Bergamot Gold
These handsomely embellished arabesque Bergamot Gold limited edition illuminations are individually hand gilded with 24 kt gold, signed, numbered and ready for framing.
Each museum-quality illumination is made with bright archival water resistant inks on velvety smooth lightfast acid free pH neutral 100% α-cellulose German Etching paper by Hahnemühle who’s papers have been prized in European houses of nobility for centuries for their highest levels of craftsmanship and superb durability.
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Only 500 Bergamot Gold illuminations each of two sizes* will be made from the original 6.5”x10.5” colored pencil and gold illumination of the same name that was set in a digital red border. ~ Royal Delft blues & the sunbathed tones of desert landscapes dance together in this rich Middle Eastern design From a leather book binding made for Sultan Mahmet II in the mid 1400’s. Generously edged with gold margins. It’s among my first gilded illuminations & prior to my practice of taking in-progress photos. © BKS * I had made 17 Bergamot Golds at size 4x6 before discontinuing the size. |
