Artwork description:
Standing at over a thousand feet in beautiful Derbyshire lies the remains of this old lead mine. Magpie mine went through various booms and busts in the course of over 200 years, finally closing in 1954. It was regularly in dispute with a neighbouring company, with fights in the courts and battles underground. The place is said have been cursed by the widows of three miners who were killed by smoke inhalation in one such fracas.
This print is pulled from an engraving cut from a sheet of rubber, a variation of letterpress. After removal of areas that are to be left as white paper, the rubber sheet is then rolled up with ink and pressed to paper, producing the print. The technique does not accommodate reprinting, so the edition is forever fixed at 5 copies.
Materials used:
oil based black printing ink, Heritage Bookwhite 160gsm
Tags:
#derbyshire #magpie mine #remainsMagpie mine (2015)
Print
by Peter Long
35 Artist Reviews
£50
- Print on Paper
- From a limited edition of 5
- Size: 27.94 x 35.56cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 25.4cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Artwork description
Standing at over a thousand feet in beautiful Derbyshire lies the remains of this old lead mine. Magpie mine went through various booms and busts in the course of over 200 years, finally closing in 1954. It was regularly in dispute with a neighbouring company, with fights in the courts and battles underground. The place is said have been cursed by the widows of three miners who were killed by smoke inhalation in one such fracas.
This print is pulled from an engraving cut from a sheet of rubber, a variation of letterpress. After removal of areas that are to be left as white paper, the rubber sheet is then rolled up with ink and pressed to paper, producing the print. The technique does not accommodate reprinting, so the edition is forever fixed at 5 copies.
Materials used:
oil based black printing ink, Heritage Bookwhite 160gsm
Tags:
#derbyshire #magpie mine #remainsReturns 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
