BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE – BAX 2024 Spring Online Auction
Auction Ends: May 19, 2024 10:00 PM EDT

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Unframed Print of 'The City with a Twist' by Linda Adato

Item Number
109
Estimated Value
250 USD
Sold
83 USD to jnwarner

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Item Description

Linda Adato : City with a Twist 

(two plate color etching, aquatint and soft ground)

(Master Printmaker & Contemporary Artist - 1942-2021)

"My etchings and monotypes depict diverse architectural themes: ancient ruins, New York City buildings, bridges, and my own backyard. I enjoy exploring the geometry of the structures in these images and capturing the light at a certain moment or time of day.

I am attracted to the interplay of light and shadow which is especially amenable to the etching process. I start the image abstractly from the forms observed. The intaglio technique of line, aquatint, and soft ground lend themselves well to finding the lights and rich darks in these images. The colors, always an interesting challenge, are applied "a la poupee" i.e., inked and wiped on the plate prior to printing. One or two plates are used for each image depending on the needs of the composition and complexity of color application, I do not so much execute the initial idea as I develop it in the course of the intaglio process. As I take a journey from drawing to final print, each proof tells me where to go and what can be.

For the monotype (a unique printed impression), I use oil paint on a metal plate and transfer the image to paper through my etching press. This technique differs from painting in that the paint is embedded in the paper rather than sitting on the surface. Thus I find a subtly distinctive quality to the monotype. As a printmaker, using both etching and monotype, I have a wider variety of methods to explore the urban landscape." - Linda Adato

 

 

Item Special Note

ARTIST: Linda Adato

MEDIUM: Etching and aquatint printed in color

DATE: 2003

EDITION SIZE: Edition 50. Image size 4 7/8 x 3 7/8" (1.22 x 9.9 cm)

DESCRIPTION: igned, titled, and dated in pencil 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Inscribed "30/50"

Print can either be mailed to the receipient or picked up from BAX. Shipping and handling is not included in the price of the bid. BAX is located at 421 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215.