Vintage SID CHAFETZ “Psychotic Portrait” Artist Proof Etching with Aquatint

• Artist proof etching with aquatint titled “Psychotic Portrait” by Ohio artist Sid Chafetz (1922-2013)
• Dated vintage, circa 1973
• Stylized portrait of a man with various insects surrounding the scene 
• Tones of green, yellow, black, and white throughout 
• White mat in sleek white frame 
• Signed at the bottom right corner 

About the Artist:

Sid Chafetz (1922-2013) was an artist and professor based in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he attended Rhode Island School of Design before being drafted into the US Army in 1942. He returned after his service and graduated in 1947. He continued his education in France at L’Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts and the Acadãmie Julian, alongside artists Fernand Lãger and Stanley W. Hayter. Chafetz would then teach at The Ohio State University beginning in 1948, and was an active part of developing the printmaking program within the Department of Art. He retired from teaching in 1982 to focus on his own art. Deeply satirical with beliefs, his works bear a haunting style laden with politics, education, and literature.

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