Title

Days of summer

Physical description

Suite of 40 prints, 1 title page print and 1special edition first state print

Date made

2007 – 2007-08

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcuts, printed in black ink, each from one block

Edition information

edition of 20, of which 15 are hand-coloured; 5 artist's proofs and 1 printer's proof

Production notes

'The ink used on all these prints is water-based Schminke black ink which has a sealant to prevent it from smearing or breaking up when the wet colour is applied.. The ink is brushed all over the cut surface of the block. [...] The sheet of paper is laid over the inked block with care taken to keep it flat and prevent it creasing into the grooves of the cut block. A thin sheet of paper is placed over it to protect the printed sheet. The entire surface of the paper is carefully and thoroughly worked over with a baren and the outside curve of a wooden spoon to transfer the ink onto the sheet of paper underneath.' [Anne Ryan, Salvatore Zofrea: Days of Summer, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, 2009, pp. 50-51].

Legacy id

200374

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013