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Carbonell and Pep Albanell — Rull (Noies) — Complete portfolio (5 etchings) — 39/50
Carbonell and Pep Albanell — Rull (Noies) — Complete portfolio (5 etchings) — 39/50
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Complete edition from March 1985, bringing together Catalan literature and original etchings printed at Masafumi Yamamoto’s workshop.
Text and image
Published in Barcelona, Rull (Noies) combines original prose by Pep Albanell with five original etchings by Carbonell. The sequence moves from female nudes in interiors to poetic and mythological imagery, including an encounter with a winged horse, and Mediterranean scenes such as two women arranging their hair before the sea.
Printing and graphic contrasts
The five prints were hand-pulled at Masafumi Yamamoto’s Barcelona workshop. Dense dark areas combine with fine outlines and varied textures. Pale figures stand out against darker grounds, and plate marks remain visible around the printed images.
Technical details
- Authors: Original texts by Pep Albanell / Original etchings by Carbonell.
- Title: Rull (Noies). Complete portfolio.
- Date: March 1985 (contemporary art / Artist’s book).
- Technique and support: Five original hand-pulled etchings on white 250 g Vélin Arches paper, with intact deckle edges.
- Edition: Limited edition of 50. Copy 39/50.
- Dimensions: Paper: 44 × 32 cm; plate mark: approximately 24.5 × 30 cm per print.
- Signatures and inscriptions: All five etchings are signed and numbered 39/50 in pencil by Carbonell in the lower margins.
- Provenance: Masafumi Yamamoto’s printing workshop, Barcelona.
- Complete contents: Original portfolio case, preliminary leaves, typographic texts by Pep Albanell and five original etchings.
- Condition: Excellent overall condition.
The Taller Note
The portfolio alternates Carbonell’s etchings with Pep Albanell’s text. Typography and the images’ light-and-dark contrasts offer two rhythms of reading within the ensemble.
