tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post8754579059956467419..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: Etchings and engravingsStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-14928242349110711912009-12-08T17:49:11.039-05:002009-12-08T17:49:11.039-05:00Zorn and Whistler are both print makers who rival ...Zorn and Whistler are both print makers who rival Rembrandt.<br /><br />Zorn did reproduce a fair amount of his paintings as etchings.<br /><br /><br />The first time I saw a Rembrandt etching I was about 20 and it was at a friend of my mothers who happened to deal in art. He had just bought a large print of one of the Christ story. I just remember sitting in his office looking at it for the better part of an hour, or until he put it back in his safe.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-86783609817074847232009-12-07T21:40:59.715-05:002009-12-07T21:40:59.715-05:00Jeremy:
Hi there. Most etchers don't bring bi...Jeremy:<br /> Hi there. Most etchers don't bring big money and can be collected on a working mans salary.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-33142272047130526162009-12-07T21:39:26.419-05:002009-12-07T21:39:26.419-05:00Willek:
Their were so many fine etchers doing that...Willek:<br />Their were so many fine etchers doing that sort of thing in the first part of the 20th century.............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23764064455067691662009-12-07T21:37:07.185-05:002009-12-07T21:37:07.185-05:00Bill:
I will. Thank you.
.........StapeBill:<br />I will. Thank you.<br />.........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-83883996784493130892009-12-07T21:34:26.629-05:002009-12-07T21:34:26.629-05:00Philip:
You and I both discovered Rembrandt at the...Philip:<br />You and I both discovered Rembrandt at the same point in our development. I knew their had to be something better than what I was seeing around me. I had always HEARD about Rembrandt, when I discovered him it amazed me. They bring out this wonder in me , awe.<br />....StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60799908731332579832009-12-07T12:38:33.029-05:002009-12-07T12:38:33.029-05:00Cool post. I recently saw some Degas and Cassat e...Cool post. I recently saw some Degas and Cassat etchings in a gallery in San Diego, CA. I was blown away both by the quality of lines, and by the $100,00+ price tags.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579185594957855023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-60701755436764706892009-12-07T08:24:42.547-05:002009-12-07T08:24:42.547-05:00I became interested in etching after seeing Benson...I became interested in etching after seeing Benson's DUCK and waterfowl etchings and the etching of A. Lasell Ripley, managed to buy a small press from an elderly local artist. The process of biting the place, pulling the proof, rebiting and reproofing was like eating peanuts, fo me. I was often up till 2 or 3 a.m.<br /><br />This technique has been keep alive in the tradition of "Sporting Art" eg: Hunting and fishing. Gordon Allen is a contemporary etcher who appears to have a solid following in the genre: <br /><br />http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mcbridegallery.com/images/allen_brook.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mcbridegallery.com/allen.html&usg=__VnlUF4K-fxFM0OdZfsO7JEGp2sI=&h=327&w=400&sz=37&hl=en&start=14&um=1&tbnid=_mpIPMYBA4Fy1M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGordon%2BAllen%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF-8<br /><br />I later took two sessions in printmaking at the Museum school but got side tracked with the painting thing.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-3476323843559387612009-12-07T08:09:48.113-05:002009-12-07T08:09:48.113-05:00Rock on Stape!Rock on Stape!billspaintingmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343383719352968590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-41086087938681519722009-12-07T07:43:03.396-05:002009-12-07T07:43:03.396-05:00Ah, Rembrandt etchings!
I cut my art teeth on th...Ah, Rembrandt etchings!<br /><br />I cut my art teeth on those many years ago when I was an undergrad art major at Oberlin College. I was desperate to find some good realist work to study once I was done with my initial year of abstract painting, and Rembrandt just fell into my lap. The school's art library had some great books on his etchings and I just about memorized them. And as the school has lots of $, it also had the Allen Art Museum with an impressive collection of original Rembrandt etchings.<br /><br />As Stape points out, you can learn a lot about design studying such works. You can learn a lot about drawing too. I know I did. <br /><br />It's funny how when you find work from the past you feel connected with these long departed artists can be such wonderful teachers. Sometimes I'm asked how I learned to paint and I'm always tempted to say "Well, I studied with Rembrandt."Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.com