Augusta Rathbone (1897-1990)
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"Dick's Peak - Dawn - Sierra Nevada, California" Plate created
circa 1930, printed later circa 1940's. Color aquatint and etching.
Edition: 9/9 stated. Signed in pencil, Augusta Rathbone, lower right; full title on
reverse, Dick's Peak (Dawn) Sierra Nevada, California.
Image: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (317 x 222 mm). Sheet: 18 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (473 x 326 mm).
References: Brokl 1984:6-7; Acton 1990:108-109; Seaton 2006:210-211.
Inventory ID: 1046
Image: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (317 x 222 mm). Sheet: 18 5/8 x 12 7/8 inches (473 x 326 mm).
References: Brokl 1984:6-7; Acton 1990:108-109; Seaton 2006:210-211.
Inventory ID: 1046
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Comments:
Very good condition. Good full margins. Printed on white wove BFK Rives (watermarked) paper. The faintest trace of discoloration along old aperture edge, does not warrant cleaning. A beautiful print with a strong plate impression.
Two versions of this print exist, "Desolation Valley" (click here to see that print) and "Dick's Peak - Dawn - Sierra Nevada, California" (seen here), both were produced in very small editions and both were printed from the same plate. The first version, Desolation Valley, was created while California artist Augusta Rathbone was living in France circa 1930, and was printed in the Paris shop of master printer Alfred Porcabeuf (1895-1946?). According to information in Brokl (1984), Acton (1990), and Seaton (2006), Rathbone would deliver her plates to Porcabeuf, whereupon the printing of images would be discussed but would be printed in the absence of the artist and without her active participation. In the case of this print, Porcabeuf did not believe in Rathbone's interpretation of granite as pink, he knew full well that granite was blue, and set about printing the plate in its predominant blue colors. Perhaps a concession to Rathbone's desires was made by printing the image on a slightly pink toned paper.
In the late 1930's, as the threat of war worsened, Rathbone returned to California with her printing plates in toe. On her return she began to learn to print her own images. Dick's Peak is from the second printing in the United States (circa 1940's). In this second, and final version, the artist is in full control of the printing, including the choice of paper, impression, edition size, and most importantly the colors. We now see the pink granite as originally intended.
Dick's Peak, elevation 9,974 ft (3,040 m), is part of the Desolation Wilderness area located in California just west of Lake Tahoe, it approximates the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Very good condition. Good full margins. Printed on white wove BFK Rives (watermarked) paper. The faintest trace of discoloration along old aperture edge, does not warrant cleaning. A beautiful print with a strong plate impression.
Two versions of this print exist, "Desolation Valley" (click here to see that print) and "Dick's Peak - Dawn - Sierra Nevada, California" (seen here), both were produced in very small editions and both were printed from the same plate. The first version, Desolation Valley, was created while California artist Augusta Rathbone was living in France circa 1930, and was printed in the Paris shop of master printer Alfred Porcabeuf (1895-1946?). According to information in Brokl (1984), Acton (1990), and Seaton (2006), Rathbone would deliver her plates to Porcabeuf, whereupon the printing of images would be discussed but would be printed in the absence of the artist and without her active participation. In the case of this print, Porcabeuf did not believe in Rathbone's interpretation of granite as pink, he knew full well that granite was blue, and set about printing the plate in its predominant blue colors. Perhaps a concession to Rathbone's desires was made by printing the image on a slightly pink toned paper.
In the late 1930's, as the threat of war worsened, Rathbone returned to California with her printing plates in toe. On her return she began to learn to print her own images. Dick's Peak is from the second printing in the United States (circa 1940's). In this second, and final version, the artist is in full control of the printing, including the choice of paper, impression, edition size, and most importantly the colors. We now see the pink granite as originally intended.
Dick's Peak, elevation 9,974 ft (3,040 m), is part of the Desolation Wilderness area located in California just west of Lake Tahoe, it approximates the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
