Image of a coastal scene with buildings, mountains and the sea in the forefront. Printed in red and blue with inks blending together to create different tones. There is a moon above the scene, which has been created by wiping a circle of ink from the plate.
In an interview at Glasgow Print Studio on 11th May 2011, the artist explained that the intaglio plate was inked up with red and blue and then printed. The landscape was deeply etched. Alghero is a small port, a few hours by boat from Italy. Reeves had visited for holiday but also with the intention to draw and paint. Sardinia reminded him more of North Africa than Italy and he found it to be very like North Africa in architecture etc. Reeves had visited North Africa when in the Army (his National Service was 1949-51). The artist believes that he did 2 or 3 etchings on Sardinia and one influence was Leonard Rosoman illustrations for a magazine article on Sardinia. He thinks that this print was made in an edition of 20 - one was exhibited in the Royal Academy in London and a well-known shipping/cruise company purchased about 15 from the edition for their ships. It was made in the late 1950s.
