Nausikaa (no. 149) Werner Drewes, 1951 color monotype, 50.5 x 37.8 cm (19 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist Drewes Biography

Although second impressions have often been taken from the image remaining on the plate after a monotype is printed, some artists explored ways of printing additional impressions from the original plate. Werner Drewes painted his image on a slick celluloid surface and, after the first pull, created as many as ten related impressions by retaining the basic composition but varying the colors in each proof.

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