“ROCKING CHAIR” by Susana Fabiani (Argentine, b. Buenos Aires), c.1970s, signed & numbered offset print 26×20″ (image 22×16), ed.145/500.

“ROCKING CHAIR” by Susana Fabiani (Argentine, b. Buenos Aires), c.1970s, signed & numbered offset print 26×20″ (image 22×16), ed.145/500.

ROCKING CHAIR is a signed limited edition offset print by Susana Fabiani depicting an intimate domestic moment rendered in soft pastel tones, blending figurative tenderness with lyrical realism.

Artwork Description

ROCKING CHAIR is a limited edition offset lithographic print by Argentine artist Susana Fabiani, produced circa the 1970s and published by Mitch Morse Gallery, New York. The composition portrays a serene, contemplative scene of a seated woman and child on a veranda, surrounded by soft foliage and distant landscape. The rocking chair serves as both a compositional anchor and a symbolic element—suggesting rest, motherhood, and quiet continuity.

Fabiani’s delicate handling of color, light, and gesture reflects her training in fine arts, theatre, and design. The palette is muted and atmospheric, with translucent washes reminiscent of watercolor, translated here through offset printing to preserve tonal subtlety. The image balances narrative intimacy with formal elegance, characteristic of Fabiani’s figurative work during her mature period.

The print measures 26 × 20 inches overall, with an image area of approximately 22 × 16 inches, and is signed and numbered 145/500 in pencil. The work is unmatted, never framed, and never displayed, with the image area in very good, frameable vintage condition.

Artist Biography – Susana Fabiani

Susana Fabiani is an Argentine artist born in Buenos Aires, whose career spans painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and stage design. She studied at the National School of Fine Arts, the School of Ceramics, and the National Academy of Theatre in Buenos Aires, where she trained as a stage and costume designer—an influence evident in her compositional staging and narrative sensitivity.

Fabiani exhibited extensively throughout Argentina, South America, North America, and Canada, with her work represented in galleries across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Her art is held in private collections in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, France, Canada, and the United States.

Her group exhibitions include shows at the Museum of Fine Arts (Avellaneda), Museum of Modern Art in Asunción, Paraguay, and international group exhibitions in Montevideo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Columbia University, New York. Fabiani also mounted numerous solo exhibitions, including Wilburt Gallery (New York) and La Librería Gallery (New York).

Fabiani’s extensive travels to Europe, Mexico, and Peru profoundly shaped her artistic voice. Her research into Pre-Columbian art and exposure to Latin American avant-garde movements in Paris enriched her figurative language, blending classical training with modern sensitivity and cultural memory.

Susana Fabiani, ROCKING CHAIR, c.1970s, signed limited edition offset print, 145/500, 26×20″ (image 22×16″), intimate figurative interior scene.

Certificate of Value & Authentication

This certifies that ROCKING CHAIR is an authentic limited edition offset lithographic print by Susana Fabiani, created circa the 1970s, signed and numbered 145/500. The work was published by Mitch Morse Gallery, New York, and is consistent with Fabiani’s documented style, exhibition history, and period production practices.

Provenance Chain for Collectors

Private Collection → Mitch Morse Gallery, Inc., New York City → Artfind Gallery, Washington DC (Current Owner)

Condition Note (Inventory Use)

Unmatted, never framed or displayed; image area in very good vintage condition; suitable for immediate framing.