Hibou - pl. IX from Bestiaire portfolio by Abram Krol
Hibou - pl. IX from Bestiaire portfolio
Abram Krol
Title
Hibou - pl. IX from Bestiaire portfolio
Artist
Abram Krol
1919 - 2001 (biography)Year
1955
Technique
burin engraving with woodblock, printed in 2 colors
Image Size
10 1/16 x 4" platemark
Signature
monogram in the plate, lower center
Edition Size
from portfolio no. 87 of 110
Annotations
numbered "IX" in the plate, lower center
Reference
Bestiaire,
Paper
thick, textured Auvergne wove made by Moulin Richard de Bas
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
24240
Price
$85.00
Description
A portion of the colophon from this portfolio, which was published by the artist, is loosely translated from the French as: "This engraved bestiary consists of 15 cut-out burins by Abram Krol and is preceded by a text extracted from the Proprietatibus Rerum ("On the Order of Things") of Barthelemy de Glanvil, known as Bartholomaeus Anglicus, translated by Jehan Corbichon in 1372 and established after the edition of Jehan Cyber published in Lyon in 1486."
Each animal is embossed into the paper from a shaped plate or block, which has been lightly inked in a pale golden brown, and engraved lines and textures simply - but effectively - provide each creature with unique and often humorous charictaristics, as with this owl.