April 17, 2024
MANUEL ROBBE, LISTED FRENCH, ETCHING WITH AQUATINT, BOATS BY COASTAL VILLAGE
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MANUEL ROBBE (LISTED FRENCH 1872-1936). COLOR ETCHING WITH AQUATINT on board (newspaper on the back side), BOATS BY A COASTAL VILLAGE, 9" x 13" image size (with margins: 12" x 18") numbered 192/250 lower left and signed in pencil lower right.Biography from the Archives of AskART: A Paris-born painter and printmaker, Manuel Robbe was noted for his experimental approach to printmaking, and during his career created more than 200 aquatints and drypoints. He was a great technician, "inventing a technique known as "sugar-life" which gave his prints a startling subtlety. Robbe's technique was developed over several phases. He printed his design with a mixture of sugar, India ink and gum Arabic, on his zinc plate. This was followed by heating the plate and working with the soft-ground etching process until the desired result was achieved. Finally, Robbe painted the subject on the zinc plate with an oil paint brush. For this process he used a special brush made of rags, which was called 'a la poupée' (with a doll). This process was used by French engravers of the 18th century. In completing his image, Robbe used his fingers to play with the tone on the zinc plate, whereby many of these color prints appear completely unique. He arrived at new shades of color every time he pulled an impression; for example, park scenes appear in spring colors
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