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melda58 · ‎01-01-2021

Aside from not being able to read the artist's name and title of this 10"x12" etching (any help in this regard would be much appreciated) - what does the "c III" at the extreme right indicate? Is it an edition? I'm pretty sure it doesn't translate to 103.

Thanks and happy new year!

Rita

yankeebob1951 · ‎01-02-2021

Rita, no expertise here...just wild guesses that are probably red herrings down a blind alley.

-Could the C III be some kind of reference to the etching process rather than to a series of prints?

-I think copper plates are used to print some etchings...so maybe 1/10 c III could be shorthand for something like "this is the first of ten prints from the third copper plate".

-Or the c III could be "third compound of acid used".

melda58 · ‎01-02-2021

@maxine*j wrote:
All I can think of is something like Version 3, or Edition 3, or Series 3. Yeah, a lot of help, huh?

Thanks Maxine, then I am sure that's what it means, trusting your opinion as I do. I wonder if the "c" is a word in a different language that means the same as edition or some synonym thereof. I played around with Google translate but haven't come up with anything.

Rita