Year
2026
Series
Technique
Blue ink and gold leaf
Artwork size
56 × 76 cm
Support
Arches Satiné HP
Edition
Unique original
Presentation study
Passe-partout · gold frame
Type
Original work
Studio documentation
Johann Sauty · 1 June 2026
Story
Created in 2026 within Letter to Time, this self-initiated unique original studies the De Bethune Starry Varius in blue ink and gold leaf.
This presentation preserves the work, its material language and its documented studio process. Johann Sauty’s photographs record the making before framing.
Read the material notes
The Starry Varius is drawn within a field of handwriting. The watch remains the composition’s focal point, while the surrounding letter gives the eye another scale of attention: the watch can be read from a distance; the words ask for a closer encounter.
Blue ink and gold leaf bring two different kinds of light to the sheet. The ink describes the watch and carries the writing; the leaf reflects the light around the work.
Studio sequence
From line to leaf.
Five views of the work in progress. Swipe or scroll to move through them; use Tab to reach each image’s Enlarge button.
Work details
Inside the Atelier
The work
De Bethune Starry Varius is a 2026 work in the Letter to Time series. Mauro Carraro records it as a self-initiated unique original rather than a commission. The artwork measures 56 × 76 cm; for this presentation, an owner-approved presentation study pairs the sheet with a passe-partout and gold frame.
Materials & technique
According to Mauro Carraro, the work combines blue ink and gold leaf on 300 g/m² Arches paper. In the photographed surface, the blue line constructs the watch and its surrounding handwritten narrative, while gold leaf is placed selectively over the drawn mechanism.
Studio process
Johann Sauty documented the work at Mauro Carraro’s atelier desk on 1 June 2026, before framing. The five photographs show brushwork, pen drawing and leaf on the artwork.
Exhibition context
De Bethune Starry Varius is presented as an independent Letter to Time study.
Original work
The original De Bethune Starry Varius
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