PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON

© R. Hamilton. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST BY FRANCIS BACON 1970/71

Richard Hamilton (1922 – 2011)

Details

Dimension
82 X 69 CM
Media
SCREENPRINT OVER COLLOTYPE (POLAROID OF RICHARD HAMILTON BY FRANCIS BACON)
Accession number
P1497

Summary

This print is a combination of collotype and screenprint. The collotype process involved the artist drawing the design for each colour to be printed onto separate plastic sheets; the image then being photographically transferred onto the glass plates for printing. The source for this print was a rejected Polaroid photograph taken by the artist, Francis Bacon.

Glossary

  • Collotype

    A process whereby the image is transferred photo-mechanically onto glass or zinc plates coated with light sensitive gelatine. This is essentially a commercial process for the reproduction of artists’ drawings and watercolours. Also called a photogelatin process.

  • Design

    The arrangement of elements or details in an artefact or a work of art.

  • Drawing

    The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.

  • Photograph

    A permanent image taken by means of the chemical action of light on light-sensitive surfaces.

  • Polaroid

    An instant film producing almost immediate images without the use of negatives.