{"product_id":"antonio-santos-casa-y-campo-el-campesino-36-50-aguafuerte-original-grafica-contemporanea","title":"ANTONIO SANTOS | HOUSE AND FIELD (THE FARMER) (36\/50) | ORIGINAL ETCHING | CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eANTONIO SANTOS | HOUSE AND FIELD (THE FARMER) (36\/50) | ORIGINAL ETCHING | CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eA superb intaglio print by the National Illustration Award winner that pays homage to the land through \"cultivated primitivism\" and the highest artisanal craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eHISTORY AND CURATORIAL ANALYSIS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRural Lyricism and the Framed Landscape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eAntonio Santos (Luesia, 1955) is a master at distilling reality to an almost mystical purity. In this original etching, the artist offers us a scene with deep Iberian roots: a farmhouse integrated into a landscape of cultivated fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe composition is a display of spatial intelligence. Santos uses the dark trunks of two large trees in the foreground to frame the scene, forcing the viewer to visually enter the landscape until discovering the solitary figure of a farmer with a hat and tool in hand. This character provides human scale and a narrative of absolute belonging to the territory. In addition, a subtle flight of leaves or seeds carried by the wind diagonally crosses the print, breaking the static nature of the architecture and imbuing the scene with an autumnal melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIntaglio Virtuosity and Handmade Paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eUnlike his well-known linocuts, here Santos exploits the tactile possibilities of engraving on metal. The artist builds the density of the foliage and the furrows of the earth through meticulous cross-hatching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThe true material triumph of this edition is the dialogue between the ink and its support. The work is printed on superb, heavy handmade cotton paper (vat paper), which exhibits deeply organic, natural deckled edges around its entire perimeter. The pressure of the press has left a clearly sunken \"plate mark\" in the cellulose, certifying the nobility and physicality of the traditional printing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eWHY IS THIS PIECE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR COLLECTION?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStrictly Limited Edition (36\/50):\u003c\/b\u003e Annotated in pencil in the lower left margin, the numbering \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003e36\/50\u003c\/i\u003e guarantees that this is a very short edition, ensuring real scarcity in the secondary market and high interest for print cabinets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eContemporary Institutional Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Santos is a reference figure in current Spanish visual arts. Acquiring his intaglio prints means incorporating into the collection the work of a National Award winner with a firmly consolidated body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTactile and Museum Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e The combination of the fine etching incision with the reserved light (the white of the paper) and the thick, irregular edges of the cotton support transforms this print into a sculptural object that demands unhurried contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Santos (Luesia, Zaragoza, b. 1955).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e House and field \/ The farmer (Contemporary rural landscape).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Support:\u003c\/b\u003e Original etching (intaglio) printed on heavy handmade cotton paper (vat paper) with deckled edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDocumented Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Full support: Approx. 36 x 26.5 cm \/ Plate mark (Image area): Approx. 15 x 12 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEdition and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Number \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003e36\/50\u003c\/i\u003e, signed in pencil \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003e\"ANTONIO SANTOS\"\u003c\/i\u003e in the lower right margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStyle \/ Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e New Spanish graphic art \/ \"Cultivated primitivism\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Private collection \/ Gallery stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent archival quality. The thick cotton support is intact and clean, maintaining the maximum visual purity of the intaglio contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eTHE WORKSHOP NOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eIn contrast to the immediacy of contemporary art, this etching is an ode to slowness. Santos offers us a window into a rural world where time seems to have stood still between the line of the metal and the weight of the paper. An exquisite graphic gem, essential for those who value the nobility of centuries-old techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This artwork comes with a research study, prepared and printed by El Taller del Coleccionista, certifying our curation and known provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53489525227853,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0139_02_4ca3b8c8-5dd7-4e39-8666-4e302da88d51.jpg?v=1772796064","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/antonio-santos-casa-y-campo-el-campesino-36-50-aguafuerte-original-grafica-contemporanea","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}