Wings of the Ocean from "Portfolio of Five Prints"

Gabor Peterdi

This intaglio utilizes many of the techniques that were being developed at Atelier 17, where Peterdi studied in Paris the 1930s and again in New York in the 40s. "Wings of the Ocean” was created using etching and engraving on a zinc plate.

“Wings of the Ocean" was included in the "Portfolio of Five Prints", by Gabor Peterdi and published by Ted Gotthelf of Rio Grande Graphics. Though proposed as an edition of 200 only 50 were actually printed.

Gotthelf allegedly numbered the portfolios randomly, as if all were printed, in order to make the portfolios appear more successful than they were. If the 50 portfolios had sold they would do subsequent printing campaigns, up to the 200. It didn't happen. Though proposed as an edition of 200 only 50 were actually printed.