Artist: Elmari Steyn
Unique State
Paper size: 76(h) x 56(w)cm
Medium: multiplate etching, aquatint and chine-collé, hand colouring with 23k gold leaf
Price: $1,400 framed
Artist’s statement
He took his time to make the boat. Once finished, before he pushed it into the water; he walked around it, admired the graceful lines, the gentle grain of the old wood, the smell of pitch. He then spoke softly to it, lay the crafted oars into it, side by side, pushed it into the water and gave the boat its soul.
