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Adolphe Martial Potémont

Letter on the Elements of Etching, 1864

Description

Maker

  • Beillet et Forestier, printer
  • A. Cadart & Luquet, French, publisher
  • Adolphe Martial Potémont, 1828-1883, French

Title

Letter on the Elements of Etching

Year

1864

Medium

Etchings on beige-colored, slightly textured laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 27.5 x 18.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.797

Projects & Publications

Publications

Altered States

Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Read Online

Manual / Issue 6

Assemblage
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Altered States

June 30 - December 3, 2017

This series provided instruction on etching in the form of an open letter from “an experienced etcher” to a beginner. Throughout, Potémont described where to purchase tools and materials, and how to prepare and print a plate. His text was supplemented by technical illustrations and marginal images that demonstrated their visual effects. The artist emphasized the freedom offered by etching, describing it as “draw[ing] . . . just as you would with a pen on paper.”

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