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

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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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Body Print

A body print is an art technique where the artist uses their body as a printing plate. This can be done by smearing grease, margarine, or oil on the skin, hair, and clothes, then pressing the body against a surface like paper. The oiled imprint is then dusted with pigment. Unlike a self-portrait, a body print explores two competing concepts of identity rather than capturing a likeness of the artist. The method emphasizes the physicality of the body while questioning the boundaries between self-representation and abstraction.

Maquette

A maquette is a small-scale model of a sculpture that serves as a preliminary version of the final piece. It allows the artist to experiment with ideas and make adjustments without the expense and effort of creating a full-sized sculpture.

Sound Art

Sound Art is an artistic discipline where sound is used as the primary medium. Like other contemporary art genres, Sound Art is inherently interdisciplinary, engaging with a variety of subjects including electronics, acoustics, noise music, psychoacoustics, audio media, video, film, and sculpture. Early examples of Sound Art include Luigi Russolo's noise intoners, as well as experimental works by Surrealists, Dadaists, and the Fluxus movement. These early pioneers helped establish sound as a legitimate medium for artistic expression.

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