Goya's Dream in Black Art Print by Jerry DiFalco

Printmaking: Etching, Aquatint, Oil, Ink on Paper, Other.

The work was hand printed and published by the artist at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please note that this etching is shipped to the collector without a frame or mat. A sturdy cardboard box is employed for shipping the work. The etching is first wrapped in two layers of acid free glassine-tissue and then placed between two archival boards. This is next placed into the shipping carton and securely packed with bubble wrap. The SAATCHI price includes all handling costs, shipment supplies, and regular, domestic (US) mailing costs to the collector.

This etching (intaglio, aquatint, and dry point) has two editions: on using Stonehenge paper from the UK (black) and one using RivesBFK (white). Each edition has only ten prints each in it; the prints, as all of my etchings, are hand done and obtained by using a professional printing press (roller type, non-electric manual feed). I used both hard and soft grounds on a zinc plate, which measured 25.5cm high by 20.3cm wide; the paper size measures 38 by 29cm. The images was inspired by Goya's painting, WITCHES SABBATH, and is part of my series called, DREAM NATIONS. I intend to reserve three of each print in this series to produce a hand-made and bound artist's book. Medium: Oil-based printer's ink on Stonehenge black paper (UK).