Lot 192
DAVID BROWN MILNE
Lot 192 Details
DAVID BROWN MILNE
HILLTOP (PAINTING PLACE)
drypoint etching printed in two colours
signed with initials in the plate, also signed in pencil in the lower margin, unframed
sheet 10.5 ins x 8.5 ins; 26.7 cms x 21.6 cms
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Private Collection, California
Note:
In the mid 1920s, Milne had become unhappy with his watercolours and ceased using this medium for a period. He wrote to his close friend James Clarke suggesting etching be used “as a running mate for oil and successor of watercolour.”
In March of 1931, Milne began work on an etching based on his oil paintings known as Painting Place (various versions) for a book collection quarterly The Colophon founded in 1929. Each issue of the quarterly would include an original work of art and Milne was engaged to produce over 2000 etchings for inclusion in a forthcoming issue. The work was laborious and daunting; Milne could only produce about 40 prints per session. Deadlines came and passed. For his effort, he was paid $400.