Artwork Description:
The is an Artist s Proof, 2 of 2, executed for the experiment of working with mulberry bark paper color overlays. The etching is executed in oil-based black ink and printed on RivesBFK white paper. Four editions, each limited to five etchings, are in the series. The image size is 6 ½” wide by 8 ½” high16.51cm x 21.59cmand was produced by placing two individual zinc platessize each is 4” high by 6” high or 10.16cm x 25.40cmon the press bed to create one scene. The plates required five individual etching baths in Nitric acid. All etchings were hand printed by the artist at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The original print ships to the collector in a frame with an archival mat. The frame measures between 11 to 12 inches wide by 14 to 15 inches high27.94 30.48cm x 35.56 38.10cm. This etching is from Di Falco’s new series entitled, “Slot Machine Gun Assassination”, which focuses upon the death of art in Atlantic City, New Jersey, an east-coast seaside resort, after legalized casino gambling. Thisproof is less expensive that the actual works in the four editions.
Artwork Keywords:
Atlantic City, Club Harlem, Chine Colle, Intaglio, Jazz, Original Printmaking