Artwork description:

Original, handmade wood engraving print. A hunched and seated figure is silhouetted against the dark, atmospheric architecture of a road tunnel. The title's reference to Robert Frost's poem invites us to think about the reasons and decisions that have led the character to find himself on this particular road.

Whilst evoking similar perspectives and geometries as Rebecca's iconic Tube prints, this image was sketched in the the Traforo Umberto I tunnel in Rome.

This print is mounted, framed and glazed. Unframed prints from this edition are also available via Artfinder.

Wood engraving is a form of fine art printmaking. The artist uses specialised tools to create the image in relief (and reverse) on the end grain of a block of hardwood - usually boxwood - by removing the 'white' parts of the image. This technique is painstaking and highly technical, and allows for the creation of exquisitely detailed works. Rebecca's wood engravings have been exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, with the Society of Wood Engravers, and in galleries across the world from Japan to the USA.

Materials used:

Wood engraving; black ink on cream Zerkall-Bütten paper

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