Fig, 2001
Verdigris Editions, Octon, France
Poem by D.H. Lawrence, mezzotints and screenprints by Judith Rothchild
This is a very juicy book. It is luscious, rich in language and images. Lawrence’s poem is wonderfully set-off by Judith Rothchild’s deep dark fruity mezzotints and her extravagant leafy screenprints. It is the happiest of marriages. D.H. Lawrence would surely have loved it.
Edition of 48. 285 x 270mm, nine sheets unbound, screenprinted wrappers and slipcase. Five mezzotints and four screenprints hand printed by Judith Rothchild on Hahnemühle paper. Letterpress, hand set in Vendôme, printed on an Albion, and a Stanhope press by Mark Lintott. The wrappers, in Somerset Velvet Black paper, and slipcase screenprinted by the artist.
£700 (plus P&P and insurance)