Minneapolis Institute of Art

Algues marines (Sea Algae)

Pierre Roche (Fernand Massignon)

Date

1893

Medium

Color gypsograph on Japan paper

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The raised surface of this image reflects Pierre Roche's effort to add sculptural effects to printmaking. His invention, called gypsography, involved making a plaster mold of a design, painting the inside of the mold, then pressing Japanese paper into it. Because the fragile plaster permitted only a few impressions, Roche used molded copper or steel to make the 100 prints needed for L'Estampe originale. Craggy and unevenly inked, Sea Algae demonstrates that these gypsotypes retain the handwork aesthetic Roche valued. France, Europe

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