Medium: burnishing (polishing) / Creator Gender: male / Creator: Le Brun, Christopher, Sir, born 1951

1. Fifty Etchings

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Portfolio of 50 etchings on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. IV

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Aquatint, burnishing, sugarlift, openbite and softground etching on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. VI

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching with aquatint, hardground openbite, sugarlift, drypoint and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. VIII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching, aquatint, openbite, lavender oil on hardground and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. XII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Hardground etching with lavender oil, needle, and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. VII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching and aquatint with crayon resist, openbite, hardground and various stages of burnishing and polishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. XV

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching with hardground, openbite, burnishing and polishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. XVIII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Hardground etching, aquatint, openbite, and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. XXII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Aquatint bitten evenly to black, acid brushed onto open plate in several stages, then openbite etching through varnish and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. XXI

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Aquatint bitten evenly to black over whole plate then burnished back, hardground etching and openbite on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. XLIII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Openbite etching, hardground, 5 sugarlifts, creeping aquatint bite, scraping, burnishing, and drypoint on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. XLVIII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching, openbite, sugarlift, scraping and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. XLIX

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Initial faint hardground, aquatint to 7 states and creeping aquatint bite, openbite etching, burnishing, sugarlift, softground and drypoint on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. XXVII

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching, aquatint, openbite through varnish and brasso, and burnishing: the plate was then cut in half at state 7 on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. XXIV

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Aquatint bitten evenly to black over white plate then burnished back and open bitten through stop-out varnish on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. XXXIX

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Hardground etching, aquatint, openbite, drypoint scraping, burnishing, and polishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. XL

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Sugarlift and softground etching, lavender oil on hardground, openbite, and burnishing on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Plate: 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 inches (18.1 × 13 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. XLI

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Aquatint, burnishing, openbite etching and drypoint on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. XLVI

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Softground etching, hardground, aquatint, burnishing, and openbite: the plate was cut in half at state 7, the other half made XXVII on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. L

Creator:: Sir Christopher Le Brun, born 1951, British
Date:: 1990
Medium:: Hardground etching, burnishing, scraping, openbite over whole surface, openbite through litho crayon, drypoint, sugarlift, and deep, ten-hour hardground bite on white 300gsm Somerset TP Textured wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 1/2 inches (50.2 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

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