Artist:Clifton Pugh Titled: Rapids Above St Johns Falls

These are wonderful etching with very small limited printing.

The price offered is well below gallery prices.

Title.Rapids Above St Johns Falls

Artist.Clifton Pugh (signed on artwork) 

Born (1924 - 1990)

Size Image.32 x 49.5 cm

Full Size of Etching 52.5 x 76 cm

Medium.Coloured Etching Limited edition 36/70

Artwork is unframed.

Condition..Excellent

History on artist.Born in Melbourne in 1924, Pugh studied at the Melbourne National Gallery under William Dargie from 1947 to 1950. He spent the next four years living in the bush, consolidating an independent style of portraiture based on informality and empathy with the sitter. His reputation as a portrait painter grew, culminating in his winning the Archibald Prize in 1965 and 1971, and again in 1972 with his portrait of Gough Whitlam. Pugh's expressionistic, firmly designed landscapes are also widely acclaimed. His work is represented in most state and provincial galleries. Clifton Pugh died in 1990.

Crafting of Etchings

Fine art etchings are a traditional printing process whereby the artist's image is 'etched' into metal plates using chemicals. In contrast to other types of engraving processes, the artist uses acid to cut into the plate to create images. First, the plate is covered with an acid-resistant ground (or coating) and then various tools are used to scratch through the ground, or blasted with fine particles of sand, exposing the metal. The plate is then immersed in an acid bath, which "bites" or chemically dissolves the exposed metal, creating a groove to hold the ink. The metal plate is therefore "carved" or "etched" by the acid rather than by a tool directly in the metal. Under very heavy pressure, the image is printed onto fine art paper, usually creating a 'plate impression'. Color may be added by hand using the 'pochoir' method. Typically, limited edition etchings are individually numbered to identify each as a part of the total edition.