A Rake's Progress
Printing Plate
1961-2 (made), 1963 (published)
1961-2 (made), 1963 (published)
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This printing plate was etched by David Hockney (born 1937) and shows how effectively line etching and aquatint can be combined. The red sun and the clouds are patches of aquatint, which under a magnifying glass appear granular. The figure, door and sea are in freely drawn etched line. The palm trees combine aquatint tone with etched line. The red ink was applied and printed at the same time as the black so that the plate could be printed at the same time.
According to the artist, ‘The etchings were begun in London in September 1961 after a visit to the United States. My intention was to make eight plates, keeping the original titles but moving the setting to New York.’
According to the artist, ‘The etchings were begun in London in September 1961 after a visit to the United States. My intention was to make eight plates, keeping the original titles but moving the setting to New York.’
Object details
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| Title | A Rake's Progress (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint on steel plate |
| Brief description | Etched and aquatinted steel printing plate. David Hockney. A Rake’s Progress, No. 3 'The Start of the Spending Spree', published by Editions Alecto, London, 1963. Cancelled. |
| Physical description | Image in red and black, features a bottle, man to the right, a doorway and palm trees, beach, clouds and sun to the left. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Artist and the Publishers |
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| Summary | This printing plate was etched by David Hockney (born 1937) and shows how effectively line etching and aquatint can be combined. The red sun and the clouds are patches of aquatint, which under a magnifying glass appear granular. The figure, door and sea are in freely drawn etched line. The palm trees combine aquatint tone with etched line. The red ink was applied and printed at the same time as the black so that the plate could be printed at the same time. According to the artist, ‘The etchings were begun in London in September 1961 after a visit to the United States. My intention was to make eight plates, keeping the original titles but moving the setting to New York.’ |
| Associated object | E.4811-1968 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
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| Accession number | E.4827-1968 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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