Purgatory
In a series of intimate etchings, Tovborg adds to his body of work based on Purgatory, the second and middle book of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, 1320. With their dreamy, fluid and colourful shapes, the small etchings instil hope. As Inferno, the first book of Dante’s Divine Comedy, describes a downward journey through Hell, Purgatory is an intermediate place between Hell and Paradise, where lesser sinners are given the opportunity to be purified. The fluid sense of watercolour from spit bite aquatint dominates this series of prints, while some fine details are elaborated with line etching.
In celebration of the book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg, these prints are sold to accompany the publication. Dante Alighieri’s influential medieval text is interpreted anew through the world of Tovborg’s imagery and Tamm’s words.
Purgatory XXVII-XXVIII: garden of eden, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24052-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory I: Cato, 2024
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24037-1
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Purgatory II: The Soul Ship, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24038-1
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Purgatory III: dante, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24039-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory IV: Belacqua, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24040-1
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Purgatory V: montefeltro, 2024
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24041-1
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Purgatory VI-VII: Vergil and Sordello, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24042-1
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Purgatory VIII: the Serpent, 2024
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24043-1
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Purgatory IX-X: the gate, 2024
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24044-1
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Purgatory XI-XII: Arachne, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24045-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory XIII-XV: Sapia, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24046-1
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Purgatory XVI-XVII: marco lombardo, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24047-1
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Purgatory XVIII: Dante Sleeping, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24048-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory XIX-XXII: the Siren, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24049-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory XXIII-XXIV: Omo, 2024
- Print technique
- Line etching Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24050-1
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Purgatory XXV-XXVI: guido guinizzelli, 2024
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm – Frame size 34 x 25 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24051-1
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Purgatory XXXII: whore of Babylon, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24053-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory XXXIII: eunoë, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24054-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
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Purgatory XXXIII: eunoë, 2024
€538
(incl. 25% Danish VAT €108)
- Print technique
- Spit bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300 g
Paper size 26 x 20 cm – Plate size 16.5 x 11 cm
- Edition
- Edition of 5
- Printer
- Printed by Thomas Castenschiold Dehlholm
- Publisher
- Published by BORCH Editions
- Signed by:
- Signed by the artist
- Registration no
- ID: AlTo 24054-1
The book Den Guddommelige Komedie, 2025, by Ditlev Tamm and Alexander Tovborg is included.
Have further questions? Ask a specialist or visit our Terms & Conditions.
