Artwork description:
Military service in World War One shredded the nerves of the highly sensitive genius Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938). Suffering mental collapse and addicted to alcohol and morphine, he was admitted to a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland. Following a long recovery he settled in the Swiss mountains for the remaining twenty years of his life. This print is extracted from a drawing he made of the view from his home there, during a time of peace.
technical note
This print is pulled from a relief plate cut from rubber, a variation of letterpress. The completed edition made 5 copies. The print is on a sheet measuring 11x13 inches (280x330mm). I can trim the sheet to 8x10 inches, or 10x12 inches or leave it untrimmed, as you wish. I will message for your preference before dispatch.
Materials used:
oil-based printing ink, cartridge paper
Tags:
#black and white #original print #letterpress #switzerland mountains #kirchner #world war 1a time of peace (2018)
Print
by Peter Long
35 Artist Reviews
£50
- Print on Paper
- From a limited edition of 5
- Size: 20.32 x 25.4cm (unframed) / 13.97 x 16.51cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Graphic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Artwork description
Military service in World War One shredded the nerves of the highly sensitive genius Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938). Suffering mental collapse and addicted to alcohol and morphine, he was admitted to a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland. Following a long recovery he settled in the Swiss mountains for the remaining twenty years of his life. This print is extracted from a drawing he made of the view from his home there, during a time of peace.
technical note
This print is pulled from a relief plate cut from rubber, a variation of letterpress. The completed edition made 5 copies. The print is on a sheet measuring 11x13 inches (280x330mm). I can trim the sheet to 8x10 inches, or 10x12 inches or leave it untrimmed, as you wish. I will message for your preference before dispatch.
Materials used:
oil-based printing ink, cartridge paper
Tags:
#black and white #original print #letterpress #switzerland mountains #kirchner #world war 1Returns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (35)
This artwork is sold by Peter Long from United Kingdom
Peter Long
United Kingdom
About
I look for the amusing details of everyday scenes or artwork and like to portray
them four-square in wide spectrum colours. I developed a technique
that allows good ink transfer from relief... Read more
