Judith Rothchild - prints and biography

Judith Rothchild is an American-born artist who grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and has lived in the Languedoc region of France since 1996. There she has developed an international reputation for her exquisitely detailed mezzotints and finely crafted illustrated books, produced in collaboration with presses and fellow artists.

Rothchild studied at Sarah Lawrence College before completing her degree at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1974 she moved to Europe, continuing her artistic training at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her career has since encompassed both pastel drawing and printmaking, with a particular focus on mezzotint, a medium she has elevated through her mastery of tone, texture, and light.

Since 1996, Rothchild has held more than thirty solo exhibitions across the United States and Europe, and her works are represented in numerous public collections. Her prints and artist’s books reflect a refined sense of observation, combining classical technique with a contemporary sensitivity to detail and atmosphere.

A partial list of public collections holding Rothchild’s work includes:

• The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England

• The Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France

• The Museum of Bédarieux

• Imperial College, London

• Paintings in Hospitals, Scotland and London

• Harvard University

• Smith College

• The New York Public Library

• The Bibliothèque Nationale de France

• The public libraries of Albi and Bordeaux

Through her mezzotints and collaborative artist’s books, Judith Rothchild continues to extend the tradition of fine printmaking while building cultural bridges between America and Europe.