Warehouse at Night
Printmaker:
Evans, Merlyn Oliver
Printer:
Gresham, Kip
Publisher:
The Estate of Merlyn Oliver Evans
Method of acquisition: Given (2007) by The Print Studio, Cambridge
Production date: AD 2006
Edition size 25 (restrikes). Zinc plate approx. 2mm thick. Wax covering, wrapped in glassine and tissue, a layer of soft gound under rewax removed to reveal two oxidization marks top left. Printed edition: drypoint has marked sfumato which points to probability plate only printed a few times previously and could benefit from light retroussage. Printed with squeegee applied ink, scrim wiped end to end/side to side with dirty scrim. Light circular wipe with clean scrim, tissue wiped to medium plate tone, spot wipe edges (rough with file marks), not burnished back so edges wiped with clean cloth then polish. Run with hot plate at 35 degrees, paper dampened for 2 days then thoroughly blotted. changed tissue 3 times
Support
composed of
paper
( English Whatman 140lb Ivory hand made paper 1960 - from artist's own store. Torn and deckle edges)
Plate
Height 410 mm
Width 510 mm
Etching
: On zinc. Pepperpot aquatint, spattered spot-out spit gite, some burnishing centre and bottom.
Aquatint
Drypoint
Accession number: P.41-2007
Primary reference Number: 160913
Erskine [Evans]: 50
Evans: 68
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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