"Rags" hand-carved pet portrait by Channing Lefebvre Lot #37
This hand-carved pet portrait by local artist Channing Lefebvre measures 3.75"x5" (6.75"x8" matted).
Wood engraving is a relief print produced from a block of end-grain wood into the surface of which the artist engraves a design using fine, steel cutting tools.
When the cutting is complete, the artist applies a thin layer of printing ink then places a sheet of smooth paper, face down, onto the inked block and takes a printed impression either by hand or by using a platen press.
Most wood engravings tend to be closely worked and small-scale because the tools used are finely pointed. Because the finesse of wood engraving produces a particularly rich tonal range, wood engravings are usually black and white.
The technique involving the engraving of end-grain boxwood, using tools traditionally associated with metal engraving, is credited to Thomas Bewick in Newcastle, England in 1768.
Wood engraving is a relief print produced from a block of end-grain wood into the surface of which the artist engraves a design using fine, steel cutting tools.
When the cutting is complete, the artist applies a thin layer of printing ink then places a sheet of smooth paper, face down, onto the inked block and takes a printed impression either by hand or by using a platen press.
Most wood engravings tend to be closely worked and small-scale because the tools used are finely pointed. Because the finesse of wood engraving produces a particularly rich tonal range, wood engravings are usually black and white.
The technique involving the engraving of end-grain boxwood, using tools traditionally associated with metal engraving, is credited to Thomas Bewick in Newcastle, England in 1768.