A technique, used in conjunction with printmaking processes such as etching or lithography, that results in a two-layered paper support: a tissue-thin paper, cut to the size of the printing plate, and a larger, thicker support paper below. Both the tissue and the support sheet are placed on top of the inked plate and run together through the printing press, sometimes with a thin layer of adhesive between them to reinforce the bond produced through the pressure of the press. The process creates a subtle, delicate backdrop to the printed image. Chine is the French word for China, referring to the fact that the thin paper originally used with this technique was imported from China. In addition to China, paper was also imported from India or Japan. Collé is the French word for "glued."
Chine collé
8 examples
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Ellen Gallagher DeLuxe 2004–05
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Guillermo Kuitca Untitled from Puro Teatro 2003
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Henri Matisse Fanny (Mme. D.G.) 1914
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Odilon Redon Then There Appears a Singular Being, Having the Head of a Man on a Body of a Fish (Ensuite parait un être singulier, ayant une tête d'homme sur un corps de poisson) from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (La Tentation de Saint-Antoine) 1888
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Louise Bourgeois Plate 2 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition 1990; reprinted 1993
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Martin Puryear Untitled 2001
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Andrea Zittel Untitled from Rules of Raugh 2005
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Arturo Herrera Untitled from Schloss 2009