Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

What is 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.

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Couple d'Oiseaux II, 1966

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Roy Lichtenstein Une Fenêtre ouverte sur Chicago etching with bold black lines

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Marc CHAGALL | Autoportrait | Etching and Aquatint available for sale on composition gallery

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Autoportrait, 1968

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Joan Miró Le Marteau etching with black lines

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USD 4,880

Joan Miró Plate III etching with black biomorphic forms and colorful accents on cream background with star-like line drawings.

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Francis Bacon Seated Figure etching showing distorted pale figure on chair before mirror with dark abstract background.

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Kerry James Marshall Untitled Handsome Young Man etching of Black man in patterned coat against dark background

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Francis Bacon Tryptych 1986/1987 etching with three panels: suited man

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Tryptych, 1986/1987

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Francis Bacon L’Homme au Lavabo etching showing distorted nude figure over basin with red mat in clinical yellow room.

Francis Bacon

L’Homme au Lavabo Figure at a washbasin, 1978

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David Hockney Franco-American Mail etching with aquatint featuring 12 abstract red-blue vignettes including faces

David Hockney

Franco-American Mail (from The Blue Guitar), 1976-77

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Ed Ruscha Sunliner #7 etching with photorealistic glass of water on a textured dark gray striated background.

Ed Ruscha

Sunliner #7, from Sunliners, 1995

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USD 4,500

Howard Hodgkin David’s Pool at Night etching with hand-colored abstract black shapes and bold brushstrokes on gray background.

Howard Hodgkin

David's Pool at Night, 1979-85

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David Hockney The Lathe and Fire etching with stylized lathe

David Hockney

The Lathe and Fire, 1969

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