E.087 Untitled (Fellatio) 1994

• I. 1st and only state

  Drypoint and roulette. A depiction of fellatio. There are four variant impressions of this, the first and only state.

  1. Impression with light plate tone, on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘AP I’; lower right: signed and dated ‘Rick Amor ’94’. The light plate tone has been left on the more densely worked areas of the image.
  2. More cleanly wiped impression on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘AP II’; lower right: signed and dated ‘Rick Amor ’94’. (Featured Image)
  3. Impression with even, light grey film of plate tone, on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘AP III’; lower right: signed and dated ‘Rick Amor ’94’.
  4. Selectively wiped impression with rich burr and plate tone, on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘AP IV’; lower right: signed and dated ‘Rick Amor ’94’.

• I.b. Artist’s proof of 1st and only state (Featured Image)

  

  Drypoint and roulette. A depiction of fellatio. There are four variant impressions of this, the first and only state.

• No edition

• Comment

  The subject of this print was drawn directly onto the copper plate. A linocut of horizontal format, dated 1979, depicts the same subject.