Title:
durham andthe rose waters
Width:
18 inches
45.7 centimeters
Height:
24 inches
61.0 centimeters
Artwork Description:
The full title is DURHAM, ENGLAND AND THE ROSE WATERS. The location of this winter scene is Durham, England it features Durham Cathedral in the distance with snow, water, clouds, bridges, and trees. The etching was inspired by an albumin print from 1865, which was gifted to Cornell University by Andrew Dickson White, where it is now part of The A. D. White Architectural Photographs Collection, Cornell University Library, Accession Number 15 5 3090.01065. Di Falco hand created and printed the artwork himself on a zinc etching plate and then printed it on Rives BFK white paper France the artist used Charbonnel brand etching inks from Paris. Five separate baths in a nitric-acid solution was required before the artist was satisfied with the plate. A Liquid Hard Ground from Paris was used to apply over the zinc. This work is from a very limited Edition of only five prints moreover, only FOUR Editions will be produced. This is from EDITION THREE. Di Falco’s etching style is quite painterly as a result of his unique plate wiping and ink application techniques. The studio techniques for this work included intaglio, drypoint, and aquatint. All editions were printed at The Center for Works on Paper at 704 Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, where he is part of The Open Studio In Printmaking. Di Falco’s etching studio is located on Fleisher Art’s campus, a school on the Seven-Hundred Block of Catharine Street and connected with The Philadelphia Museum of Art. The price includes frame, archival mat, acid-free archival paper tape, ULINE cardboard shipping box, bubble wrap packaging. Shipment costs are extra. The zinc plate size is Nine inches wide by Twelve Inches High, or 22.860cm by 30.480cm The hand torn paper size measures Fifteen inches wide by Seventeen inches high The wooden edges of the glass frame are painted silver for this edition and measures approximately 18 inches wide by 24 inches high. The frame has screw eyes and heavy duty metal braided wire already attached. A hanging hook for the collector is provided and attached to the work’s back.
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