Strasbourg
Chin Colle'
handsigned etching by the artist Albert Koerttge, created in 1919. The artwork is titled Strasbourg or Aux Ponts-Couverts and depicts a view over the Ill river of the city and its cathedral in the background.
Artwork Details
Artist: Albert Koerttge (1861-1940), an architect by training who became a full-time painter and engraver.
Location Depicted: The image shows the Ponts Couverts (Covered Bridges), a set of three bridges and four towers that formed a medieval defensive work on the River Ill in the historic Petite France quarter of Strasbourg, France.
Medium: Etching/Radierung (German for etching).
Date: 1919. This date is significant as Strasbourg was returned to France from German control after World War I. Chine collé
is a printmaking technique where a thin sheet of paper is bonded to a heavier support paper during the printing process itself. The term roughly translates from French as "Chinese glued" because the delicate paper traditionally used was imported from China, Japan, or India.
Purpose and Effects
Fine Detail: The delicate surface of the thin paper (often washi or tissue) can capture much finer details from the inked plate than a typical heavy printmaking paper.
Color and Texture: Artists use chine collé to introduce different colors, textures, or even patterns to specific areas of a print, without needing a separate printing block for color.
Aesthetic Qualities: The technique results in a subtle, refined, or sometimes embossed appearance, contrasting the texture of the adhered paper with the main backing sheet.
The Process
The key feature of chine collé is that the layers are run through the press simultaneously, ensuring a strong, integral bond:
Preparation: A printing plate (from etching, lithography, or other methods) is inked as usual.
Layering: A piece of dampened, tissue-thin paper, often with a thin layer of starch-based adhesive applied, is placed on the inked plate.
Bonding: A larger, thicker backing paper is placed on top of the tissue paper.
Pressing: The entire assembly (plate, thin paper, glue, and support paper) is run through the high-pressure printing press. The pressure transfers the ink to the top layer of paper while simultaneously adhering it permanently to the thicker backing sheet.
handsigned etching by the artist Albert Koerttge, created in 1919. The artwork is titled Strasbourg or Aux Ponts-Couverts and depicts a view over the Ill river of the city and its cathedral in the background.
Artwork Details
Artist: Albert Koerttge (1861-1940), an architect by training who became a full-time painter and engraver.
Location Depicted: The image shows the Ponts Couverts (Covered Bridges), a set of three bridges and four towers that formed a medieval defensive work on the River Ill in the historic Petite France quarter of Strasbourg, France.
Medium: Etching/Radierung (German for etching).
Date: 1919. This date is significant as Strasbourg was returned to France from German control after World War I. Chine collé
is a printmaking technique where a thin sheet of paper is bonded to a heavier support paper during the printing process itself. The term roughly translates from French as "Chinese glued" because the delicate paper traditionally used was imported from China, Japan, or India.
Purpose and Effects
Fine Detail: The delicate surface of the thin paper (often washi or tissue) can capture much finer details from the inked plate than a typical heavy printmaking paper.
Color and Texture: Artists use chine collé to introduce different colors, textures, or even patterns to specific areas of a print, without needing a separate printing block for color.
Aesthetic Qualities: The technique results in a subtle, refined, or sometimes embossed appearance, contrasting the texture of the adhered paper with the main backing sheet.
The Process
The key feature of chine collé is that the layers are run through the press simultaneously, ensuring a strong, integral bond:
Preparation: A printing plate (from etching, lithography, or other methods) is inked as usual.
Layering: A piece of dampened, tissue-thin paper, often with a thin layer of starch-based adhesive applied, is placed on the inked plate.
Bonding: A larger, thicker backing paper is placed on top of the tissue paper.
Pressing: The entire assembly (plate, thin paper, glue, and support paper) is run through the high-pressure printing press. The pressure transfers the ink to the top layer of paper while simultaneously adhering it permanently to the thicker backing sheet.
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