Photo-etching 2
Etchings differ a lot as technical possibilities are endless. One invention combined etching with photography. Photo-etching is also called dust grain photogravure or heliography. It was invented mid 19th century by Henry Fox Talbot in England and Karl Klic in Czechoslovakia.
dated 1981 until 1984
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Col de la Croix
1984In the mountains above Villars - Vaud, photo-etching with aquatint.
Aigle - Pont Napoleon
1984Old bridge. Specific markings by a screen.
Aigle Switzerland
1983Detail of the bridge.
Antagnes - Municipality of Ollon
1984Armorial fresco 'Arma Bordon' dated 1780 on a wall of the Dîme House.
Villy
1983Six columns of black Saint-Triphon marble.
Ollon - Vaud
1981Snow-covered roof, photo-gravure.
Gryon
1981White decorations enhance the dark wood.
Aigle
1981The church and parochial building.
Les Posses - Dessous
1981Entrance in Gryon made of local tufa stone. (detail)
Posses-Dessous 2
1981A corner of a hay shed in the mountain village.
Il était une fois un tilleul
1981Lime tree in front of the Ollon townhall, reborn by photo-etching and softground, hard work with toxic products+long hours in a darkroom!
Swallows
1981On 24 september 1981 the swallows prepared to depart south, from 2 photo-etchings, forming a pair.