Sketch with Cat

Date 2013
Technique Mezzotint
Price $480.00
Exhibitor Stone and Press Gallery
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b/w mezzotint

2013

6 x 13 1/4

edition: 30

signed in pencil

A curious cat is included in this composition with portraits of women ad crafts. Erling Valtyrson created this 2013 mezzotint in an edition of 30 and signed, titled and numbered each in pencil.

Valtyrson began drawing at a very early age, creating characters and telling their stories. His formal training was at the Art Institute in Bergen, Norway after which he received a fellowship to pursue a career as a printmaker. His focus has always been on the medium of mezzotint which requires great precision. He does not work from sketches, preferring to be impulsive when preparing a plate. His subject matter centers on still life and portraiture, always in a naturalist style. Valtyrson’s work is collected internationally but most strongly in japan. It is included in the National Gallery, the Contemporary Museum, Bergen University and the private collection of Queen Sonja, among others.