9 Cities one artist.
Davidson, Laura.
[Boston, MA]: 2009. Artist's book, one of nine copies only, all on Frankfurt paper, each signed by the artist, Laura Davidson, and numbered in pencil. Page size: 2 x 4-3/4 inches; 22pp. 11of which are printed, painted and lettered including the titlepage and colophon. Bound by the artist: hand-painted paper over boards with green linen spine, the paper covers consist of Ms. Davidson's hand-drawn map with the title lettered in black and red. The endpapers and versos are also hand-drawn maps, all on ivory ground with hand-watercoloring, and red and black "trail" markings. The titlepage and the "9 CITIES" featured are cityscapes that are hand-colored drypoint etchings highlighted with ink and gold leaf. The cities featured are Ms. Davidson's own neighborhood in Boston, New York (Chrysler Building and Brooklyn Bridge), Washington, DC (Washington Monument and Library of Congress), Florence (the Arno River and the Duomo), Rome (Pantheon), Venice (San Marco Square and Bridge of Sighs), Paris (Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower), London (the London Eye and London Bridge), and St. Petersburg (details of church on Spilled Blood - St. Isaac's Cathedral). The colophon reads "every artist should travel." With results such as this beautiful little book, it is hard to do anything but agree completely. Ms. Davidson's drypoints are refreshingly modern; the gold gilt adds a note of "illuminated manuscript". The results are views of timeless cities that resonate in today's world. (Item ID: 10348)
$800.00
