This print was specially printed for the exhibition Gauguin the Alchemist at the Grand Palais, based on the original copper plate preserved in the Louvre's Chalcography workshop. The technique used to engrave the matrix of the Belle Angèle is that of etching and chisel. The pattern is executed in etching water and then enhanced with a chisel. A thin layer of varnish is carefully distributed over the surface of the copper. Once dry, the artist traces his drawing in the varnish, exposing the metal. The drawn plate is immersed in an acid bath that attacks the exposed copper and digs into the
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