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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 41556, member: 59"]Whoever this artist was, he doesn't appear to be very prolific, given the scarcity of online images and complete absence of biographical information. Google kept insisting that I must want E C Rost (an American artist who seemed to work in a similar style but whose signature is completely different.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Couple things to add - that little boat sketch in the margin is called a remarque. I find them delightful additions to the "main event."</p><p><br /></p><p>Second thing - that matte is not acid-free (see where it has turned dark brown at the cut edges?) If you like the picture and want to keep it in its best condition, you should have that replaced. The acid in the matte will negatively affect the paper on which the etching was printed over time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 41556, member: 59"]Whoever this artist was, he doesn't appear to be very prolific, given the scarcity of online images and complete absence of biographical information. Google kept insisting that I must want E C Rost (an American artist who seemed to work in a similar style but whose signature is completely different.) Couple things to add - that little boat sketch in the margin is called a remarque. I find them delightful additions to the "main event." Second thing - that matte is not acid-free (see where it has turned dark brown at the cut edges?) If you like the picture and want to keep it in its best condition, you should have that replaced. The acid in the matte will negatively affect the paper on which the etching was printed over time.[/QUOTE]
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