This is a fantastic original limited edition etching and aquatint by listed Belgian-American artist Annette Robyns (1926-2008). Robyns studied painting in Paris under the renowned Modernist Fernand Léger before moving to Los Angeles, where she became an accomplished artist, printmaker, gallery owner, and instructor. Her work is known for its bold Modernist compositions and exceptional printmaking. Titled "Self Portrait," this striking composition presents an abstracted female figure through layered geometric forms, organic motifs, and richly worked tonal passages. The image is highly personal and expressive, with dense linear detail and strong contrasts that give the portrait remarkable depth and presence. Printed on heavy fine art paper with a deep plate impression, this is an original limited edition etching and aquatint, not a reproduction. The work is pencil signed, titled, and numbered 4/50 in the lower margin. Condition: Good vintage condition. There are some light smudges and handling marks in the lower margin. Please review all photographs Measurements: Plate mark is approx 17.75" x 16". Paper measures approx 27.5" x 19" About the Artist: Annette Robyns was born in New York on February 8, 1914. Robyns (neé Annette Robyns Rabinowitz) studied at the New York School of Industrial Art and continued in Paris with Fernand Leger. In the 1940s she settled in Los Angeles and obtained her M.A. degree at California State University. After her marriage to actor Donald Elson in 1961, she established the Robyns-Elson Gallery where she sold her works as well as those of other modernists. She exhibited with the Laguna Beach and Westwood Art Associations. Mrs. Elson died in Los Angeles on January 21, 1994. (Source: Edan Hughes)