| Method | Herkomergravure |
| Artist | after Sir Hubert Von Herkomer |
| Published | London Published 1896 by The Fine Art Society Ld, 148 New Bond Street. New York, Boussod Valadon & Co. Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1896 by The Fine Art Society Ld in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington |
| Dimensions | Image 510 x 408 mm, Plate 560 x 435 mm |
| Notes |
Signed within the plate. A stunning print of a female figure titled 'Ivy'. The young woman is gazing directly at the viewer, she wears a crown of ivy with her long dark hair loose and falling over her shoulders. Her left hand is holding her hair just below her shoulder, with a loose gown draping across her chest. The 'Herkomergravure' was an experimental printing process invented and patented by Sir Hubert von Herkomer. The process is likely a form of Heilogravure and sits betweens a monotype, a lithograph, and an aquatint, with the plate being painted by hand to achieve a beautifully painterly quality reminiscent of a monotype but with multiple impressions being able to be pulled from the plate. It is likely that Herkomer developed the new technique with his former assistant Henry Cox, who later owned the the publishers H. T. Cox and Sons, Fine Art Printers of Bushey. It was in Cox's workshop that Herkomer taught his students mezzotint and engraving work, and encouraged them to experiment with their own printing techniques. Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849 - 1914) was a German painter, etcher and mezzotint engraver. Although a successful portraitist, he is best known for earlier works such as 'Hard Times' (1885), that took an unflinching look at the living and working conditions of the impoverished. Born in Bavaria, Herkomer lived in Ohio, in the United States before moving to Southampton, England in 1857. Showing a talent for drawing and sculpture from an early age, Herkomer began his training at the Southampton School of Art before entering the South Kensington Schools in 1866. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1869, was elected an associate in 1879 and an academician in 1890. In 1883, Herkomer founded the Herkomer School, at Bushey, which he directed without payment until retirement in 1904. He was also a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and Slade professor at Oxford, between 1885 and 1894. Herkomer also enjoyed experimenting with film making. He established a studio in his home where he filmed and directed seven historical dramas. In 1896 he was knighted by Queen Victoria, in 1899 awarded 'Pour le Mérite' by Kaiser Wilhelm II, and in 1907 received the honorary degree of DCL at Oxford. Ex.: Maas Gallery. Condition: Some minor creasing to sheet. Light even toning. Framed in a period veneer frame. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £1,200.00 |
| Stock ID | 52943 |