Der Geruch (The Odour)
- etching hand painted in watercolors, 1995
- signed, titled, and numbered lower margin recto
- total edition size of 87: 60 with Arabic numerals, X with Roman numerals, 17 artist proofs
- image size 10⅜" x 8½" (26.3 x 21.6 cm.)
- paper size 23⅝" x 17½" (60 x 44.4 cm.)
- Literature: Dietrich Schuchardt, Druckhaus Kaufmann, Germany, 1995, p.109 (gouache illustrated)
An etching of Dietrich Schuchardt is an original artwork in the strictest sense of the word. The artist engraves each etching by hand with an antique phonograph needle and copper plate. After the engraving has been completed, the copper plate is treated in an acid bath after which it can be inked and an individual print may be pulled. This "first state" etching is in black and white but the process is not complete. Schuchardt then hand paints each impression one at a time with watercolors and gouache paint.
As each etching is individually hand painted by the artist, no two impressions are exactly alike. The digital images in this listing above are those of the actual artwork offered for sale.
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