The Etchings of Louis Schanker
A print taken from a plate into which the
image has been bitten with acid. The
plate is covered with a wax or resin
ground, which is scratched away to
reveal areas of metal. Acid bites into
these exposed areas leaving a surface
that holds ink.
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In 1945 Schanker returned to this art form when
he was known for his wood block printmaking,
painting and sculpture. This sojourn back into this area
consists of about 25 etchings produced as single images
or in small editions of less than 5. In 1951 a portfolio,
"21Etchings and Poems" written in the hand of the
authors and interpreted by a similar number of artists,
was published by Atelier 17.
Speak-Easy, 1924, 11 x 9 in
Tony's Place, 1924, 6 x 5 in
Abstraction # 5, edition of 5, 1945, 3 x 5 in
Abstraction # 15, edition of 2, 1945, 5 x 3.25 in
Abstraction #9, edition of 1, 1945, 2 x 4 in
Abstraction #8, edition of 1, 1945, 2 x 4 in
Abstraction #10 dark, 1945, 4 x 9.5 in
Abstraction #10 light, 1945, 4 x 9.5 in ,
Action,
edition of 4, 1945, 5 x 7 in
Note that the subject is the mirror image of woodblock, "Football
Players"
Football
Players, woodblock print, 1941 12 x 14 in
(Smithsonian Museum)
Abstraction #3, edition of 6, 1945, 10 x 10 in
Norse Poem,
Most Often in the Night,
edition of 7
outside printed portfolio edition by Atelier 17
1950, 14 x 9.5 in