Joseph Margulies (1896-1984) Bateaux de pêche à quai, Gloucester MA Orig. Gravure magasin

Joseph Margulies (1896-1984) Fishing Boats at Dock, Gloucester MA Orig. Etching

Signed in graphite, lower right margin.

Sheet: 12 x 15"

Image: 8 3/4 x 11 1/4"

Mat: 16 x 20", custom cut, acid free.

Joseph Margulies

(Austrian/American, 1896-1984) 

Technique: Soft ground etching. Technique Described by The Clark Museum: "The artist draws an image on a sticky ground. The artist may draw upon a sheet of paper laid over the prepared plate or place fabric, lace, or other flat media directly into the soft ground, as the coating records the texture of materials imprinted into it. After the paper or other materials are removed from the surface, the plate is immersed in an acid bath in the same manner as traditional etching before it is cleaned, inked, and printed. Depending on the texture of the paper, soft-ground lines may resemble light pencil or grainy crayon or chalk lines."

This is print is a unique, soft ground pull.

The artist also pulled a regular etching edition of 72 numbered prints from this plate.

Works by Joseph Margulies are held in public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress.

Sheet has toned. No foxing. See photos.