Ángela — Abstract composition, c. 2011 — color etching on paper, A.P.

A vertical structure concentrates the entire composition. Within it, reds, blues, greens, and violets are distributed in successive bands, crossed by irregular forms that recall small stones, cells, fragments of writing, or signs of a language impossible to translate.

The image seems constructed in strata. At the top, white forms are enclosed within a red grid; then, blue and green multiply the voids, turning the surface into a sort of organic mosaic. Further down, a purplish-blue area breaks that regularity through a much freer, almost atmospheric material, before closing the composition again with red.

The result moves deliberately between the geometric and the organic. It does not represent a specific place, but its shape may evoke a window, a stele, an architectural fragment, or even an archaeological piece. That ambiguity is precisely one of the work’s most attractive qualities: the image seems recognizable before we can say exactly what we are looking at.

Color, material, and sign

The composition is constructed as much by color as by the spaces left unprinted. The white reserves of the paper participate actively in the design, creating an irregular rhythm within each chromatic band.

The manual nature of the printing is especially visible in the variations of intensity, textures, and small irregularities on the surface. Far from seeking a completely uniform reproduction, the work preserves the physical trace of the graphic process.

The wide paper margin and its natural edges also reinforce its condition as an original graphic work.

A greeting preserved on the reverse

The reverse adds a small biographical element to the piece. It preserves a handwritten dedication:

"Our best wishes for happiness this Christmas and a good 2011. Ángel and Ángela."

The inscription allows the work to be situated, at least documentarily, around 2011 and also reveals an intimate use of the print: it was chosen by Ángela herself—along with Ángel—as a Christmas greeting.

This detail turns an abstract composition into an object with a specific history. We do not yet know the artist's full identity, but we do preserve the personal context in which one of her prints left her hands.

Technical sheet

Artist: Ángela, surname to be identified
Title: Abstract Composition — descriptive title
Date: circa 2011
Technique: Original color engraving on paper
Edition: A.P., probably Artist's Proof
Signature: Signed in pencil "Ángela [...]" in the lower right margin
Inscription: A.P. in pencil in the lower left margin
Reverse: Handwritten Christmas greeting dedication and reference to the year 2011
Support: Thick paper with irregular edges
Dimensions: 22 x 14 cm
Condition: Good general condition according to the available images

Workshop Note

The print is organized in bands: reds predominate at the top and bottom, while the middle zone transitions from blue to green. The white forms are surrounded by a network of colored contours, with larger openings at the top and more fragmented ones in the center. Below appears a blue and violet field with an irregular texture, crossed by small yellow accents. The alternation between these open and dense areas marks the vertical rhythm of the composition.