Lampblack Editions is run by Ryan in Melbourne, Australia.
Why
Old engravings hide their best work in tiny prints on pale paper. Turning them over makes the linework the subject.
Detail
Plate I, Perched upon a Bust of Pallas
Édouard Manet, 1875
A 7.4 × 7.4 cm area of the 30 × 40 cm print, at print resolution
How a set is made
- IChosen from the Open Access collection of The Met, from works in the public domain.
- IIInverted and re-toned, so the paper turns black and the ink turns bone.
- IIIPrinted to order in Australia on archival matte paper, 250 gsm and acid-free.
- IVSent rolled and tracked. Delivery is included and takes no more than 14 days.
Open edition, printed to order: not a limited run.
The name
Lampblack is the soot from oil lamps. For centuries it was the black in printer’s ink.