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Christine So
Spring Clover II (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 14 x 24 inches)

2021

About the Item

This long narrow blue and white monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual flowers of fresh-cut Dutch clover growing wild. This unique print is the same size as shade of indigo blue as the similarly named "Spring Clover I" and would make a nice horizontal or vertical diptych. Although the sharply outlined silhouettes resemble a carved a woodcut or linocut, this is a cyanotype, a type of 19th century cameraless photography also known as blueprints or sun prints. No ink or paint was involved and no photo negative either. It will not fade the way ink or watercolors will. Every one of Christine So's botanical cyanotypes is an entirely unique monotype as the cut plants are laid by hand in that exact composition only once and discarded after they wilt. There is no etched plate, carved block, no ink or printing press. NOTE: The VIDEO is of making a smaller square test print from the same flowers on the same day. Edges are straight-cut. Not deckled edges. Printed on 100% cotton acid free watercolor paper. Unframed. Signed on the back by the artist. SHIPPING: Free regular ground shipping to United States.
  • Creator:
    Christine So (1970, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    noPrice: $275
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  • Gallery Location:
    Oakland, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2737214735772

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