Very sad that their prints have discolored so badly.
For reasons that I cannot imagine, the Canadian National Art Gallery has a complete set of Escher prints that was bequeathed to the gallery by M.C. Escher himself.
If you ever get a chance to see them exhibited, you MUST do so. I have loved Escher prints, ever since I discovered them as a teenager. But seeing the actual prints in person is extraordinary. They were larger than I expected, and they display incredible craftsmanship that photographs do not convey at all -- beautiful paper, blindingly white, with broad white borders, crisp dense black ink, each one meticulously printed. As physical objects, they have gravitas and seriousness. Its is obvious that an enormous amount of effort went into producing perfect prints. Fun as photographs, but fiercely beautiful in person.
Unfortunately, for obvious reasons, the Canadian National Gallery does not display them often. I regularly visit the National Gallery, but I've only ever seen them once.
I wonder whether there are conservation steps that the Boston Public Library can take to deal with the discoloration.
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Very sad that their prints have discolored so badly.
For reasons that I cannot imagine, the Canadian National Art Gallery has a complete set of Escher prints that was bequeathed to the gallery by M.C. Escher himself.
If you ever get a chance to see them exhibited, you MUST do so. I have loved Escher prints, ever since I discovered them as a teenager. But seeing the actual prints in person is extraordinary. They were larger than I expected, and they display incredible craftsmanship that photographs do not convey at all -- beautiful paper, blindingly white, with broad white borders, crisp dense black ink, each one meticulously printed. As physical objects, they have gravitas and seriousness. Its is obvious that an enormous amount of effort went into producing perfect prints. Fun as photographs, but fiercely beautiful in person.
Unfortunately, for obvious reasons, the Canadian National Gallery does not display them often. I regularly visit the National Gallery, but I've only ever seen them once.
I wonder whether there are conservation steps that the Boston Public Library can take to deal with the discoloration.