Description

Signed Real Musgrave limited edition etching, “Fairy Tales”, 45/135.
Dated 1981.
Overall nice vintage condition with maybe the slightest possibility for a little bit of very minor wear to possibly be found.
This piece will take a footprint of roughly 9.5″ X 11.5″ on the wall.
The print inside the matting is around 3.5″ x 5″.

Please Note ~ I have a couple other signed Real Musgrave etchings that I will be listing. I have not opened the frames up and inspected the artwork, and I am selling these prints just as I bought them. They look pretty good to me overall though!

A quote from Pocket Dragon creator Real Musgrave regarding his etchings.

“One of my BFA degrees was in printmaking. So I love the look and loved the process but I can hardly imagine doing it now. Too few people realized how intense the process was. Sadly, many collectors actually thought that a color lithograph reproduced from a painting was a superior print. And that was SO much easier! After a while it no longer seemed worth all the effort. My etching press is packed up in grease and stored away. But I hope you can explain to people just why these are considered such a unique art form. And for anyone interested in longevity, the materials are hard to beat. I have seen a 500 year old engraving by Albrecht Durer that is as beautiful today as the day it was pulled.
“The process I used in almost all of my intaglio etchings is called aquatint. It involves stopping out (and then removing) various parts of the plate with a “resist” and then putting the plate in an acid bath several times. First the line work is etched. Then by trial and error –with several proofs for each tone, to check progress– the mid-tones are etched into the plate. Ink is rubbed onto the plate with cheesecloth, then wiped until just the right amount is left on the roughened areas. The plate is put onto the bed of a hand cranked press. Then a deckled sheet of hand-made cotton rag paper, which has been soaked in water and slightly blotted (to make it absorb the ink better), is placed on that. Finally, layers of felt blankets go on top and the whole thing is cranked through. When it works, you get an etching! But the plate wears out fairly quickly, so not very many…”See

Dimensions

9.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 11.5ʺH

Styles

Children’s

Folk Art

Illustration

Art Subjects

Animals

Figure

Interiors

Other

Frame Type

Framed

Period

Late 20th Century

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Etching

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Brown

Condition Notes

Nice vintage condition. Please see photos and read the full .Nice vintage condition. Please see photos and read the full .