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Pelican Lake by Gordon Louis Mortensen

Pelican Lake by Gordon Louis Mortensen

Pelican Lake

Gordon Louis Mortensen

Title

Pelican Lake

 
Artist

Gordon Louis Mortensen

  1938 - PRESENT (biography)
Year
1976  
Technique
reduction color woodcut, printed in 23 colors with 20 press runs. 
Image Size
19 x 26" image size 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
37 of 100  
Annotations
pencil titled in lower left, editioned in lower centr, dated after signature 
Reference
 
Paper
antique-white Hosho laid 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
20129 
Price
SOLD
Description

Gordon Mortensen on the process he uses: "Only one woodblock is used. On it an image is drawn in India ink. Before the first color is printed, any areas that are to remain unprinted (white or the color of the paper) are cut away from the surface of the block. Then an oil base ink is used to print the first color on all of the sheets of paper that are to be used for the edition and proofs. After the first printing the block is again cut, removing any surface of the block that is to remain the first color in the finished print. After each subsequent color is printed, the block is cut, the process continues until the print is finished and most of the surface of the block is cut away."

The printing for "Pelican Lake" Mortensen used 23 colors during 20 press runs.