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Drypoint
DRYPOINT ETCHING IS PERHAPS THE SIMPLEST AND QUICKEST WAY OF AN ARTIST PUTTING AN IMAGE ON A PLATE. NO WAX OR ACID IS USED, INSTEAD THE ARTIST MERELY DRAWS THE IMAGE WITH A DRYPOINT NEEDLE, USUALLY OF HARDENED STEEL OR DIAMOND POINTED, DIRECTLY ONTO THE COPPER PLATE. THE EFFECT IS TO PUSH SOME OF THE COPPER TO EITHER SIDE OF THE LINE DRAWN, CREATING A BURR. THE BURR CAN BE REMOVED LEAVING A THIN PRINTABLE LINE, OR LEFT TO TRAP INK BEHIND IT'S JAGGED EDGE.
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Drypoint
THE NEEDLES c.1930
DRYPOINT ETCHING
IMAGE SIZE345MM X 110MM
FRAMED SIZE 660MM X 450MM
SIGNED IN PENCIL
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Artist: WYLLIE, HAROLD 1880-1973
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Drypoint
AZETAIO, PORTUGAL 1966
DRYPOINT
IMAGE SIZE 200MM X 150MM
FRAMED SIZE 615MM X 615MM
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Artist: NICHOLSON, BEN 1894-1982
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