GUARDIAN OF THE PINK GRAVE Print - Limited Edition of 10

Title: GUARDIAN OF THE PINK GRAVE Printmaking: Etching (Techniques Used- Intaglio, Aquatint, and Drypoint) I used nine separate zinc plates to create this image. Each plate was two-inches wide by three inches high (2.54cm by 12.7cm); next, I lined the plates in three rows of three on the printing press to produce this work of multiple rectangular forms. I did this to counterbalance the square areas within the image itself, as well as to elongate the veiled female figure, which is “the Guardian of the tomb” of LAGARDE-GUERET in the Paris cemetery of Pere-Lachaise. This tomb was designed by artist Eugène Paul Benet [1863-1942]. My etching underscores the sacred geometric relationships within the Lagarge-Gueret tomb to the actual rectangular parameters of the work’s borders. The forms also recall the shapes of “books” to me, which relates to the family’s impressive literary collection. The collection of Jeanne Lagarde Gueret was donated to the National Archives in Paris in 1936. I find it quite alluring that most of the books bear the following book cover insert: "Odiate e aspettate; bookplate Jeanne Lagarde Gueret”, which refers to the motto of Catherine de Medici, from Bibliothèque nationale de France. The overall size of the etched image is 6.5 inches wide (16cm) by 9.5 inches high (23cm); The paper measures 11 inches wide by 15 inches high (28cm x 38cm). Hand-Printed by the Artist at The Center for Works on Paper, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This is PRINT # ONE from the Second Edition of Four; each limited edition has only ten prints (1/10;Edition II of IV). I photographed this image in 1987 while in Paris at Pere-Lachaise cemetery. This 109-acre graveyard is a must-see site for any visitor to The City of Lights. It contains the most stunning tomb sculpture, as well as the graves of Edith Piaf, Bizet, JIM MORRISON (if he really is dead), Oscar Wilde, and of course, Alice B. Toklas. THIS PRICE INCLUDES: THE MATTED ETCHING IN AN ARCHIVAL MAT; A FRAME (12 inch x 16 inch high, Type – Plexi-Glass & Metal Edge / Semi-Ornate Style, Color - Black); ALL HANDLING COSTS; SHIPMENT COSTS; 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. EDITION NOTE: The final Editions of this work will consist of only five prints each; these editions will be executed at a later date (possibly in 2019) because of alchemical conditions.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

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