What is Carborundum?
Carborundum is the trademark name for silicon carbide crystals, an abrasive material commonly used in sandpaper, cutting tools, and grinding wheels. Originally, artists used carborundum for grinding lithography stones. In collagraph printmaking, it is applied to plates to create texture and tone gradients, adding depth and contrast to the prints.
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Georg Jiri Dokoupil
Goldblau, 2018
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Carborundum
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Antoni Clave
La Gloire Des Rols I, 1975
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EUR 1,250
Otto Piene
Zyklop Gelb, 1984
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EUR 2,400
Antoni Clave
Untitled (Textured Remnants), 1970
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EUR 1,130
Antoni Clave
El guant, 1971
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Jasper Johns
Untitled (Faces on purple), 1988
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USD 21,000 - 30,000
Jasper Johns
Untitled - Faces (ULAE 243), 1988
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USD 41,000 - 45,000
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