OXFORD STUDENTS Hahnemühle German Etching Print
Regular price$89.00 Sale priceWhere can you ship to?
Anywhere in the world! We have global fulfilment coverage and there’s nowhere we are not able to send orders.
Do orders ship with tracking?
Tracking availability varies and will depend on the country, product type and shipping method, that have been selected with your order. Generally budget shipping is untracked and express is tracked (you can check the shipping service when you place the order).
To track your order we provide you with an email and tracking link when your product ships.
What are your dispatch times?
Dispatch times vary between different product types. Most of our prints and posters, framed prints, and canvas's are typically shipped within 48-72 hours from order acceptance.
How much will it cost to ship my order?
Delivery costs are included within our pricing.
Your purchase supports the Christopher Blake Art Collection.
The students of the Oxford University and Colleges come from many walks of life - however, wealth is one attribute that is common amongst them all rather than intellect. Painted in 1983.
Your Christopher Blake Hahnemühle German Etching Print will be printed on a heavy-duty artist's paper with a textured finish. The velvety matte surface is optimised for high-contrast prints and works brilliantly for special pieces of art. The vegan certified paper used for this high quality print has a warm white hue providing a perfect surface for reproducing paintings. The pigment-based inks used for printing have been specifically designed for fade resistance and a long print life.
- Handmade by specialist printers
Delivered ready for framing. Our custom prints take 4 to 5 working days to prepare. You will receive a tracking number by email as soon as your order is ready for shipment. A Certificate of Authenticity is included and will be sent to you by email after your order has been shipped. All Christopher Blake Hahnemühle German Etching Print reproductions are tested on colour accuracy as close to the original as possible.
OXFORD STUDENTS Hahnemühle German Etching Print - Key Information
What is a Giclée print?
The word “Giclée” is French for “sprayed ink.” Today, the term is used to describe a sophisticated inkjet printmaking process which creates the highest quality fine art reproductions.
All of our in-house prints are manufactured in this way. Except for stickers and apparel which are produced using eco-solvent inks. Giclée printing offers extra-fine image resolution, helping retain a higher degree of detail from the original fine art or photographic images.
How long do your Giclée prints last?
A lot of research and development has gone into the various aspects and materials that make up a Giclée print.
The archival nature of the print varies according to the type of inks used, as well as the archival properties of your chosen paper selected and the conditions in which the print is displayed or stored. Current scientific lab reports suggested that our recommended papers and Giclée printing process will produce a print that lasts between 100-200 years in optimal conditions.
Please note any print located in direct sunlight is still likely to fade over time.
How are your canvas prints made?
Canvases are printed on specialist canvas material using a 12-colour Giclée printing process. This material is then stretched over a handmade wooden canvas frame (made from four separate parts called canvas stretcher bars).
The canvas corners are folded tightly over each edge and then the material is fixed with staples to the canvas stretcher bar frame. Tape is then used to cover all staples, ensuring a smooth, neat finish.
What is a canvas gallery wrap or image wrap?
A ‘gallery wrapped’ canvas is where the edge of the image is wrapped around the side of the canvas. This allows the canvas to be presentable without a frame.
For example, a 12x16” canvas will actually have the image printed onto a 16x20” canvas so that 2” on all sides of the image can be wrapped around the frame. 1 ½” will be on the side of the frame and ½” will be on the back.
From which materials are your canvas frames made?
For inhouse canvas production we use European knotless pine frames. This frame is extremely hard wearing and does not warp, unlike many of the cheap online alternatives.
Each canvas stretcher frame is milled with a curved profile and rounded edges. This shape helps to minimise contact with the front face of the canvas, preventing unsightly impression marks and surface cracking.
Our canvas frames are all fully finger-jointed. This means that longer frames are made from several lengths of wood pressure-jointed together, helping the frame to resist warping. This combination of techniques helps ensure our canvas frames are exceptionally straight, even at the largest sizes.
Where required, wooden ‘wedges’ are added to each corner; ensuring your canvas print remains taut. These tensioning wedges are also particularly useful when re-stretching larger prints, which can relax over time.
What is the thickness of your canvas frames?
All our standard canvases use a 38mm canvas stretched bar. All GLOBAL-CAN SKUs are manufactured using a 38mm depth stretcher bar (with one or two territories using bars that are either a few mm thicker or thinner).
For custom canvas prints produced in the UK we offer four different potential canvas depths for bespoke orders:
- 19mm
- 38mm
- 38mm Premium (a heavy duty luxury option)
- 44mm
Where are your printing partners based?
We work with more than 50 printing partners in over 10 countries. Your delivery may not necessarily be dispatched from your delivery address country.
Express Shipping
Express shipping is typically with a courier, will be tracked and will be a fast, premium service.
What are your dispatch times?
Dispatch times vary between different product types. Prints and posters, framed prints, and canvas are typically dispatched within 48-72 hours.
Why hasn’t my order been delivered yet?
All items have estimated delivery times shown in our price lists to give you an idea of how long it typically takes to deliver a product to various countries around the world.
Factors which could delay delivery times include:
- Mistyped or incorrectly formatted address
- Customs and import restrictions
- Failed delivery attempts (i.e. no one home to receive the order)
- Postal strikes
- Other adverse conditions (such as storms and natural disasters)
If there is a protracted delay with your order then our customer support team will typically deal with this proactively. Alternatively, if an order is outside the expected delivery window then please contact support@cjhblake.com for additional information.
Occasionally, orders do get lost in the mail - more often, we find, when being shipped untracked to less common shipping destinations. In the event that an order is not received within 30 days of ordering, we’ll be more than happy to send a replacement. Just let us know at support@cjhblake.com and we’ll make the arrangements on your behalf. Please note however that we cannot offer free replacements for orders not received due to an incorrect address.
What happens if a product is damaged in transit?
We ask for a photo of the damaged goods, and we’ll then gladly send a free replacement.
Where are your printing partners based?
We work with more than 50 printing partners in over 10 countries. Your delivery may not necessarily be dispatched from your delivery country.
Express Shipping
Express shipping is typically with a courier, will be tracked and will be a fast, premium service.
What are your dispatch times?
Dispatch times vary between different product types. Prints and posters, framed prints, and canvas are typically dispatched within 48-72 hours.
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About
Painter, born Christopher James Hamilton Blake, Shanghai, China. He attended Saint Martins School of Art, 1951-52, and also took lessons from family or those he met while traveling who were established artists. His use of colour and depth intensified as he developed his style and technique, while navigating through his journey through disability, illness and homelessness. Following an ischemic stroke in 1979, his style of work changed considerably, and adopted an increasingly religious theme, considered as dark and possibly even morose by some. When looking at his paintings closely, one can see symbols of calmness, hope, kindness and love in scenes of horror and terror. An avid traveller, gem seeker; a devout Christian and modern-day impressionist. From botanical illustrator to expressionist artist, he painted daily until his death at 56 years of age.