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A work made of soft ground etching in black on cream japanese paper.

Buoyant Sea

1919

Theodore Roussel French, worked in England, 1847-1926

England

For this experimental print, Roussel tried etching on tin, rather than a traditional copper plate. The lightly etched, grayish effect is likely due to the soft, thin metal matrix.

Soft ground etching in black on cream Japanese paper

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