HISTORIC CAR ART

An etching is no ordinary print. It is a time consuming and skilled art. Very few motoring artists work in this medium, the examples here are by Peter Hearsey - well known to Goodwood goers as the artist behind all of the Festival of Speed posters since the first event. To produce each etching, a metal (usually copper) plate is covered with a waxy ground which is acid-resistant. The artist then scratches off the ground with a pointed etching needle where he wants a line to appear in the finished piece, so exposing the bare metal. The plate is then dipped in a bath of acid, technically called the mordant (French for "biting") or etchant. The acid "bites" into the metal, where it is exposed, leaving behind lines in the plate. The remaining ground is then cleaned off the plate. The plate is inked all over, and then the ink wiped off the surface, leaving only the ink in the etched lines. The plate is then put through a high-pressure printing press together with a ...

#Art #Motoring #Goodwood #F1 Tazio Nuvolari was an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan).Dr Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari "The greatest driver of the past, the present, and the future." When Nuvolari's relationship with Ferrari turned sour during 1937,he raced an Auto Union as a one-off in the Swiss Grand Prix that year before agreeing to race for them for the 1938 season. This fabulous oils on linen painting by Peter Hearsey, the renown artist behind all of the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed posters, measures 113 x 83cm (incl. frame). It depicts Nuvolari on his way to victory at Donington in 1938 (more about the race below). It is available to buy from Historic Car Art. Nuvolari took his Auto Union Type D to victory in superb style to tremendous ovations from the crowd, having made up over 40 seconds on Lang in less than 20 laps and setting numerous fastest laps. Lang, who finished a distant second, coll...

Tazio Nuvolari walks with his Alfa Romeo 'Tipo B' P3 from the paddock to start the 1935 French Grand Prix at Montlhéry. Against very strong Mercedes and Auto Union competition Nuvolari lead from lap 8 until on lap 14 he suffered transmission failure and retired, having set the fastest lap... 1935 French Grand Prix by Barry Rowe This wonderful painting by Barry Rowe is available as a limited edition print .

Well known Austrian artist Klaus Wagger will be another artist joining at Race Retro later this week. In this painting entitled "Monaco 33-10" the Bugatti T51 of Achille Varzi and the Alfa Romeo Monza of Tazio Nuvolari do battle. Varzi was to win the race; Nuvolari retired with a blown engine. The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first GP at which practice times decided the starting grid. Before that is was decided by ballot... Acrylics on Canvas 130 x 90cm