Year:

Medium:

Printmaking Etching

Size - (USA):

21 W x 17 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

53.3 W x 43.2 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Landmarks

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

625036

PDF Copy:

Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:   I employed the studio techniques of intaglio, drypoint, chine colle, and aquatint on two individual zinc plates to create this haunting etching. The scene is based on a few drawings I executed that were based upon my original photo taken in 1987. The scene features the Moorish-constructed Fountain of The Lions at The Alhambra in Granada. Black, oil base etching ink was used on RivesBFK whitepaper. A handmade colored paper from Thailand, one infused with kozo threads and treated with methylcellulose, was used in the chine colle process, which gives the sky its orange color. The work includes an ornate gold frame and off colored white mat that measure 16 inches high x 20 inches wide, 40.6cm x 50.8cm. Each plate size was 8 inches high by 6 inches wide, or 20.3cm by 15.2cm. This print is from the Last of FOUR Editions, and all editions are limited to five etchings each. The first edition was printed over five years ago, and the last two Editions were executed after the first Full Moon of 2019. Please note that this etching is shipped to the collector with a frame and mat. A sturdy cardboard box is employed for shipping the work. The Absolute Arts Dot Com price includes all handling costs, shipment supplies, the framed and matted etching and the cost of the shipment box. It was hand printed by the artist at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.