early 20th century (made)
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Print depicting trees beside a mountain lake.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | print from metal plate, on black paper |
| Brief description | Trees beside a mountain lake, colour print from metal plate, on black paper, by James Guthrie, Great Britain, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Print depicting trees beside a mountain lake. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J. Guthrie Dec. 1 imp. (inscribed with pencil on back) |
| Gallery label | COLOUR PRINTS
BY JAMES GUTHRIE.
Colour Prints from Linoleum.
The originality of Mr. Guthrie's method is that only one block is used for all the colours, an increasing amount of the surface being cut away between the printing of each colour. The edition is fixed in advance, and the method proceeds by continuous overprinting on the same sheets. The subject is first designed and made out on the block, and those portions of the surface which it is desired should appear white in the finished print are cut away. The block is then inked by hand with the lightest of the colours to be used, and the entire edition printed in this colour. The process is continued until only the darkest portions remain on the block, all the rest having been cut away. It is most successful when the number of colours is limited to three or four. Considerable variety is obtained by differences of inking and the use of overlay at the press, and each print is therefore unique. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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| Accession number | E.2775-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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