About The Artist:
Antoni Clave
1913 Born: April 5th, Barcelona, Spain 1926 - 1932 Studies at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Barcelona 2005 Died: August 31st, Saint Tropez, France Clavé attended the School of Fine Arts in Calle Aribau in Barcelona. There he models in the class of Angel Ferrán and draws under José Mongrell. Together with Salavdor Ortiga he experiments with different materials in 1934 to reach a new visual expression. Together with...
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About The Medium:
Aquatint
An etching process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material (like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash.