Frottage
Frottage is an automatic surrealist technique where a textured surface is rubbed with a pencil or other drawing tool to create art.
Frottage is a method where you rub pencil, graphite, chalk, crayon, or other media on paper placed over a textured object or surface. This transfers the texture's raised parts onto the paper.
Max Ernst started using the frottage technique in sketches from 1925 onwards. The word ‘frottage’ comes from the French word for rubbing. Ernst was inspired by an aged hardwood floor with pronounced grain patterns caused by years of cleaning, which resembled strange images to him.
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We collaborate with artists to create both limited editions and works on paper.
A limited edition is part of a unique series of pieces. Limited editions are fixed in quantity, meaning we will only ever produce a certain number.
Framing options vary for each piece and are listed on the individual artwork pages. All pieces are framed with 90% UV acrylic glass.
Yes, 100%. We work directly with our artists to create editions that accurately represent their body of work. Additionally, every artist personally reviews and approves their final editions.
Each edition comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by the artist. Additionally every edition will be signed, marked, or numbered on the edition itself.
Works on paper and some originals don't come with a COA.
No—the copyright is not transferred to the purchaser of the edition.
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