Colorful impressions : the printmaking revolution in eighteenth-century France
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Colorful impressions : the printmaking revolution in eighteenth-century France
National Gallery of Art , Lund Humphries, 2003
- : pbk
- : hardcover
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Exhibition catalogue
Catalog of the exhibition held at National Gallery of Art, Washington, 26 Oct. 2003-16 Feb. 2004
"The exhibtiion was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington" -- T.p.verso
"Hardcover edition published in association with Lund Humphries."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-179) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
One of the most glorious and creative periods in the history of colour printmaking occurred in 18th-century France. Newly invented engraving and etching techniques were combined with new ways of printing a single image from multiple plates, allowing printmakers to replicate a broad palette of colours using variants of only four: blue, red, yellow and black. The resulting prints were so believable that they were often called "printed paintings" and "engraved drawings". The names of the masters who pioneered these techniques are largely only familiar to scholars and collectors, but the artists whose compositions they copied include some of the greatest talents of the period - Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard and Boilly all feature, along with many others. One of very few books available in English on the subject, this publication is a useful addition to the literature on this topic. Reproducing all the featured prints in colour, the images are supported by a range of scholarly essays.
Table of Contents
- Colour printmaking before 1730, Margaret Morgan Grasselli
- "An exact copy acquired at little expense" - marketing colour prints in 18th-century France, Kristel Smentek
- Ink and inspiration - the craft of colour printing, Judith C. Walsh
- A collector's perspective, Ivan Phillips
- Catalogue
- Paper used in the prints - watermarks and observations, Lehua Fisher and Judith C. Walsh.
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