Elizabeth Peyton Echo, 2023
Etching with aquatint on Japanese Surface Gampi paper
14 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (37.8 x 30.2 cm)
Edition of 25, 8 AP
Signed, dated, and numbered verso Printed and published by Two Palms, New York
In the present etching with aquatint, Peyton depicts Echo Marshall (also known as Echo Mars), the lead singer and guitarist of genderqueer post-punk band Thus Love. A prolific printmaker, Peyton has worked in a range of techniques, including monotype, etching, intaglio, and woodcut, among others. Speaking on the importance of prints in her practice, the artist has remarked: “I would say that, historically, prints have typically been the afterword to a work. But for me it’s a foreword. Often I’ll make a work after something I make in the print studio.”