Lino Cut

This picture is called ‘Jacqueline with Glossy Hair’, by Pablo Picasso and master printer Hidalgo Arnéra (1992) using the reduction linocut technique.  In a series of steps, print areas in the same colour are carved away before a print of the colour is taken.  The process is repeated with another colour printed on top of the previous print, then repeated for every colour until the complete picture emerges.

I created a copy in order to learn the technique after watching a video by Christina Taylor, a Conservator at the Harvard Art Museum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg6FowI4h8o)

My copy is less clear and the print less even than Picasso’s.  This is because I used a very small size (6 x4 inches) whereas the original is over 7 times this size.  Larger sizes allow finer cuts and accuracy of registration which is important when using the reduction technique.  I used acrylics for speed, … Read more..