Artists · Printmaking and mezzotint
Frederick Mershimer
United States · Contemporary American artist
Artist profile
Biography and career
Printmaker specializing in mezzotint, particularly depictions of urban environments and architecture.
Printmaking
Style, subjects and techniques
His prints explore chiaroscuro, nocturnal light and the expressive possibilities of richly inked surfaces.
Artistic context
The mezzotint technique
Mezzotint is an intaglio printmaking technique capable of producing deep blacks and smooth gradations of light. The surface of a metal plate is worked to create different tonal values. Each artist’s relationship to the technique must be assessed individually.
To learn more about the tools and methods involved, visit the sections on the history and the mezzotint process.