What is drypoint?
Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique where an image is incised onto a plate using a sharp, pointed tool, typically a needle made of metal or diamond. Traditionally, copper plates were used, but today zinc, plexiglass, or acetate are also common. Drypoint is easier for drawing artists to master compared to engraving, as the needle technique resembles drawing with a pencil rather than the more complex burin used in engraving.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO DRYPOINT
Bernard Frize
Suite à onze, 2009
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
EUR 2,000
Henri Matisse
Nu assis-les yeux noris, 1926 / 1948
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
USD 8,350
Thiebaud Wayne
Three Cows, 1991
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
USD 11,300
Pablo Picasso
Aux trois acteurs (Suite Vollard 77), 1933
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
EUR 5,500
Julie Mehretu
Amulet in Crowd, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
GBP 7,800
Pablo Picasso
Filles entre elles, dont une avec une fleur, 1971
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
Inquire For Price
Cy Twombly
Studio Lexington, 2008
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
EUR 4,800
Richard Tuttle
Word of Mouth from Artist for Obama, 2008
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
USD 1,350
Arnulf Rainer
En Face (schwarz), 1971 - 1972
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
Currently Not Available
Arnulf Rainer
Kosmos II (violett), 2003
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
Currently Not Available
Arnulf Rainer
lila Wald, 2001
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
Currently Not Available
Markus Lupertz
Ohne Titel (portrait), 2008
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
EUR 890
Richard Diebenkorn
Spade Drypoint, 1982
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
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Joan Miró
Emehpylop, 1968
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
USD 9,700
Albert Ràfols-Casamada
Jardí-5, 1985
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
Currently Not Available
Pablo Picasso
El Rapto De Jezabel Por Quirón El Centauro II, 1962
Limited Edition Print
Drypoint
EUR 9,560
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