Embers Glow, 1890-1897. Theodore Roussel (French, 1847-1926). Color etching and aquatint mounted on original aquatint mount with etched and aquatinted framing papers surrounding the impression; sheet: x cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); framed: x x 7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); paper: x cm (14 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.). French artist Theodore Roussel took up etching while living in London during the late 1880s, developing his own techniques and distinctive style. Here, Roussel used aquatint to show a nude woman dimly lit by a fire. To accurately represent the evocative l
Embers Glow, 1890-1897. Theodore Roussel (French, 1847-1926). Color etching and aquatint mounted on original aquatint mount with etched and aquatinted framing papers surrounding the impression; sheet: x cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); framed: x x 7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); paper: x cm (14 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.). French artist Theodore Roussel took up etching while living in London during the late 1880s, developing his own techniques and distinctive style. Here, Roussel used aquatint to show a nude woman dimly lit by a fire. To accurately represent the evocative lighting described in the work’s title, Roussel mixed pigments to produce his own inks and carefully applied them to the plate with stencils. He also developed a method of registration so that the mat and frame—both his own printed designs—aligned precisely with the image.
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