The Chess Players
Printmaker:
Evans, Merlyn Oliver
Printer:
Gresham, Kip
Publisher:
The Estate of Merlyn Oliver Evans
Method of acquisition: Given (2007) by The Print Studio, Cambridge
Production date: AD 2006
Edition size 25 (restrikes). Copper plate approx. 2mm thick. Wax covering removed from plate before printing. Decisively worked plate with variable depths in the line work. Lack of technical sophistication in landscape paralleled by crudity of resulting area of image. printed well with graphic chemical intense black ink. a degree of retroussage prob. necessary for truly black image, followed by wiping wiht cotton buds. regular wipe with scrim and tissue gives a good, black, contrasting impression. Whatman paper required at least 2 hours curing in damp book, palest aquatint demands soft white wove - printed well on moulin du gue paper but this was too white. Printed edition: paper softened for 2 days in damp book for even distribution of moisture. inked, scrim wipe clean first then dirty handwipe for plate tone, spot wiped highlights. run with medium pressure and very clean/stiff blankets - one fronting and two thick felts - 28 good copies and 10 experimental pulls achieved
Support
composed of
paper
( English Whatman 140lb Ivory hand made paper 1960 - from artist's own store. Torn and deckle edges)
Plate
Height 415 mm
Width 415 mm
Etching
: Multi-layered aquatint with pepperpot aquatint. Very specific stopping out to generate highlights. Some small burnishing in the chessboard.
Aquatint
Drypoint
Accession number: P.37-2007
Primary reference Number: 160909
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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