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What is the difference between an etching and a print?
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The difference between an etching and a print depends on how specific the terms are. Print is a general term for any type of artwork made by transferring an image onto another material, such as paper or fabric. A specific printmaking technique, etching is a way of incising lines in a metal plate by first drawing on an acid-resistant coating, or ground, to reveal the metal beneath. The plate is then submerged in acid, which “bites” the lines into the metal plate. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of etchings and other prints.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Unité, Planche 10 (Set of 2) /// Surrealism Modern Art Le Corbusier Nude Animal
By Le Corbusier
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) (Swiss-French, 1887-1965)
Title: "Unité, Planche 10" (Set of 2)
Portfolio: Unité
*Signed by Le Corbusier in pencil lower right. It is...
Category
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Mythology : Saturn (Kronos) - Original Handsigned Etching (Field #63-3 N)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI
Mythology : Saturn (Kronos), 1965
Original etching with stencil enhancement
Handsigned in pencil
Justified E.A (Artist Proof)
On Lana vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 29,9 x 22,...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Stencil
Seated Woman - Etching by Sandro Chia - 1983
By Sandro Chia
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Sandro Chia in 1983.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 75x61.
Artist proof and signed and dedicated, out of an edition of 50.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Be Considerate (from Lessons in Love)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Photogravure and lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition of 55
Signed on the front, numbered on the back
Condition upon request
Window-mounted and framed
Images of edition number...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Dancer Putting on Her Slipper - Etching
By Edgar Degas
Located in Paris, IDF
Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917)
Dancer Putting on Her Slipper (Dancer Tying Her Brodequin)
Heliogravure after a pastel by the artist
Engraved by J. Chauvet
Signed in the plate
On vellum, 50...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
La Chemise Blanche - B/W Etching by G. Arnulf - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
La Chemise Blancheis a black and white etching realized byGeorges Arnulfin 1969.
Hand-signed, dated, hand-numbered and titled by the artist on the lower margin.
Our specimen is th...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
