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Maker(s):Herkomer, Sir Hubert van
Culture:British, born in Bavaria (1849-1914)
Title:An Arab's Head
Date Made:1895
Type:Print
Materials:Herkomergravure on machine-made laid paper
Measurements:Sheet: 12 1/8 in x 9 3/16 in; 30.8 cm x 23.3 cm; Plate: 9 1/8 in x 7 3/16 in; 23.2 cm x 18.3 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1980.79
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
"Herkomergravure" - an example of the inventive printing technique explored by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, usually in collaboration with Norman Hirst (1862-c.1955). This involved creating a monotype by applying ink by hand to a lithographic stone, then producing a photogravure of the result. This he dubbed a Herkomergravure. It could then be enhanced with additional mezzotint or etching to give definition to surfaces and outlines, but the overall result remains very free and spontaneous.

Subjects:
Photogravures

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