20 Duets.

Lawrence (Peter) & Paul Dunmall (Wood Engravers)

20 Duets.

Collaboration & Improvisation.

Description: 35/40 COPIES (from an edition of 50 copies) signed by Lawrence and Dunmall, printed from the original blocks and polymer plates on Zerkall paper, some printing in red, photograph frontispiece and 2 colour photographs to introductory material, this also with an example of each engraver's previous work, the 'twenty duets' represented by both the finished engraving (to recto) and the 'handover' image in progress on a fold-out leaf, pp. 31 + Plates, 4to, original quarter red cloth, the sides with enlarged sections of two of the duets printed on yellow paper, new

Publication Details: Oxford: (Printed by Paul L. Kershaw for) Duet Books, 2021

Notes: A collaboration essaying the challenging proposition of using Jazz improvisation as a model for wood-engraving - a medium seemingly resistant to such a mode of creation. The format of the book provides a suitably exploratory feel, and the results are hugely impressive - a testament to the ability of the respective engravers, the spirit in which the project was undertaken, and their understanding of the tradition and rigours that underlie the 'freedom' of improvisation.

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Price: £175

Subject: Private Press

Published Date: 2021

Stock Number: 72602

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