Illustration, 1902. From a Novissima annual, Milan 1902. Lithograph, 12 x 26 cm.

Antonio Rizzi
Born 1869 in Cremona Italy, Died 1941, Florence.
Italian painter and graphic artist. Rizzi was professor of graphic art at the Academy in Perugia and a contributor to the Munich periodical Jugend. His work has a general resemblance to Munich Art Nouveau, in particular the work of Franz von Stuck. As a painter, he produced historical and genre paintings, portraits and sets. (Gabriele Fahr-Becker)

Asphaltum

Applying the asphaltum to the matrix.

Asphaltum: A stop-out varnish employed in the intaglio process when long bites are required. Usually mixed with turpentine or benzine for better control. Also one of the ingredients in hard ground. Also employed in lithography by some printmakers in preference to tusche. Called bitumen in older texts. (Jules Heller)

Aquatint

Georges Rouault, French. Born 1871. Grimacing Man from Flowers of Evil. Aquatint.
The top narrow rectangle is an enlarged cross-section showing particles of resin on a plate surface.

1. Stopped out* before biting
2. One-minute bite - then stopped out.
3. 4 minute bite- then stopped out.
4. 16 minute bite, then stopped out.

Intaglio process. A tonal medium which permits 'grainlike' values in the print ranging from silvery grey to intense black. A porous ground of resin or other substances in applied to the plate, heated, then etched a number of times to produce the required values. (Jules Heller)

* Stopping out: Preventing certain lines or areas of a plate from biting, by brushing on an acid-proof material.

Lithograph- 'Transfer Drawing'

Yeux Clos - Odilon Redon lithograph.

Here is a lithograph that has a lovely textural quality... it is believed Redon used the 'transfer drawing method' to achieve it and then re-worked it with crayon.

'There are many other possibilities for transfer in addition to the traditional method of making a design with crayon and/or tusche on paper, then damping the sheet, laying it face down on a freshly grained stone, and pulling it through the press several times to get it to offset onto the stone. By direct or indirect methods we can transfer the imprint of net, chiffon, or other loosely woven fabrics. We can offset fresh proofs from any other graphic arts medium. (Jules Heller)

Tympan

Printing paper, blotters and tympan placed on stone.

Tympan: The tallow-covered sheet of red pressboard, zinc, or other material between the scraper of the lithographic press and the printing paper. A cushion. (Jules Heller)

Serigraphy

Edward Landon: "Northern Winter"

Albrecht Durer: Melencolia. (this is an etching but I couldn't stop myself from adding it to this post!)

Sister Mary Corita: This Beginning of Miracles. Enriched Bread - Sister Mary Corita (my personal collection! Sorry for the glare, I'm so very lo-tech.)

Serigraphy: Stencil process. A method of producing original, multicolored prints having a real paint quality. Paint, ink, or other color is forced through a stencil of silk each time for each color required in the print. (Jules Heller)

Aquatint

All Will Fall (Caprichos, pl. 19). Etching, and burnished aquatint.

Aquatint: A tonal method of printmaking that is used in conjunction with linear etching. The technique was invented by Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734-81). As in etching, the copper plate is bitten by the action of immersion in acid. Granules of acid-resist laid on the plate result in a fine, reticulated patterning when the plate is inked and printed from, thus producing an effect not unlike a wash.

There are 2 distinct methods of aquatint. In the first a dust-box is used to blow particles of resin onto the copper plate. In the 2nd the resin is dissolved in alcohol which is brushed over the plate; as the alcohol evaporates, particles of resin are left on the plate. The artist can vary the tones of different parts of his aquatint by subjecting them to bitings in the acid-bath of differing duration. The parts he wishes to print relatively light in tone can be protected by coating with stopping-out varnish, resistant to acid; those that are to print darker can be rebitten. (Michael Clarke)

The Bath

The Bath, (detail) Marilyn A. Burkhardt. Etching approx 11 x 11 in.

I love this image, a nice bath in an old claw foot tub with a big dog at her side just as relaxed as the bather. It has hung in my bathroom for many moons. Marilyn Burkhardt has a little website here: http://www.marilynburkhardt.com/ . There are not any etchings that I could find, but sculptures, a charming book, paintings and classes to take if you are near the Oregon coast! Enjoy.

Hello and Welcome to Artslice

Collograph Matrix by Brenda

Hello, and here is my first post ever! I am very excited to bring an art word or artist three times a week. I will try to include a visual with my posts since I am a visual learner.
I am a fan of French Word a Day by Kristin Espinasse and thought this would be a nice spin off for art fans.

Allow me to introduce myself...My name is Brenda and I have been a studio artist since 2001. I work in oil and acrylic on canvas and wood, as well as woodblock printmaking and fiber arts. Now let's get right to it!

Today's word:

Collagraph - A print made from a piece of thin masonite that has been collaged with low relief objects and sealed with waterproof medium. It is then inked, wiped with cloth and printed.