FULL WATER DRAGON MOON OVER CHINATOWN, 1948 - Limited Edition of 4 Print

A NOTE ON PRICING: The Price is $550. Shipment costs bring this to $615. You, the collector, initially see a price of $615.00 for my hand-printed and framed etching. When you deduct the 35% commission taken by saatchionline, I have a profit of $357.50. However, my profit of $357.50 has other deductions. The buyers 15% discount of $53.10—brings my profit to $305.00. Next, after deducting my costs to make and package the work (which includes printmaking ink, printmaking paper, a shipment carton, bubble wrap, a frame, a mat, and other framing costs), my profit decreases another $75.00. This brings my profit to about $230.00, but this does not account for other costs I incur like, : 1) the time it took me to produce the work; 2) my costs to use the printing studio; 3) my travel expenses to and from the studio; and, 4) utility costs in the studio. These easily bring my profit down another $175.00. Therefore, I clear about fifty-five US dollars. This etching employs the studio techniques of aquatint, intaglio, and drypoint. The zinc etching plate used measured ten inches high by eight inches wide, which is consequently also the image size. French, oil base ink (Charbonnel brand from Paris) was used, as well as RivesBFK white printmaking paper. The print size measures about fifteen inches by eighteen inches high. This hand-pulled print by Di Falco required eight individual baths in Nitric acid to achieve the final design. The artist used two of his original drawings to create this work, and based these drawings on a 1948 photograph from the Free Library of Philadelphia’s digital collection. This photo was taken in Philadelphia’s Chinatown by the firm of Parker & Mullikin and features The South China Restaurant at 913 Race Street. The work, entitled “FULL WATER DRAGON MOON OVER CHINATOWN, 1948”, shows the artist’s expert use of balancing light and shadow within the etching process. The artwork comes complete with an archival mat and painted (color - black) wood frame that measures twenty-eight inches high by twenty-two inches wide. A protective, brown paper frame backing is glued securely to the work. The price also includes the shipment carton, all shipment costs, all protective and weatherproofing packing materials, and a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist. Di Falco printed this on an industrial size, floor model Brand printing press, manufactured in New York City. He completed this First Edition (of Five Editions) at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (associated with the Fleisher Art School’s Open Printmaking Studio for Professional Artists). Each edition is limited to only four etchings, and this is Print Number One (the best) of Four.

Printmaking:Aquatint on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:4

Size:20 W x 28 H x 1.1 D in

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