Printers Proof hand coloured etching by Pro Hart. Titled: "Nude fixing hair".
Artwork is framed in black coloured timber behind glass.
This artwork is one of a limited edition of 100.
Signed with proof of authenticity verso.
Pro Hart - Hand Coloured Etching | Nude Fixing Hair
Title: Nude Fixing Hair
Artist: Pro Hart
Date Painted: 2003
Medium: Original Hand Coloured Etching | Printers Proof (P/P)
Style: Portrait Etching
Edition: This is one of 100
Signed: Yes, on verso by Pro Hart's publisher, Robert Littlewood
Dimensions: (Framed): 48.5 cm x 36.5
Image Size: 14.8 cm x 9.8 cm
Condition: Excellent
More Information
(Etching): An etching involves a metal plate (usually copper) that has been coated with a waxy substance called a “ground”. The art work is then drawn into the ground to expose the metal. The plate is then immersed into an acid bath, which chemically dissolves the exposed lines. The ground is then removed, ink is introduced into the incised lines, the plate cleaned. The plate is covered with a dampened paper and run through a press under high pressure forcing the paper into the lines, resulting in the raised characteristic of etching. To create the colour, each etching is then hand painted by the artist.
(Edition): This refers to the total number of prints struck from one plate.
(Limited Edition): Means that a fixed number of prints or impressions are produced, thus making the print more scarce, valuable and collectable.
(Printers Proof (P/P)): A printers proof is held by the publisher/printer and operates as both a gesture of appreciation from the artist and a record of the publishing/printing. A publisher/printer may sell their P/P as it may constitute a part of their payment, which accounts for why printers proofs enter the art marketplace.
Kenneth Charles “Pro” Hart, MBE (1928 – 2006) was an Australian painter.
His main medium of choice were oils and acrylics. He was well known for using various methods to produce his works of art, including “balloon painting”.
In 1976 he was awarded an MBE for his services to art in Australia.
In 1982 he received an Honorary Life Membership of Society International Martinique for outstanding artistic achievement.
His art works are highly sort after, and hang in many public and private galleries and collections, such as, the Art Gallery of NSW, Qantas Airways, the University of NSW, among others.
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