New linocut portraits launched 1 Jan.
A trio of new images will be available for sale on New Year's Day.
As usual, my sets of three original linocut prints are launched the first day of every quarter. The next one will be on 1 January 2024, becoming available for purchase exclusively via Imperium Press. This year we have a long-standing favourite, a political theory heavyweight and a figure from Orthodox Christian theology. Here are the three prints previewed exclusively for paid subscribers to my Substack channel.
“H.P. Lovecraft” American horror-fiction author
Edition of 60
Size 23 x 17 cm (image)
Paper Satogami (80 gsm, off white) 35.5 x 25.5 cm, Somerset (300gsm, off white) 38 x 28 cm
Price: $45 Somerset, $55 Satogami
“Gaetano Mosca” Italian political scentist
Edition of 50
Size 23 x 17 cm (image)
Paper Satogami (80 gsm, off white) 35.5 x 25.5 cm, Somerset (300 gsm, off white) 38 x 28 cm
Price: $45 Somerset, $55 Satogami
“Konstantin Leontiev” Russian theologian and author
Edition of 50
Size 20 x 15cm (image)
Paper Satogami (80 gsm, off white) 35.5 x 25.5 cm, Somerset (300 gsm, off white) 38 x 28 cm
Weight: 35 g Somerset, 10 g Satogami
Price: $40 Somerset, $45 Satogami
It was great to work on these. The Lovecraft image is a development of an earlier print that was never editioned or offered for sale. For the first time it becomes available to collectors and fans. It was previously my avatar image for YouTube and Twitter. “Mosca” is a strong image of the Italian author in old age. His writings helped me understand elite power theory, not least through his observation that the organised minority triumphs over the disorganised majority. "Leontiev” is perhaps the least known. He was a Russian theologian and author, who entered religious order near the end of an eventful life. The symbol in the top left is the Orthodox cross. This print is based on an early image of the Slavic nationalist who worked as a diplomat and developed an idea of trans-Slavic political-cultural renaissance. It was exciting to move away from Western European writers and expand the range of the set.
From a technical point of view, there is a departure. The Satogami paper has proved very popular and this set uses that paper again. As the Zerkall papermill has now closed, there will be limited stock in future before it depletes. So, I have moved from Zerkall to Somerset Satin 300 gsm, pure cotton, off-white paper. This is much heavier than the Zerkall and gives a lovely surface. In future, all the prints will be printed on Satogami and Somerset.
I hope that collectors will be as enthusiastic about this new set as they have been about previous ones. Be first to acquire copies by visiting Imperium Press website on 1 Jan. 2024. Delivery is worldwide. https://www.imperiumpress.org/merch/