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Flowers in a Jug

Print
December 1928 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Guthrie, James (printmaker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Three-coloured linocut print depicting flowers in a jug.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleFlowers in a Jug
Materials and techniques
three colour linocut print, from one block, on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Colour Lino-Cut
Brief description
'Flowers in a Jug', three colour linocut print, from one block, on paper, designed, cut and printed by James Guthrie, Great Britain, 1928
Physical description
Three-coloured linocut print depicting flowers in a jug.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.0625in
  • Width: 4.125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Gallery label
  • Flowers in a Jug. Inscribed in pencil on back 3 colour print from one block. Designed, cut & printed by James Guthrie, Dec. 1928. Colour linocut from one block. (6 1/16 x 4 1/8) E.2291-1929. Given by the Artist. Note.-The process differs from most other methods of block colour printing in 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. Considerable variety is obtained by differences of inking and the use of overlay at the press, and each print is therefore unique. (Information supplied by the Artist.)
  • 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.
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Object history
The process differs from most other methods of block colour printing in 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. Considerable variety is obtained by differences of inking and the use of overlay at the press, and each print is therefore unique.
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Jug
Still Life
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2291-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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