Venice, Morning

Venice, Morning

63 x 77 3/8", 160 x 196.5cm

Lift-ground etching and aquatint from three copper plates, with carborundum from two aluminium plates printed in: 1. ultramarine blue with black for borders; 2. viridian green with black for the borders; 3. black and red; 4. red ochre and citron yellow with a relief-roll of chrome yellow and white; 5. black in four tones using red viridian green to adjust the blacks. With hand colouring in cadmium red, phthalo green-blue shade and carbon black acrylic. The exterior border is hand coloured in phthalo green-green shade acrylic. On 16 sheets of torn Velin Arches blanc (300 gsm).

Notes: From the series ‘Venetian Views’. Printed from the same set of five plates as the other three ‘Venetian Views’. See also, Venice, Afternoon PR94Venice, Evening PR95, Venice, Night PR96. Proofed by Jack Shirreff. Printed by Jack Shirreff, assisted by Andrew Smith and David Sully at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire. Hand coloured by Jack Shirreff. Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London, 1995.

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