The Lunar X

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This gravure is made from a charcoal sketch rather than a photograph. The lunar X is a clair obscur effect caused by the angle of the sun’s rays casting shadows of ridges between the craters La Caille, Blanchini, and Purbach in a specific shape on the lunar landscape. It is visible for only three or four hours each month.

Medium: Photopolymer gravure
Paper: Hahnemühle Etching White 300g
Date: 2024
Image size: 16.5cm x 23.5cm / 6.5in x 9.25in
Size unframed: 27.5cm x 34.5cm / 10.75in x 13.5in
Price unframed: £110
Edition size: 10

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