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Afternoon of a Faun
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Title |
The Dream Merchant
(1st Edition) |
Size |
20.3 x 25.3 cm |
Date Published |
2010 |
Reference |
Norman Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue
Raisonné (Odana
Editions and Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1999, cat.202) |
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| Two editions of this image, from the
same plate, were issued. Norman etched the first edition (above)
which showed a female figure on the left. In this etching Norman
believed that the focus was in two places - both on the nude to
the left and also to the centre where the Dream Dwarf commands
the attention of the surrounding women. Norman later felt that
the focus should only be at the centre of the etching and so reworked
the plate and changed the female on the left to a curtain. It is
extremely hard to rework a plate in this manner but Norman considered
his second edition worthy of publishing and so Rose printed fifty
original etchings of the second edition. An original etching of
the first edition is exceptionally rare as only six sprints were
pulled. |
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