Camden In New Jersey Painting By Jerry Di Falco

Year:

Medium:

Other Painting Type

Size - (USA):

16 W x 12 H x 0.8 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

40.6 W x 30.5 H x 2.0 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Cityscape

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

635944

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

This unique, original work -- which ships to the buyer already matted and framed -- combines the genres of printmaking and painting. This mixed-media study started with an earlier printmaking proof, which the artist recently enhanced with gouache and watercolor. DiFalco lost access to his etching studio on March 1 of 2020 due to Communist China’s mishandling of the viral crisis. This crisis not only affected the artist’s workspace, but also severely curtailed his art sales. NARRATIVE: This scene was based on a snapshot taken by the artist when he was ten years old. It shows the neighborhood in which he was raised in South Camden, New Jersey in one of the most poverty stricken cities in the US. The view is of Atlantic Avenue at Broadway looking east. The background shows a bathtub factory, other abandoned industrial spaces, a junkyard, railroad trestle, and the steeple of Saint Joseph’s Polish American church, which his Great-Grandfather helped found and build. Humorous Note: The Venus Bath Tub factory closed in 1974 and because a gay bath house. To create this lyrical and intimate work, the artist employed three individual zinc plates to create one image in this etching. DiFalco accomplished this by executing three etched plates n Nitric acid baths and then placing them together on the press bed. Each plate measured 4 inches high x 3inches wide, which makes the image slightly larger than 4 inches high by 9.5 inches wide. Media includes a blend of etching inks and STONEHENGE cream-colored paper. The painted etching was then cut into three separate pieces of paper, which were adhered to another piece of natural paper. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT, A 12 INCH BY 16 INCH FRAME, ALL HANDLING COSTS, THE CARDBOARD SHIPMENT CARTON BUBBLE WRAP, OTHER PACKING MATERIALS, AND, A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The work is wired and ready to hang, and the framing includes a brown craft paper backing. A wall hook and nail are included.

Artwork Keywords:   New Jersey, Camden City, Industrial, Triptych, Etching, Painting, Original Painting

Materials:   Other Types Of Paintings