Elizabeth Peyton Klara, 2018
Softground etching on En Tout Cas paper
17 x 13 1/4 inches (43.2 x 33.7 cm)
Edition of 20, 5 AP
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered recto
The present etching depicts multidisciplinary artist Klara Lidén (b. 1979), a recurring figure in Peyton’s oeuvre.
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.”