Artists · Printmaking and mezzotint
Peter Ilsted
Denmark · 1861–1933
Artist profile
Biography and career
Danish artist associated with intimate domestic interiors and the mezzotint tradition. Although he belongs chronologically to an earlier generation, his work appears in the source directory.
Printmaking
Style, subjects and techniques
His quiet interiors, figures and lighting effects demonstrate the atmospheric potential of mezzotint in representations of everyday spaces.
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.