Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques - Hardcover

Griffiths, Antony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394326733 ISBN 13: 9780394326733

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1981

Synopsis

A print is a pictorial image that has been produced by a process that enables it to be multiplied, and many of the best-known works by some of the world's greatest artists are prints. Yet little is understood about this popular art form. Now Antony Griffiths provides an excellent introduction for anyone who wishes to acquire a basic understanding of prints and printmaking. In succinct and lucid language, he explains the different printmaking techniques and shows both details and whole prints to demonstrate the effects that can be achieved. Woodcuts, engraving, etching, mezzotint, and lithography are among the many processes explained, illustrated, and placed within a historical context.

This fully revised and updated edition of the highly praised 1980 British publication is available for the first time in the United States. With its complete glossary, index, and helpful illustrations, Griffiths's book is the essential foundation for an intelligent appreciation of the printmaker's art.

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Review

"[This is] surely the most civilized and accessible book on printmaking now available."--"Royal Society of Arts Journal

Synopsis

This revised work provides a basic introduction to prints and printmaking. It provides explanations of different techniques of printmaking and illustrates both details and whole prints to show the effects that can be achieved. Woodcut, engraving and mezzotint are among the different processes explained and placed within an historical context.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394326733
• ISBN 13: 9780394326733
• Binding: Hardcover