The Miners
Printmaker:
Evans, Merlyn Oliver
Printer:
Gresham, Kip
Publisher:
The Estate of Merlyn Oliver Evans
Printer:
The Print Studio, Cambridge
Method of acquisition: Given (2007) by The Print Studio, Cambridge
21st Century
Production date:
AD 2006
Edition size 25 (restrikes). Copper plate approx. 2mm thick. Heavy wax coating and tissue wrap removed to reveal oxidation masking bald spot in aquatint centre right (maybe on artist's digit), ink left in deep marks. Very heavy plate, aquatint very deep, wipes back well with scrim. Printed edition: mostly scrim wiped (stiff scrim then washed), polish with tissue, retroussage/edge wipe. Run with hot plate set at 35 degrees. Slight reduction in pressure to reduce possible pleating beacuse of heavy plate. paper dampened then stored in damp book 24 hours prior to printing. Even blotting necessary, 29+ sheet run.
Support
composed of
paper
( English Whatman 140lb Ivory hand made paper 1960 - from artist's own store. Torn and deckle edges)
Plate
Height 328 mm
Width 405 mm
Etching
: With wide variation in depth of bite.
Aquatint
Colour printing
Accession number: P.35-2007
Primary reference Number: 160907
Erskine [Evans]: 35
Evans: 54
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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