Description

Loving Touch Etching by P. Buckley Moss

Content & Subject

Loving Touch Etching by P. Buckley Moss is a hand-signed and titled, numbered limited edition etching from the Moss Etching Collection and the Mother and Child Collection. This tender artwork depicts a mother embracing her child, their forms wrapped in flowing textures that radiate warmth and security.

The mother’s serene expression and the child’s trusting closeness embody Moss’s timeless theme of maternal love. With simplicity and elegance, Moss captures the universal bond between mother and child, a relationship built on comfort, care, and the power of touch.

Style & Technique

Etchings are among Moss’s most intimate and collectible works, created through a meticulous hand-pulled process where each impression is individually inked and pressed. Loving Touch Etching highlights Moss’s mastery of line, texture, and contrast.

The bold black-and-white palette emphasizes the figures’ closeness while the intricate linework of the mother’s garment adds depth and movement. This simplicity allows the emotional core of the piece—the embrace—to shine through with clarity and strength.

Mood & Inspiration

The mood of Loving Touch Etching is nurturing, timeless, and deeply emotional. Moss often drew inspiration from themes of family and motherhood, reflecting her belief in the strength of bonds rooted in love and tenderness.

This etching symbolizes not only the protection and devotion of motherhood but also the universal comfort of human connection. Its title reinforces the significance of gentle gestures and the powerful language of touch.

Placement & Gift Ideas

Loving Touch Etching is a meaningful addition to bedrooms, nurseries, family spaces, or intimate gallery walls, where its tender subject matter can inspire daily reflection.

As a gift, this etching is ideal for Mother’s Day, baby showers, birthdays, or family celebrations, making it a heartfelt treasure for mothers, daughters, or anyone cherishing the mother–child bond. Its rarity and small edition size make it especially valuable for collectors.

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. (see FAQs)

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✨ Fun Fact: Moss’s Mother and Child Collection is one of her most beloved themes, with collectors worldwide cherishing her tender depictions of maternal devotion. Each work resonates across generations, making them timeless family heirlooms.

💡 Collector’s Insight: Loving Touch Etching is highly sought after because it combines Moss’s most collectible medium—etching—with one of her most cherished subjects, mother and child. Collectors prize it for both its rarity and its emotional resonance, ensuring its place as a highlight in any Moss collection.

2002

Hand Signes: “30/99 – Loving Touch – P Buckley Moss

Plate Size: 5-5/8 x 5-7/8 Inches. Paper Size: 11 x 11-1/2 Inches.