Le grand chou (The large cabbage) by Judith Rothchild
Le grand chou (The large cabbage)
Judith Rothchild
Title
Le grand chou (The large cabbage)
Artist
Judith Rothchild
1950 - PRESENT (biography)Year
2007
Technique
mezzotint
Image Size
7 13/16 x 11 11/16" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
33 of 50
Annotations
pencil titled, lower center; dated after signature
Reference
illustrated on page 20 in Judith Rothchild: gravures en maniere noire/mezzotints 2004-2007
Paper
ivory wove Hahnemuhle
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
18424
Price
$500.00
Description
Printmaker Judith Rothchild was born in the U.S. but lives and works in France. Her preferred printmaking medium is mezzotint, which develops an image from a black surface. In this mezzotint of a large cabbage her values run the gammet from an intense black background to the touches of light that define the variegated surface of the vegetable.
Rothchild commented about her method of work working the plate:"The skill of the process is to bring up the image slowly, caressing the forms with the burnisher, occasionally printing proofs. At the same time, the surface of the plate evolves; the roughness becomes soft velvetand the plate is finally ready to return all the hours of drawing that one has put in."