LUCY THE ELEPHANT IN BLACK AND BLUE - Limited Edition of 5 Print

NOTE: The frame measures 20 inches high by 16 inches wide. This is the third and final edition of this double-plated etching, which was printed manually in 2020 by the artist at The Center For Works on Paper (705 Christian Street) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within the Fleisher Art School’s (700 Block of Catharine Street) OPEN STUDIO ON PRINTMAKING. The edition is limited to just five etchings and represents the famous icon from New Jersey’s coast in Margate (just south of Atlantic City). The artist spent many summers of his childhood here and loved visiting this elephant-shaped building that once served as a hotel. The work was based on original drawings, which were adapted from the artist’s photo shot in 2013. Di Falco blended a mixture (three colors; Charbonnel brand) of French, oil base etching inks. The pale blue paper he used was manufactured by Stonehenge. The artwork is executed on two zinc etching plates, each one measuring eight-inches high by ten-inches wide (20.320cm by 25.400cm); the overall image size is sixteen-and-one-quarter-inches high by ten-inches wide (almost 41.000 cm by 25.400cm wide). The print measures twenty-two-inches high by fifteen inches wide (55.880 cm x 38.100 cm wide). These plates were etched in five separate baths of Nitric acid, the Di Falco incorporated the studio techniques of intaglio, aquatint and drypoint. THE PRICE INCLUDES: THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT; A FRAME (WOOD/GLASS) THAT MEASURES18 BY 24 INCHES; ALL HANDLING COSTS; ALL SHIPMENT COSTS; A PROFESSIONAL CARDBOARD SHIPMENT CARTON; BUBBLE WRAP & OTHER PACKING MATERIALS; AND, A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. The work is wired and ready to hang. Framing includes a brown craft paper backing. A wall hook and nail are included. The following QUOTE about this iconic landmark by the Atlantic Ocean is from- http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story. 
 "Lucy is the world's largest elephant, and the only one in America designated as a National Historic Landmark.
 She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer with a knack for promotion. Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet of sheet tin, Lucy was more than an object of awe -- she was a functioning building, serving first as a real estate office, as a summer home, even briefly as a tavern, until unruly drunks nearly burned her down. She also gave people a reason to come to Margate City while Lafferty gave his real estate pitch."

Printmaking:Etching on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:16 W x 20 H x 0.9 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.