecticut. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.