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

Currently Not Available

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

Currently Not Available

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

Silkscreen

Silkscreen is a printmaking method that uses a screen made of silk or other mesh fabric. The screen is treated with a substance that blocks ink in certain areas, allowing ink to pass through only in the desired sections. Each color in the print requires a separate screen.

Tachisme

Tachisme is a French abstract painting style that gained popularity between 1940 and 1950, often seen as the European counterpart to Abstract Expressionism. However, there are stylistic differences between the two. Tachisme, which emerged from Art Informel, rejected geometric abstraction in favor of more intuitive and spontaneous expression. It was a reaction against the structured forms of Cubism and is closely related to Informalism. Tachisme emphasizes gestural brushwork, irregular forms, and a focus on the process of painting itself.

Eat Art

EAT (Experiments in Art and Technology) was a movement formed to foster collaborations between engineers and artists. It facilitated direct, person-to-person connections between these two groups. The movement was originally launched in 1967 by artists Robert Whitman and Robert Rauschenberg, along with engineers Fred Waldhauer and Billy Klüver. EAT carried out various projects and activities that expanded the role of artists in contemporary society, encouraging the integration of art and technology.

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