ETCHINGS
by
JOHN
SUCHY
(SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITIONS)
AS AN ARTIST, I FEEL THE PUREST FORM OF A PRINTED IMAGE, IS AN ETCHING.
WHAT IS AN ETCHING?
IS A PRINTING TECHNIQUE IN WHICH A METAL PLATE IS FIRST COVERED WITH A ACID-RESISTANT MATERIAL, THEN WORKED WITH AN ETCHING NEEDLE TO CREATE AN INTAGLIO IMAGE. THE EXPOSED METAL IS EATEN AWAY WHEN THE PLATE IS PLACED INTO AN ACID BATH, CREATING DEPRESSED LINES THAT ARE LATER INKED BY HAND FOR PRINTING.
THIS
TECHNIQUE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY DANIEL HOPFER (1493-1536).
ETCHING SURPASSED ENGRAVING AS THE MOST POPULAR GRAPHIC ART MEDIUM DURING THE
ACTIVE YEARS OF REMBRANT AND HERCULES SEGHER IN THE 17TH CENTURY, AND IT REMAINS
ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE AND SUBTLE PRINTING TECHNIQUES TODAY
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF ETCHING PRINTS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.
THE FIRST ONE IS A HAND PULLED PRINT, USING A PHOTO ETCHED ZINC PLATE IN ACID
OF AN ORIGINAL BLACK LINE PEN & INK DRAWING BY
JOHN SUCHY.
THE SECOND ONE IS A HAND PULLED PRINT OF A HAND ETCHED ZINC PLATE
THAT WAS THEN ETCHED IN ACID BY JOHN SUCHY.
EACH IMAGE WAS HAND PRINTED ON ACID -FREE PAPER BY KATHY CARRACIO (MASTER PRINTER ) , IN HER OWN STUDIO IN NEW YORK CITY.
HER PRINTERS MARK WILL BE EMBOSSED ON EACH IMAGE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.
A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A BIOGRAPHY WILL BE INCLUDED WITH EACH SIGNED & NUMBERED ETCHING.
THE EDITION , IMAGE SIZE , PRICE AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE ART WILL BE INDICATED BELOW EACH
PICTURE.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO TELL SOMEONE
“WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SEE MY ETCHINGS”
CONTACT ME AT johnsuchy77@hotmail.com
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EDITION SIZE ( 125 SIGNED & NUMBERED PROOFS )
IMAGE SIZE 10" X 8 1/2" PAPER SIZE 16'' X 15''
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IMAGE SIZE 8 3/4'' X 5 3/4'' PAPER SIZE 13'' X 11''
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EDITION SIZE 125 ( SIGNED & NUMBERED PROOFS )
IMAGE SIZE 4''X 6'' PAPER SIZE 7 1/4'' X 10''
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