1980s Don Trager "Cassy" Sn Serigraph Purple Tulip Floral Art Artwork

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"Cassy"

by Don Trager

Hand signed & numbered by the artist

Limited Edition Serigraph Art Print

Hand signed by the … Read more "Cassy"

by Don Trager

Hand signed & numbered by the artist

Limited Edition Serigraph Art Print

Hand signed by the artist

Size: 25" x 18"

Edition Size: 300

Circ a1980s

Condition of the artwork is: Mint.

Certificate of Authenticity is included

Gallery Retail: $90.00 unframed


Don Trager


Don Trager received his B.S. degree in printmaking in 1964 from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.Included in his accomplishments is the award for "Best Show" he received for serigraphy from the Laguna Beach Art festival, along with the award for excellence in serigraphs and etchings from the California Society of Illustrations.In 1979 Don moved to Denver where he studied under Eugene Light.Earlier in his Career he also worked as an illustrator for the Armed Forces.



Serigraph definition:

A stencil method of printmaking in which an image is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. Also called silkscreen process and screen-printing. A serigraph is a print made by this method.


The word Serigraph is a combination of two Greek words, seicos, meaning silk, and graphos, meaning writing. Silkscreen printing and other stencil-based printing methods are the oldest forms of printmaking.

Printmaking is a process for producing editions (multiple originals) of artwork. Painting, on the other hand, is a process for producing a single original piece of artwork. In printmaking, each print in an edition is considered an original work of art, not a copy.

Silkscreen printing can be traced as far back as 9000 BC, when stencils were used to decorate Egyptian tombs and Greek mosaics. From 221-618 AD stencils were used in China for production of images of Buddha. Japanese artists turned screen printing into a complex art by developing an intricate process wherein a piece of silk was stretched across a frame to serve as the carrier of hand cut stencils.

Silkscreen printing found its way to the west in the 15th century. The original material used in screen printing was silk, hence the name Silkscreen printing. Today polyester is the fabric of choice. See less