Kustdorp met daarachter een steile rotswand 1862 - 1901

Jules Guiette made this etching, "Coastal Village with a Steep Rocky Wall in the Background," using a copper plate. This process involves covering the plate with a waxy, acid-resistant substance called a ground, then scratching an image into it with a needle. Acid is applied, biting into the exposed copper to create lines, which when inked and printed, form the picture. See how the velvety darks have been built up through many tiny lines? The effect is quite tonal, almost like a pencil drawing. This printmaking method democratized image production, making art more accessible, and also had a profound impact on the making of furniture and design objects. Decoration became repeatable, reproducible, and available for all. Appreciating Guiette's etching means understanding the craft and industrial processes behind it. It also involves recognising how the world of art is thoroughly enmeshed with the world of design and mass production.