Ballet Dancer by Christian Caillard

Accession Code: wu0397w Title: Ballet Dancer Date completed: Medium: Prints Material: Lithograph Height (mm): 472 Width (mm): 322 Depth (mm): n/a Inscription: Signed Caillard, lower left. Location Name: Medical Teaching Centre Location Description: Corridor Location Floor: 0

 

Caillard uses lithography to achieve a painterly effect in this print. In this process the design is drawn on to the stone printing plate in a greasy chalk, which is then wet with water. The greasy areas are receptive to the printing ink, while the rest of the wet plate repels the ink.