Jack Beal, Spotted Salamander (Hand-colored)
Medium: Lithograph, from stone
Date editioned: July, 1973
Ink and paper type: black ink on Arches Cover white, hand-colored watercolor
Edition size: 29
Signed: in pencil, lower right, bottom edge
Image size: 7" x 10 1/2"
Paper size: 11 1/8" x 14 1/2"
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In the fall of 1973, Jack was invited by his New York print dealer, Brooke Alexander, to participate in a group show that would feature Hand Colored Prints. Jack's hand coloring is much more than decoration in that it is an extension of the issues that were apparent in the black and white version of this print.
A Closer Look ... Spotted Salamander (Hand-colored)
Detail of the hand-colored "Spotted Salamander" shows some new patterns and forms not seen in the uncolored version of this print.
This detail of the hand-colored version of the print reveals softer edged forms and more subtle patterns.