Identification of Prints

Lecturer: Hildegard Homburger
Language English
Participants: 8
Next dates: Berlin, 6.-7. October 2025
Fee 350,- € IADA-members
390,- €

Registration: h.homburger(at)t-online.de

The course is aimed at conservators, curators, registrars and archivists and others interested


Content
The artistic and industrial printing techniques undergo a constant development. Modern technology allows a great variety of relief, intaglio, lithography, screen and digital print. Therefore, the artistic prints can no longer be limited only to the classical techniques. Artists are using the new technical possibilities with interest. Therefore, in the identification of the artistic works we are also confronted with mechanical, mostly photomechanical techniques.

This two-day course focuses on manual artistic printing techniques. The individual printing techniques and their numerous sub-groups will be presented in detail with illustrated lectures.

As an extension, those photomechanical reproduction processes will also be included, with which confusion can occur.

In the practical part the two days offer the opportunity to look at a great number and variety of original prints under magnification. There are several stereo microscopes available. During these exercises the special characteristics of each technique will be worked out.

The course provides an opportunity to look at a great number and variety of original prints under magnification and to exercise the identification of their techniques.