Etching and Aquatint

What is Etching and Aquatint?

Etching and aquatint are printmaking techniques. In aquatint, the printing plate is etched with a pattern of tiny pits and cracks to create a wide range of tonal gradations. This technique allows artists to replicate the broad, flat tones found in watercolor paintings and ink washes.
Mehrfarbige Spirale

Sam Francis

Mehrfarbige Spirale, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,250

Untitled from Tracé sur l'Eau

Joan Miró

Untitled from Tracé sur l'Eau, 1963

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,250

Le Peintre, from Songes (cf. C. books 112)

Marc Chagall

Le Peintre, from Songes (cf. C. books 112), 1981

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 6,000

Untitled from Le Cocu Magnifique

Pablo Picasso

Untitled from Le Cocu Magnifique, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 9,350

Tiles

Brice Marden

Tiles, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,370

One plate, from Série III

Joan Miró

One plate, from Série III, 1952-53

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 4,690

Untitled II

Robert Mangold

Untitled II, 2007

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 6,000

Illustration for 'Une Fenêtre ouverte sur Chicago' (Corlett 271)

Roy Lichtenstein

Illustration for 'Une Fenêtre ouverte sur Chicago' (Corlett 271), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 13,250

Autoportrait

Marc Chagall

Autoportrait, 1968

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Le Marteau sans maître: one plate

Joan Miró

Le Marteau sans maître: one plate, 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 4,950

Plate III from Espriu-Miró

Joan Miró

Plate III from Espriu-Miró, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 8,350

Seated Figure

Francis Bacon

Seated Figure, 1983

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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AMOR

Robert Indiana

AMOR, 1994

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 21,000

Tryptych

Francis Bacon

Tryptych, 1986/1987

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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L’Homme au Lavabo Figure at a washbasin

Francis Bacon

L’Homme au Lavabo Figure at a washbasin, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

GBP 19,000 - 23,000

Illustration for 'De Denver au Montana, Depart 27 Mai 1972' (I)

Roy Lichtenstein

Illustration for 'De Denver au Montana, Depart 27 Mai 1972' (I), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 12,500

Neue Wilden

Neue Wilden is the term German artists used for Neo-Expressionism. In the 1970s and 80s, expressive painting re-emerged in Germany, with artists embracing intense colors and broad brushstrokes. The movement grew in opposition to minimal and conceptual art, favoring a return to raw, emotional expression through bold and dynamic painting techniques.

Op Art

Op Art is a visual art style that uses optical illusions to create the impression of movement, vibrating patterns, flashing, or hidden images. The works are typically abstract, with many well-known pieces in black and white. The roots of Op Art can be traced back to earlier movements like Futurism, Constructivism, Dada, and Neo-Impressionism, particularly in their use of color effects and graphic design.

Systems Art

Systems Art refers to a group of artists who, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, used the frameworks of conceptualism and minimalism to create art that was responsive to its environment. Rejecting traditional art themes, they embraced aesthetic systems and experimented with diverse media. Systems Art often connected with contemporary political movements of the time, emphasizing the interrelationship between the artwork, its context, and the broader social and political environment.

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