Nie Wieder Sieger Sein (Never Being Victorious)
- etching hand painted in watercolors by the artist, 1988
- signed, titled, and numbered lower margin recto
- total edition size of 78 as follows:
50 with Arabic numerals
XIII with Roman numerals
15 artist proofs
- image size 11¾" x 8½" (29.8 x 22.6 cm.)
- paper size 19¾" x 15½" (50.1 x 39.4 cm.)
- Provenance: acquired directly from the artist
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 are those of the actual artwork offered for sale.
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