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How can you tell if an etching is valuable?
To tell if an etching is valuable, one approach is to conduct research using trusted online resources. The maker, age, image quality, historical significance and overall condition all play a role in determining the potential value of an etching. By seeing how much similar etchings have sold for in the past, you can get a rough idea of how much your piece may be worth. However, experts generally recommend having a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer evaluate prints for a more accurate valuation. Find a wide range of etchings on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
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Salvador Dali : The Blue Horsemen, Original signed print, Field #73-1 J
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904–1989) The Blue Horsemen Original print (etching) Signed on the plate On Japanese paper, 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14.9 in) REFERENCES: - Field Catalogue Raisonné #73-1 J...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Lluvia de Toros - Etching by Francisco Goya, Modern Style, 1877
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Additional plate from the Series "Los Proverbios", realized in 1815 and printed by François Liénard in the posthumous paris Edition of 1877. Pub...
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1870s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

YOSEMITE - Stunning California Landscape By a Master of the Aquatint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HAROLD L. DOOLITTLE (1883 - 1974) YOSEMITE 1924 Aquatint signed and titled in pencil and dated in the plate lower left 1924. Image 9 ¾ x 13 ¾, sheet 12 x 16 ¾. Doolittle excelled i...
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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Aquatint

The Kiss - Etching, (Ed. Goupil, 1897)
Located in Paris, IDF
Auguste RODIN (1840–1917) (after) The Kiss, 1897 Heliogravure retouched with drypoint (Goupil Studio) Unsigned Limited edition of 125 unnumbered copies On vellum, 42.5 x 31 cm (16.7...
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1890s Academic Figurative Prints

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Etching

Blustery Clouds, Stormy Sky Landscape, Blue Tones, Extra Large Cyanotype, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Blustery Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky after a storm. Details: + Title: Blu...
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2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Etching, Lithograph

Detail of the Entrance Vault (bronze green), Engraving
Located in Paris, IDF
Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) Detail of the Entrance Vault, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stam...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

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