By: Joseph Goldyne

Medium: Intaglio
Image Size: 7.5 x 5.25 inches
Edition Size: 165
Year: 1986

Joseph Goldyne’s Music (1986) is an intimate and poetic intaglio that blends technical mastery with lyrical symbolism. A sculpted hand emerges from a sheet of musical notation, its raised finger touching a delicate vine and blossom beneath a starlit sky. The image reflects Goldyne’s fascination with touch, memory, and creative gesture. Printed by Robert Townsend, the edition demonstrates Goldyne’s innovative use of aquatint, spitbite, drypoint, and soft and hard ground etching, layered to achieve remarkable tonal depth and subtle texture. The paper was specially commissioned from Twinrocker Papermill, further emphasizing the print’s craftsmanship and refinement.