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