It’s your move
$120.00
Unframed colour etching on paper
techniques used: multi plate colour printing, etching, acquatint, wiped a la poupe
Year created: 2008
Edition: 90
Series: OTHER PEOPLE’S TREASURES –An ongoing series of etchings, using a variety of printmaking media, that explores how everyday objects act as memento, anchoring abstract thought and feelings.
Size: 5.5×6.5 cm
Paper: 300gsm cream Hahnemuller paper, 20 x 24cm
Printed by the artist by hand, in her studio in Lismore
Awards –
Presentation: packed flat, wrapped in cellophane with backing board. Ready to frame immediately or to store
Authentication: numbered, titled and signed by the artist below the image. Edition information certificate included.
Availability:The print will be editioned to 90, however Christine often doesn’t print the whole edition in one go. At present there are a few prints of this image available, but it would be a good idea to contact us directly to check on availability of this print, especially if there is a delivery deadline.
Price: includes postage worldwide.
3 in stock
Description
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The artwork genre of printmaking describes original, handmade artworks usually created in multiples. Even though they share the same name as commercially produced prints, these are not giclée prints. Each print is created, inked and printed by hand, by the artist. Drypoint printing, or engraving, is the simplest form of printmaking. Using a sharp tool, the image is scratched onto a thin piece of metal or plastic. For etchings, the matrix is either zinc or copper plate. The ‘scratches’ are made by coating the surface with wax, drawing through the wax, then dunking the plate in acid, which etches the marks into the plate. The plate is then inked and wiped by hand, before it’s passed though a hand turned etching press. The press, which acts like an old fashioned mangle, squeezes the ink from the scratches onto a piece of damp paper. The process of inking and printing is repeated for each individual print. This suite of etching utilizes the wiping technique known as “plate tone” where a thin film of ink is left on the plate. Consequently there are minor wiping variations within each edition. An edition is a group of prints, all the same or similar to each other, printed from the same plate. Each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist, indicating how many prints are in the edition and which print this is. Sometimes an artist will sell or exhibit his or her artist proofs, or other proofs from the developmental stage of the artworks’ creation.
