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In Hoc Signo Vinces

Print
1910-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This print is part of a collection of proofs of woodcut and linocuts by Haydn Mackey which represents a varied range of the artists work including magazine and music sheet covers, posters and fine prints. Haydn Reynolds Mackey (1883-1979) was a book illustrator and printmaker whose print work consisted of strongly coloured linocuts and woodcuts. Contrary to their appearance the images were hand-coloured. To achieve the appearance of coloured printing Mackay used an interesting technique, hand colouring the image in opaque oil paint on the reverse of the transparent tracing paper on which the image was printed. He then applied the proof to an oatmeal backing paper with the painted side down. Mackay’s prints were never published on a large scale.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIn Hoc Signo Vinces (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Linocut
Brief description
Linocut by Haydn Mackey. Proof. 'In Hoc Signo Vinces'. Death in ruined landscape over a field of dead bodies.
Physical description
Fugure of Death carrying a scythe and a rod with three balls, standing over a field of dead bodies. In the background are ruins. The title appears in ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Sheet, irregular height: 38.2cm (max)
  • Sheet, irregular hei width: 25.8cm (max)
  • Image height: 23.5cm
  • Image width: 17.5cm
Style
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In ribbon, upper right)
Subjects depicted
Summary
This print is part of a collection of proofs of woodcut and linocuts by Haydn Mackey which represents a varied range of the artists work including magazine and music sheet covers, posters and fine prints. Haydn Reynolds Mackey (1883-1979) was a book illustrator and printmaker whose print work consisted of strongly coloured linocuts and woodcuts. Contrary to their appearance the images were hand-coloured. To achieve the appearance of coloured printing Mackay used an interesting technique, hand colouring the image in opaque oil paint on the reverse of the transparent tracing paper on which the image was printed. He then applied the proof to an oatmeal backing paper with the painted side down. Mackay’s prints were never published on a large scale.
Collection
Accession number
E.179-2014

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Record createdAugust 19, 2013
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