Series Four by Guy Ngan, 1973

Series Four by Guy Ngan, 1973

Unframed woodblock print, limited edition of 50
Paper size 62cm x 29.5cm

$3,000

All of Guy Ngan’s prints were made by his hand and have been hand titled, numbered, dated & signed. They all include Guy Ngan’s beautiful red seal.

Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns which originated in China in antiquity, initially as a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. Each page or image is created by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original level; it is these that are inked and show in the print, in a relief printing process. Carving the blocks is skilled and laborious work, but a large number of impressions can then be printed. Source Wikipedia.

The four woodblock prints available through Mitchell Studios were Guy Ngan’s only foray into woodblock printing before he moved onto serigraph printing.

All images © Estate of Guy Ngan and may not be reproduced without permission.