Bert Menco · Original etching
Extinct
1999 · À la poupée etching / aquatint · 24 × 18 in
The story
What we lose, we lose forever. Bert the scientist knew it; Bert the artist mourned it. This 1999 etching is both elegy and warning, its creatures rendered with a tenderness that makes their absence felt. Today, its title carries a second, quieter meaning.
- Etching
- €10,500
Every work comes with a certificate of authenticity from the artist’s family. Bert Menco (1946–2025) left a finite body of work — no new pieces will ever be created.
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