Chine Collé

シン・コレ / 19th century–present / Technique / Print Expression

A thin paper receives the printed image while being bonded to a heavier support sheet. Its colour and texture become part of the image's ground. It can accompany etching, lithography and other methods; it is a support and printing technique, not a synonym for collage generally.

Chine Collé — Petrus Johannes Arendzen, Portrait of Carel Vosmaer, 1856–85 — etching and engraving on chine collé, Rijksmuseum, RP-P-1909-1539 — Wikimedia Commons / CC0
Petrus Johannes Arendzen, Portrait of Carel Vosmaer, 1856–85 — etching and engraving on chine collé, Rijksmuseum, RP-P-1909-1539 — Wikimedia Commons / CC0 · CC0

At a glance

Visual cues

  • Thin paper beneath the printed image
  • Boundary against the surrounding support
  • Printed marks overlay the thin sheet
  • A two-layer paper support

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  • Exhibitions and teaching that compare Chine Collé with neighbouring print techniques
  • Publications studying lines, tones and paper through documented works

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Dictionary entry

Type
Keep lettering in the work separate from added labels; place medium, artist and date outside the image.
Composition
Plan the thin paper edge and image position together, including the surrounding support.
Material
Check the collection medium record and the paper and ink; do not infer materials from screen colour alone.
Caution
Do not infer it from a coloured rectangle alone. Verify that bonding accompanies printing and identify the image-making technique separately.
Further study
Odilon Redon — lithographs on chine collé / MoMA — Chine collé / Image paper and support sheet

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