Magie Blanche, from Editions Verdigris
(Verdigris) Magie blanche. [French.] Text by Marie Rouanet. Mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. [Octon.] 2006. 16” x 12”. A suite of 10 mezzotints (11 plates) and text in loose sheets of Hahnemühle paper. Mezzotints and screen prints printed by the artist. Text printed in handset letterpress in Vendome Romain on an Albion press by Mark Lintott. Yellow dropback box covered in Fabriano Ingress screen printed with mimosa leaves; Gray cloth spine with paper title label. Loose gray sheet printed with the mimosa pattern laid on top of the sheets. One in an edition of 30 copies, signed and numbered by the author and artist, with the individual prints initialed by the artist. 21 loose sheets. Fine.
The original text by Marie Rouanet was inspired by ten mezzotints by Judith Rothchild and the spirit of the restaurant, The Mimosa, created by Bridget and David Pugh.
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