Originals in this selection, Etching, Photorealism, Material Ink.
Formats from 15 x 10 to 40 x 30 cm.
A thousand strokes for one picture
Etching brings photorealism in line form: needle strokes, aquatint areas and deep blacks in ink. Photorealistic etchings are for sale to collectors who admire craft.
Realistic etchings are built from crossing hatching. Scratched into the copper ground with a needle or bitten in with acid, they produce light and shadow as in a photograph. The handwriting stays readable in the line. That etching is a craft with a history shows in details like the even grain of aquatint or the cleanly set line.
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Effect on the wall
From afar the picture looks like a photograph, up close the lines appear. Hang the work so that both can be experienced. A wide mat shows the plate mark and creates distance.
Details of authenticity
Check number, signature and the plate mark, which stays visible in an etching as a slight embossing in the paper. Ask about paper and edition, and have the technique described.