Title: Ordinary
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece:
This elegant, hand-drawn intaglio etching captures a profile view of a gentleman riding a classic Ordinary bicycle, more commonly known today as a penny-farthing. The figure is rendered in period attire, complete with a top hat and a tailored coat, lending the scene a distinctive 19th-century air.
The name "Ordinary" is a retronym, which means it was only applied after the invention of the "Safety Bicycle" (which is the chain-driven, two-equal-wheeled design we use today). The term was used to distinguish the older, high-wheeled design from the new, safer model, making it the "ordinary" or standard bicycle of the past.
Medium: Hand-drawn line etching
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Sepia ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 5 x 4 inches
Paper Size: 10 x 8 inches
Edition Start Date: 1989
Edition Size: No more than 100 original prints plus 10 Artist Proofs.
All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist
Remarks: This image represents a typical image in the edition. A specific edition number (i.e.: 3/50) may no longer be available.
Title: Ordinary
Artist: Susan James
About This Piece:
This elegant, hand-drawn intaglio etching captures a profile view of a gentleman riding a classic Ordinary bicycle, more commonly known today as a penny-farthing. The figure is rendered in period attire, complete with a top hat and a tailored coat, lending the scene a distinctive 19th-century air.
The name "Ordinary" is a retronym, which means it was only applied after the invention of the "Safety Bicycle" (which is the chain-driven, two-equal-wheeled design we use today). The term was used to distinguish the older, high-wheeled design from the new, safer model, making it the "ordinary" or standard bicycle of the past.
Medium: Hand-drawn line etching
Printmaking Process: hand-printed intaglio etching
Ink/Paper Combination: Sepia ink printed on Rives BFK paper.
Image Size: 5 x 4 inches
Paper Size: 10 x 8 inches
Edition Start Date: 1989
Edition Size: No more than 100 original prints plus 10 Artist Proofs.
All images come with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist
Remarks: This image represents a typical image in the edition. A specific edition number (i.e.: 3/50) may no longer be available.
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