The Captain's Wife

The Captain's WifeThe Captain's Wife is a gicle printed reproduction of an original book cover illustration by Sarah Young for The Captains Wife by Kirsten McKenzie published by John Murray. Gicle printing is a trusted digital printing method for producing museum quality art prints with archival quality pigment inks that provide rich, long lasting colour. This print is printed on acid and lignin free Hahnemhle German Etching 380gsm gsm heavyweight 100% cellulose paper

The Captain's Wife is a giclée printed reproduction of an original book cover illustration by Sarah Young for The Captains Wife by Kirsten McKenzie published by John Murray.

Giclée printing is a trusted digital printing method for producing museum-quality art prints with archival quality pigment inks that provide rich, long-lasting colour. This print is printed on acid- and lignin-free Hahnemühle German Etching 380gsm gsm heavyweight 100% α-cellulose paper (alpha cellulose is characterised by its extraordinary velvety tactile feel and its fine, clearly defined felt structure) with a fibrous finish especially suited for reproducing watercolour and ink pieces.

Image size: 40.5 x 25.5 cm.
Paper size: 46.5 x 31.5 cm approx.
Open edition, titled and signed.

Sarah Young is a painter, printmaker, illustrator and maker working with narrative themes often inspired by myth, folk tales, circus and burlesque imagery. As a printmaker she is known for her lino and wood cuts but she also works in screen printing, mono print and collagraph.