About The Artist:
Al MWettel
Al Mettel was an American Impressionist artist who often depicted landscapes and cityscapes in his work. He made both original watercolors and etchings, which were often then used for calendars, like the one he made in 1956, published by Brown & Bigelow....
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About The Medium:
Etching
The printing process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In traditional pure etching, a metal (usually copper, zinc or steel) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is resistant to acid. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where they want a line to appear in the finished piece, exposing the bare metal. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, making a print.