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.
Earth Slice

Helen Frankenthaler

Earth Slice, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 11,500

Periscope

Jasper Johns

Periscope, 1981

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 25,000 - 30,000

Celia in Wicker Chair (black state)

David Hockney

Celia in Wicker Chair (black state), 1974 (printed in 1981)

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Untitled (SFE-073RC)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-073RC), 1973

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 7,800

Self Portrait/White Ink

Chuck Close

Self Portrait/White Ink, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 27,000 - 35,000

Informal

Antoni Tapies

Informal, 1987

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 5,625

Forma Ombrejada

Antoni Tapies

Forma Ombrejada, 1987

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 5,625

Catwalk

Allen Jones

Catwalk, 1999

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 6,600

Untitled 212 (From the New School)

Roberto Matta

Untitled 212 (From the New School), 1980

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 850

Stupor Mundi

Mimmo Paladino

Stupor Mundi, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 4,200

Federal Spending

James Rosenquist

Federal Spending, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Le Cocu Posant pour une photographie devant des spectateurs

Pablo Picasso

Le Cocu Posant pour une photographie devant des spectateurs, 1966

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 7,950

Composition A L'Horloge

Marc Chagall

Composition A L'Horloge, 1967

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

EUR 5,000

Le Veau d'or

Marc Chagall

Le Veau d'or, 1958

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

Currently Not Available

Wall

Ellsworth Kelly

Wall, 1976-1979

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 6,790

Swing Screen

James Rosenquist

Swing Screen, 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Ceramic

Ceramic is a term used to describe objects made from clay or other inorganic materials. These objects can be either decorative or functional and have been created since at least 4,000 B.C. Ceramic art involves making, decorating, and firing these objects in a kiln, a special high-temperature oven.

Net Art

Net Art is art created on the internet, specifically for the internet. Artists who create it use computers to generate imagery, exhibit art online, or build programs that produce unique artworks. Since the 1990s, the movement has been considered subversive because it transcends geographic boundaries and defies traditional art norms, challenging conventional ideas of where and how art should be experienced.

Recto / Verso

Recto and verso are terms used to describe the right and left pages of an open book, or the front and back of a sheet of paper. In both cases, recto refers to the right-hand page or the front of the paper, while verso refers to the left-hand page or the back of the paper. These terms are commonly used in bookbinding, printmaking, and art to distinguish between the two sides of a sheet.

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