Art

Signed in pencil lower right by Coburn. An image of this gravure appears in Coburn's book London published in 1909. Boston born Coburn based himself in London from around 1906, learning how to make photogravures at the London County Council School of Photo-engraving, and establishing a studio with two copperplate printing presses at the home he shared with his mother in Hammersmith. In the period 1909-14 he etched and steel-faced eighty-three plates, and oversaw the printing of some 40,000 hand-pulled gravures. Photogravure on thin wove paper mounted to a heavier wove support. Image size 20 x 16.3 cm. Plate size: 20.7 x 16.8 cm. Sheet size: 25.4 x 20.3 cm. Light foxing to wove support otherwise in excellent condition, mounted and presented in a dark stained oak frame with conservation acrylic glazing.