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Red Ringers
Red Ringers
Chihuly’s expressive drawing style is combined with a sugar lift print technique in this intaglio print, Red Ringers. Through the application of a sugar solution, which is painted onto a metal plate in the initial stages of the printing process, Chihuly’s spontaneous brush marks take on a soft, ethereal quality. A palette of effervescent yellow, calming aqua, and spirited red creates a beautifully balanced composition.
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Year | 2016 and Older |
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$2,925.00
Due to the number of prints remaining in this edition, it is only available framed.
Six-color intaglio
30"H x 22½"W (paper size)
22"H x 18"W (image size)
Edition of 75; signed and numbered in pencil.
Printed in 2007 by Sidereal Fine Art Press, Seattle, WA
All Chihuly Fine Art Prints are signed by Chihuly and numbered.
Please allow 2 to 3 days for order processing. Additional time may be needed based on the availability of framed or unframed prints.
SERIGRAPH
Serigraphy is a stencil-based printing process in which ink is forced through a fine screen onto paper. The process begins with Dale Chihuly drawing very specific elements of the final composition on individual sheets of Mylar, a polyester film, using a grease-like ink called tusche. Placing all the Mylar sheets on top of one another reveals the final composition to be printed. The individual Mylar sheets act as a stencil, which is used to create a negative of the image on a screen that is stretched over the aluminum frame of the press. The screen is then placed on top of the paper and ink is spread evenly across it, allowing the ink to move through the open spaces of the screen onto the archival paper below. To create one single print within a four-color edition, the paper is run through the press four separate times—each time using one of four different Mylar sheets and reinking the press with a new color for each pass. Serigraphs with handwork are created by drawing with paint onto existing lithographs after they are pulled from the press.
LITHOGRAPH
Lithograph prints are created by Chihuly in different ways, including by drawing with tusche (a grease-like ink) onto stone or metal plates or by painting on sheets of Mylar. One plate is needed for each color desired in the final artwork. For example, a six-color lithograph requires six unique plates. After further preparation by the master printmaker, the plates are inked and hand-pulled through the press using archival paper, with one pass required for each plate. Thus, a six-color lithograph is run through the press six separate times. Lithographs with handwork are created by drawing with paint onto existing lithographs after they are pulled from the press.
WOODCUT
Woodcut prints are created from a composition that Chihuly has drawn onto a key woodblock. The area of the woodblock not covered by the drawing is then cut away. The relief, or raised area of the woodblock, is inked with a brayer (a small hand roller) and transferred to archival paper by passing it through the press. A five-color woodcut print is achieved by having a separate woodblock for each color applied. In addition to the artist’s marks, the grain of the wood is often picked up by the ink, creating another layer of texture.
INTAGLIO
Intaglio prints are created in many different ways, including “biting” (with acid), cutting, or incising (carving) into a metal plate to transfer Chihuly’s drawing to it, using techniques with names such as aquatint, spit bite, white ground, and sugar lift. After further preparation by the master printmaker, the plates are inked and then pulled through the press, transferring the drawing to archival paper. Often various platemaking methods are combined in one composition, creating prints that are both ambitious and complex.
Shipping within the United States and Canada is $200 unframed and $250 framed. Shipping will be added automatically during the checkout process. Each print is shipped via overnight air with signature required. Within 2 business days, you will be contacted to schedule an arrival date before shipping.
International shipping to France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom is $300 unframed and $350 framed. For shipping assistance to a country not listed, please call toll-free at 800.574.7272 or email us. Customer service is available Monday through Friday from 8:30AM–4:30PM PST.
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Framed prints are wrapped in a poly bag and packaged within a thick custom cardboard box (44 x 32 x 4”) with cardboard reinforcements protecting both the corners and sides of the artwork.
Unframed prints are wrapped in glassine and silicone release paper and secured between two layers of thick cardboard (46 x 34 x 1") to ensure stability in transit.
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