Brunhilde
Print
1994 (published)
1994 (published)
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In 1992 Le Brun was commissioned by a private collector to paint four pictures on the theme of Wagner's Ring Cycle opera. In making the paintings, Le Brun produced many sketches and studies which he decided to develop in printed form. These were published as a suite of eight etchings in a portfolio. All were developed from photogravures. Photogravure is a process for transferring photographs - in this case photographs of Le Brun's Ring Cycle paintings - onto copper etching plates. Le Brun then proceeded to alter the imagery on the plates using conventional etching techniques; some were changed substantially, some very little.
Le Brun is unusual in that he uses etching in the way that most artists use drawing, that is as a means of developing and experimenting with ideas which then feed back into his paintings.
Le Brun is unusual in that he uses etching in the way that most artists use drawing, that is as a means of developing and experimenting with ideas which then feed back into his paintings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photogravure with etching and aquatint on paper |
| Brief description | Plate from the 'Wagner' portfolio of prints by Christopher le Brun. |
| Physical description | Photogravure with etching and aquatint on paper |
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| Copy number | 16/50 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 16/50 Le Brun (Edition number and signature; in pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by Christopher Le Brun, Charles Booth-Clibborn and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd |
| Literary reference | Wagner's <i>Ring Cycle</i> |
| Summary | In 1992 Le Brun was commissioned by a private collector to paint four pictures on the theme of Wagner's Ring Cycle opera. In making the paintings, Le Brun produced many sketches and studies which he decided to develop in printed form. These were published as a suite of eight etchings in a portfolio. All were developed from photogravures. Photogravure is a process for transferring photographs - in this case photographs of Le Brun's Ring Cycle paintings - onto copper etching plates. Le Brun then proceeded to alter the imagery on the plates using conventional etching techniques; some were changed substantially, some very little. Le Brun is unusual in that he uses etching in the way that most artists use drawing, that is as a means of developing and experimenting with ideas which then feed back into his paintings. |
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| Accession number | E.526:8-2001 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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