Elizabeth Peyton Georgia (after Stieglitz 1918), 2006
Direct gravure etching in black ink with aquatint on Hahnemühle Copperplate White paper
30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Edition of 40, 6 AP
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered recto Printed and published by Two Palms, New York
The present etching with aquatint is based on a photograph of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) taken by her husband Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946).
A prolific printmaker, Peyton has worked in a range of techniques, including monotype, etching, intaglio, and woodcut, among others. Speaking on the importance of prints in her practice, the artist has remarked: “I would say that, historically, prints have typically been the afterword to a work. But for me it’s a foreword. Often I’ll make a work after something I make in the print studio.”