Erik Desmazi�res (Moroccan 1948) � Une Maman Apprenant A� Son Fils A� Voler � Etching, 1977 on arches, ed. 90, 8 x 11 �, signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This piece is in excellent condition.

Erik Desmazi�res was born in Rabbat, Morocco and is the son of a French diplomat. He spent his childhood in Morcco, Portugal, and France. Desmazi�res studied poltical science at the Institute d�Etudes Politique and took an evening art course at the Cours du Soir de la Ville. After graduation he decided to pursue a career as an artist. Considered to be one of the finest printmakers of his generation, Desmazi�res was strongly influenced by artists such as Giovanni Piranesi and Jacques Callot. The artist was recently honored with a retrospective exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, Desmazi�res has received the Grand Prix des Arts de la Ville de Paris, and was elected to the Soci�t� des Peintres-Graveurs Fran�ais.