In 2009 Jacob Rantzau purchased his etching press Studium Maxi QG for his atelier “Ask” in Kattrup, south of Skanderborg. Jacob Rantzau´s primary medium is painting and he is known and acknowledged for his huge oil paintings. In his work with etching he finds himself working in a much smaller scale and in a totally different medium.
“I got my TofKo press to get closer to the old craftsmanship in the arts. When I work with etching and aquatint the craftsmanship is every time put to the test, as only very few corrections are possible to make during the process. This leads to quite a few defeats, but when everything succeeds the feeling is enormous," Jacob Rantzau explains.