Kaiko Moti (Kaikobad Motiwalla) (1921-1989) was an internationally known painter and printmaker best known for his delicate aquatints of flowers, landscapes, and animals. His works are pervaded with a dissolving, watery light which subtly emphasize movement. This piece is a classic example of his work and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. It measures 36 inches by 30 inches. The aquatint is in excellent condition. There are some scratches on the frame. He was first educated at the Bombay School of Fine Arts but went on to study at the University College in London (on scholarship) and at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, where he received a Master's degree in Painting and Sculpture. While still in London he studied under MacWilliam and Reginald Butler. He moved to Paris in 1950 and attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Atelier Zadkine, to pursue his love of sculpture but lack of space soon compelled him to turn his attention to working on copper plates and he studied engraving with William Stanley Hayter at Atelier 17. While working as an apprentice at the Hayter School, Moti innovated the principal of viscosity printing. He exhibited internationally at the Biennale in Venice, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the New York Public Library, the New Delhi Museum of Art, the Basel Art Fair and Art Expo New York. He is represented in the permanent collections of the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Paris Musee d'Art Moderne, and the Bibliotheque Nationale and is an honorary member of the Academy of Florence. In 1983 Moti was awarded the gold medal for the Competition d'Art Impressioniste, Musee d'Argenteiul, France.