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.
Sunliner #7, from Sunliners

Ed Ruscha

Sunliner #7, from Sunliners, 1995

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 4,690

David's Pool at Night

Howard Hodgkin

David's Pool at Night, 1979-85

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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The Blue Guitar: title page

David Hockney

The Blue Guitar: title page, 1976-77

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 3,125

Hirsche (set of 4)

Georg Baselitz

Hirsche (set of 4), 2022

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Preparatifs d’Oiseaux

Joan Miró

Preparatifs d’Oiseaux, 1963

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 4,060

Centre noeuds

Roberto Matta

Centre noeuds, 1974

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 6,250

Uomini

Enzo Cucchi

Uomini, 1989

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 7,500

Untitled I

Roy Lichtenstein

Untitled I, 1980

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 20,650

Pompeii Forte

Helen Frankenthaler

Pompeii Forte, 1976-82

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Lanzarote 45

Miquel Barceló

Lanzarote 45, 2002

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 5,700

Lanzarote 20

Miquel Barceló

Lanzarote 20, 2000

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 4,500

Bikaina XV

Eduardo Chillida

Bikaina XV, 1988

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Sur la scène: viellard barbu s'apprêtant à poignarder une femme dans son lit

Pablo Picasso

Sur la scène: viellard barbu s'apprêtant à poignarder une femme dans son lit, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 5,100

L'Espagnol à la mantille

Henri Matisse

L'Espagnol à la mantille, 1925

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy: The Beginning

David Hockney

Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy: The Beginning, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,800

Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy: In Despair

David Hockney

Illustrations for Fourteen Poems from C.P. Cavafy: In Despair, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,800

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Pigment print

A pigment print is a type of print that uses ink colored with pigment particles. Pigment ink is commonly used in inkjet printing because it is more durable and resistant to fading compared to dye-based ink, which is more vibrant but less stable over time.

Triptych

A triptych is an artwork divided into three sections or panels, often hinged together, allowing it to be displayed open or folded shut. It is a type of polyptych, a term for multi-panel artworks. Typically, the central panel is the largest, flanked by two smaller panels, although some triptychs have panels of equal size. Triptychs have been historically significant in religious art but are also used in contemporary works.

Abstract art

Abstract art uses form, shape, line, and color to create a visual experience without attempting to represent external reality. The composition exists independently of the world's visual references, focusing on expressing ideas and emotions through non-representational means.

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