Head Study (after Francesco Trevisani) by Johann Gottlieb Amadeus Prestel

Head Study (after Francesco Trevisani) by Johann Gottlieb Amadeus Prestel

Head Study (after Francesco Trevisani)

Johann Gottlieb Amadeus Prestel

Title

Head Study (after Francesco Trevisani)

 
Artist
Year
c. 1775  
Technique
etching and woodcut 
Image Size
13 9/16 x 10 1/16" image 
Signature
signed in plate in lower right image "Amadio Prestel fecit." 
Edition Size
not applicable 
Annotations
etched very lightly in lower left corner, "Trevisano del" 
Reference
Head Study by Trevisani, etching and woodcut, circa 1775, 3Munich State Collection of Prints, Rebel 1981, p 37. Schwaighofer, Claudia Alexandra: Grave d'apres le dessin. The Prestelschen portfolios of drawings in: Cat Exh. Art of Prestel. The artist co 
Paper
antique white laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
19468 
Price
SOLD
Description
This portrait etching by Prestel utelizes a tint woodcut for the color and the white line and etching for the black line. It was done after a series of 8 to 10 head studies by Francesco Trevisani (that were reproduced by Prestel). The white line is achieved by allowing the paper to show through, giving the appearance of spontaneous white highlights. The experimental technique was based on the Chiaroscuro woodcut method. These prints were originally identified as aquatints - "copper plates with color reprint" by Trevisani's cataloguer, Christoph Murr.