Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Scottish, 1883 - 1959
Date finished: 1911
Edition: VII
Reference: Hardie 103
Condition: Fingerprint in margin

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
Tarragona is a port city, located in Catalonia on the Mediterranean sea. The haziness of the drypoint lines blur the hard-edged lines of the city that represent commerce and international trade. One hundred years later, with Covid restrictions, we’ve been forced to slow down our hustle to a more sustainable pace. The air and water have been visibly cleaner, mirroring the peaceful scene McBey captured.

Series: Barcelona Suite
Medium: Color lithograph on embossed paper
Dimensions: 24 1/2 x 18 1/8 inches (Image) 29 1/2 x 22 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Spanish, 1935
Date finished: 1979
Edition: 126/185

Staff Selections Exhibition:
Muñoz-Ramos’s piece delicately layers each bold color, building up into a bouquet, honoring the Madonna and child so important to the Catalans. It’s eye candy, picking out each new color, texture, and layered juiciness he has laid out for viewers who take the time to look. -Nikki

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4" (plate), 8 5/8 x 7 3/4" (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1966
Edition: of 15

Recommended by Emma (Marketing & Communications Manager):
Obata has left some room for interpretation in this piece, and when I look at it I see an entire world within a tide pool, as if I'm looking towards the sky from the bed of the pool, and there's a bird flying above. The textures, liness, and movement within the piece all come together in a satisfying way.

Series: Silencio, Silencio Portfolio
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 12 x 17 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Spanish, 1930 - 2020
Date finished: 1970
Edition: 25/92
Publisher: Atelier Lacourière et Frélant, Paris

Recommended by Sam (Owner & Director):
Genoves portfolio Silencio, responding to the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, speaks loudly of protest and the price of dissent. His masterful use of spit bite and aquatint create a powerful image freely expressed rather than meticulously didactic.