{"product_id":"antonio-santos-la-casa-roja-47-50-aguafuerte-original-grafica-contemporanea","title":"ANTONIO SANTOS | \"THE RED HOUSE\" (47\/50) | ORIGINAL ETCHING | CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eANTONIO SANTOS | \"THE RED HOUSE\" (47\/50) | ORIGINAL ETCHING | CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eA superb intaglio print by the National Illustration Award winner, paying homage to rural architecture through \"cultured primitivism\" and the highest artisanal quality.\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\"\u003eThe synthesis of refuge and intaglio etching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eAntonio Santos (Luesia, 1955) is an artist who has made economy of means and honesty of line his greatest hallmark. In this etching explicitly titled \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"179\"\u003e\"THE RED HOUSE\"\u003c\/i\u003e, the artist offers us a lesson in graphic lyricism. The work features a rural building with robust volumes, dominated by a unique tower or chimney, perfectly integrated into a terraced hillside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eUnlike his well-known linocuts of large, flat black masses, Santos here explores the possibilities of etching. The artist constructs the atmosphere, light, and vegetation (highlighting those stylized cypress trees and the flight of birds) through a meticulous and vibrant mesh of cross-hatching and incisions on the metal plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe poetics of the medium: handmade paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eThe true material triumph of this edition is the dialogue between the ink and its support. The work is printed on superb handmade (vat) cotton paper of very high grammage, exhibiting extreme and deeply organic natural deckled edges all around its perimeter. The pressure of the press has left a clear and deep \"plate mark,\" embedding the matrix into the cellulose and attesting to the nobility and physicality of the traditional printing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eWHY THIS PIECE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR COLLECTION?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStrictly Limited Edition (47\/50):\u003c\/b\u003e Annotated in pencil in the lower left margin, the numbering \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003e47\/50\u003c\/i\u003e guarantees that this is a very short edition (barely 50 copies worldwide), ensuring real scarcity in the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTactile and Museum-Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e The combination of the fine etching incision with the robust cotton paper with irregular edges makes this print a three-dimensional object that demands to be viewed closely and framed in a \"floating\" manner so as not to conceal its deckled edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature of Contemporary Prestige:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Santos is an established figure in the current Spanish graphic art and illustration scene, with his intaglio editions being highly coveted pieces by private collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" 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=\"16,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e\"THE RED HOUSE\"\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Rural architecture (Intaglio landscape).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Medium:\u003c\/b\u003e Original etching (Intaglio) printed on handmade (vat) cotton paper of high grammage with full deckled edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDocumented Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Full support: Approx. 36 x 26.5 cm \/ Plate mark (Graphic 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=\"16,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEdition and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Copy number \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003e47\/50\u003c\/i\u003e, titled \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003e\"THE RED HOUSE\"\u003c\/i\u003e and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStyle \/ Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e New Spanish graphic art \/ \"Cultured primitivism\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,6,0\" 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=\"16,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent archival quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eTHE WORKSHOP'S NOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eThere are prints that are seen, and prints that can almost be touched. The thickness of this paper and the depth of the metal mark make \"The Red House\" a triumph of the engraver's craft. A charming work, designed to enrich the collection of those who value the nobility of centuries-old techniques applied to contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCollector's Dossier Included:\u003c\/b\u003e This work 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":53489467162957,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0146_03.jpg?v=1772794426","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/antonio-santos-la-casa-roja-47-50-aguafuerte-original-grafica-contemporanea","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}