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BALLET DANSEUR FINE ART PRINT - $750 (south san jose)
condition:
like new
make / manufacturer:
G H ROTHE
model name / number:
BALLET DANSEUR FINE ART PRINT
size / dimensions:
15.5 x 19 framed size
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G H ROTHE MEZZOTINT "PREVIEW" SIGNED/NUMBERED PRISTINE BALLET DANSEUR FINE ART PRINT
This is a signed and numbered “mezzotint” print by the artist GH Rothe who was originally born in Germany, then came to New York before finally settling in Carmel CA. The blurb below explains the unique mezzotint technique she created. The print is in pristine condition and is newly framed and matted – so absolutely no condition issues. It’s a beautiful piece that will add an artistic touch to any room. It really captures the grace and movement of a ballet performance.
G. H. ROTHE
G.H. Rothe (1935-2007) was renowned as master of the mezzotint and as one of the world's greatest artists. She combined technical mastery with inspired imagination. She was born in Beuthen, Germany (ceded to Poland in 1945) and her studies in art history, human anatomy, goldsmithing and extensive drawing culminated in her discovery of the mezzotint technique. Impelled to revive this most difficult technique of printmaking led to an invention in 1972 never accomplished before in mezzotint: transparency. Her years of research and constant practice supplied the perfect medium for her vast repertoire of images.
“I carve my images into copperplates directly with a diamond. Then I pit the surface with a chisel-like tool called a rocker. When the ground work is done, I use a steel burnisher quite extensively to shape my images as one would do in a fine barr relief but working in reverse. After I pull a proof print from the copperplate, I cover the surface anew with fine pitted holes using the rocker, eliminating thought in action, practicing Karma Yoga. The experience of layering images and the x-ray shapes is guided by the mind’s eye. I feel but cannot see the picture underneath the second layer of pits. As the essence of life is an unknown force, I see when I don’t look. ”