Framed Mineral print by Eberhard Equit

Saxony, Germany
Documents, 32.5 x 25.5 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 02/21/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/28/2019 6:44:34 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Eberhard Equit, 1939-2016, was an acknowledged master at the art of painting mineral specimens. His superb water colors were at a 1:1 scale with accuracy down to 0.05 mm! He self-published three magnificicent over-sized coffee-table books, of which, Masterworks of Saxon Minerals (in German - 1994), was the first. Masterworks was published as both a hardcover book and as a folio with serparate prints. The hardcover has 151 pages with 11 pages of Saxon mines and localities and numerous superb mineral paintings. This superb framed print features a superb large crocoite. See his memorial in the Rocks & Minerals article: http://www.rocksandminerals.org/Back%20Issues/2017/March-April%202017/memoriam-equit.html. A remarkable artist. These normally sell for a premium when copies turn up.

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