The Artist As Abe Printmaking By Jerry Di Falco

Year:

Medium:

Etching Print

Size - (USA):

12 W x 16 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

30.5 W x 40.6 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Mask

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

617834

PDF Copy:

Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

THE PRICE OF THIS MATTED ETCHING INCLUDES A FRAME THAT MEASURES 16 INCHES HIGH BY 11 INCHES WIDE. THE PAINTED BLACK, WOOD AND GLASS FRAME INCLUDES AN ACID FREE, WHITE MAT. MOREOVER, THE ARTWORK ARRIVES WIRED AND READY TO HANG ON YOUR WALL. This etching is based on a 1962, black and white snapshot executed by the artist’s mother in Camden, New Jersey. It features the artist at age nine, dressed as Abe Lincoln, in preparation for the Sacred Heart School Halloween Parade. The work was limited to only four editions of five etchings each. The work was executed on a zinc plate and printed on a Charles Brand free standing flatbed press at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The artist incorporated the etching techniques of Intaglio, Drypoint, and Chine colle. His media included oil base etching inks, RivesBFK white paper, and two colors of mulberry bark papers from Thailand. The mulberry bark paper was infused with Japanese Kozo fibers and hand treated with homemade methyl cellulose. Four nitric acid baths were required to obtain the final design. This is the second best of five prints in the last edition.

Artwork Keywords:   Original Printmaking

Materials:   Etching Prints