Cul de Lampe Plate No. 18

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Cul de Lampe Plate No. 18

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Framed, Intaglio Print, Mid-Century Style, Abstraction, Post-War Twentieth Century, Prints & Multiples, Etching, Bright Colors, Woodcut, Decorative Accent, Baskin

About the work

A cul-de-lampe, more commonly referred to as a “tailpiece”, is an engraving or design placed as an ornament at the end of a chapter or at the bottom of a page. The term comes from the conical bottom of ancient lamps, which the tailpiece often resembled.

In 1968, Gehenna Press—the fine bindings publisher founded and run by artist Leonard Baskin—published Culs de Lampe, a booklet of unbound leaves of Nideggen and Fabriano blue and white handmade papers on which culs de lampe from Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century books were skillfully printed by Gehenna’s pressman, Harold McGrath.

Only 250 sets were printed.

Attributes	Value
Medium	Print, Woodcut
Condition	Excellent Condition
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Unsigned
Framing	Included

Medium:

Woodblock Print

Paper:

Takach Paper’s sand-colored 120g Nideggen printmaker’s paper

Publisher:

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press, Northampton, Mass.

Printer:

Harold MacGrath

Date:

April 1968

Signature:

Unsigned

Edition:

From an edition of 250 copies

Condition:

Excellent condition. Without any signs of age or handling.

Frame Size:

11 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 1/2 in

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