Arcadia Suite
Ivor Abrahams RA (1935-2015)One dustgrain gravure Etching with hand-colouring by the late Ivor Abrahams RA from the Arcadia Suite.
Printed by Hugh Stoneman, published 1990 by Bernard Jacobsen.
Collections: Falmouth Art Gallery permanent collection.
Signed in pencil and denoted h/c (stands for hors de commerce) aside from the edition of 25. Hors de commerce means outside commerce, a print generally retained by the publisher for publicity or retained in the archives. Blindstamped with Sky Editions blindstamp lower right.
A stunning image in multi coloured tone.
Provenance: from the estate sale of the late Alan Cox, master printer of Sky Editions
Note: a dustgrain gravure is where the image is hand drawn onto acetate and the copper plate is aquatinted during the plate making process.
Measurements: 45 x 52 cm sheet
Condition: Great condition never framed
This work has now been sold