David Barthold, Rhinoceros (small full body), 2013
Engraving
Plate size: 5” x 7 7/8”
Paper size: 13 1/4” x 16”
Edition of 50, with 2 Artist’s Proofs and 2 Printer’s Proofs
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
This delightful engraving by David Barthold was executed as a preliminary sketch for the colossal rhinoceros engraving. The 5" x 8" plate is printed on 13" x 16" archival cotton rag paper, signed and numbered by the artist and each print bears the printer's mark in the lower right hand corner. Edition size limited at 50 copies, with 2 artist's proofs and 2 printers' proofs. Ships flat ready for framing, or can be framed in house at additional cost.
David Barthold, Rhinoceros (small head), 2014
Engraving
Plate size: 4 7/8” x 6 1/4”
Paper size: 9” x 10 1/4”
Edition of 50
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Sabubu, 2012
Engraving
Plate size: 11 7/8” x 17 3/4”
Paper size: 16 1/4” x 22 1/4”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Barus, 2012
Engraving
Plate Size: 11 3/4” x 17 3/4”
Paper size: 16 3/8” x 21 7/8”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Suki, 2012
Engraving
Plate size: 11 3/4'“ x 17 3/4”
Paper size: 16 3/8” x 21 7/8”
Edition of 30 with 2 Artist’s Proofs and 2 Printer’s Proofs
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
Suki by David Barthold is an engraving portrait of a gorilla in captivity in the Bronx Zoo. Suki's somber expression relays to the viewer her inner sadness.
David Barthold, London Plane, 2017
Engraving
Plate size: 23 1/2” x 39 1/4”
Paper size: 27 3/4” x 44”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
London Plane is a monumental engraving by David Barthold completed in 2017.
David Barthold, The Little Sleeper, 2016
Engraving
Plate size: 8 7/8” x 6 7/8”
Paper size: 16 1/2” x 13 1/8”
Edition of 30, with 2 Artist’s Proofs and 2 Printer’s Proofs
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
The Little Sleeper by David Barthold is an engraving depicting a cicada and its recently shed skin. The 6" x 9" plate is printed on 14" x 17" archival cotton rag paper, signed and numbered by the artist and each print bears the printer's mark in the lower right hand corner. Edition size limited at 30 copies, with 2 artist's proofs and 2 printers' proofs. Ships flat ready for framing, or can be framed in house at additional cost.
David Barthold, Driggs Avenue Plane Tree, 2017
Engraving
Plate size: 8 3/4” x 11 7/8”
Paper size: 19 1/2” x 16”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Bear Skull with Rose of Sharon, 2016
Engraving
Plate size: 5 7/8” x 8 7/8”
Paper size: 10 1/4” x 12 7/8”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Elephant Skull, 2015
Engraving
Plate size: 3 7/8” x 5 7/8”
Paper size: 8 1/8” x 10 1/8”
Edition of 50
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Crab Claw with Various Birds, 2016
Engraving
Plate size: 4” x 5 7/8”
Paper size: 8 5/8” x 11 5/8”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
David Barthold, Trachodon with Wilted Magnolia, 2013
Engraving
Plate size: 8 7/8” x 5 7/8”
Paper size: 12 3/4” x 9”
Edition of 30
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects
Brooklyn, New York
B. New York, NY, 1959
Oberlin College, 1981
David Barthold is a student of history and a master of the cut line. One of a small group of printmakers working in engraving, a precise way of incising drawn lines into a plate of metal or wood, Barthold carries forward a skill defined in the 16th century. In reference to Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros, Barthold has created several detail rich prints all leading up to a uniquely large rhinoceros engraving with a plate size of 32 inches by 55 inches, understood to be among the largest engravings ever accomplished. While all Barthold’s animal prints share a special quality and history, his depictions of Brooklyn’s trees showcase destructive contemporary environments through a timeless subject. These trees are not pruned by master gardeners but take their form from curbs, fences and buildings. In these works, his engraving burin captures a strength and texture gathered through persistence, confinement, abuse, growth and healing.
Exhibitions
Engraving After 1900, Pruzan Art Center, Wesleyan College
About Printmaking: Washington Art Association Gallery, CT
Published by the Artist, International Print Center, New York, NY
EAB Print Fair, The Tunnel, New York, NY
Gowanus Open Studio,Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY
GO Brooklyn,Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn, NY
Collections
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH ● Chazen Museum of Art at University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WY ● Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL ● New York Public Library, New York, NY ● Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
David Barthold, Rhinoceros, 2016
Copperplate engraving
Plate size: 31 5/8” x 54 5/8”
Paper size: 36 1/8” x 58 5/8”
Edition of 10 with 2 Artist’s Proofs and 2 Printer’s Proofs
Printed by Julia Samuels at Overpass Projects