Art by Medium: Engraving

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) is Surrealism's most accomplished and iconic practitioner. His work is eccentric, elaborate, and mysterious, with an avant-garde style that explores the dep...

Chiaroscuro woodcut with underlying engraving on cream laid paper, printed from two blocks in brown and olive. 10 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches (260 x 321 mm) (plate), full margins with the text printing clearly below in black ink. In very good condition with scattered surface soiling and several minor flecks of light discoloration in the margins, especially in the area of the lower right corner, well outside of image area. Unobtrusive notations in pencil in the margin and on the verso. All condition issues are consistent with age. After a drawing of the same title by Polidoro da Caravaggio...

Kollwitz, Kathe. TOD, FRAU UND KIND (DEATH, WOMAN AND CHILD). Knesebeck 108, Klipstein 113. Etching, drypoint, sandpaper, and soft-ground with the imprint of Ziegler's transfer paper...

Bold antique copper engraving of the floor plan of a French cathedral from Recueil d'Architecture, 1780. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...

William Hogarth was an English painter and engraver, the outstanding British artist of his period. During his childhood, his father, a schoolteacher, was imprisoned for debt, and this early experience of the seamy side of life left a deep mark on Hogarth (much of his output is concerned with the contrast between success and failure, and he depicted prisons in several works). He trained as an engraver of silver plate and by 1720 had set up his own business in London, doing various kinds of commercial work. In his spare time he studied painting, first at the St Martin's Lane Academy and later under Sir James Thornhill, whose daughter he married in 1729. By the early 1730s he had achieved some success as a painter of conversation pieces and at about the same time he invented the idea of using a sequence of anecdotal pictures ‘similar to representations on the stage’ to point a moral and satirize social abuses. A set of 12 original engravings illustrating Industry and Idleness, after the drawings by William Hogarth, printed in 1833. The engravers are F Jordan, E Smith, C Armstrong, S Davenport, H Adlard, W H Worthington, H Fernell, A Duncan and F F Walker. The engravings, which are in excellent condition, would be mounted (matted) and ready to frame Edward Smith (fl. 1823-49) The landscape, figure, and portrait engraver Edward Smith may have been a native of Edinburgh but appears to have worked mostly in London. His earliest recorded plates...

This engraving is entitled "Philadelphia, PA- The Centennial Exposition - the Jury of Award on an Inspection Tour in the Wine Vaults of Agricultural Hall", ...

The Huis ten Bosch Palace in the Netherlands is rendered in magnificent detail in this eighteenth-century "vue d'optique" engraving with hand colouring. Smartly presented in a black ...

This piece titled "Space Oddity" is a limited edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece ...

This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the the Brown Hairstreak Butterfly, the Larke Skipper Butterfly, the Small Skipper Butterfly, the Scarce Mar...

An original 19th century hand-colored folio-size McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Wa-Bish-Kee-Pe-Na, The White ...

Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.42 is from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engr...

This is a framed hand-colored 17th century map of Northern Scotland by Gerard Mercator entitled "Scotiae pars Septentrionalis", published in Amsterdam in 1636. It is a highly detailed map of the northern part of Scotland, with the northwest Highlands and the cities Inverness and Aberdeen, as well as the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. There is a decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner. The map is presented in an antiqued brown wood...

This colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving finished with hand coloring by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Ephemerum Virginianu flore Purpureo, B. Ephemer...

Alfonso Fraile (Spain, 1930-1988) 'Personaje I', 1987 engraving on paper Overall size: 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Edition of 50 ID: FRA1262-004-050 Hand-signed by author ___________...

'Antholyza Fulgens - Refulgent-flowered Antholyza' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompani...

Jean Rhys is a limited edition drypoint etching by Kate Boxer. This print features the novelist Jean Rhys in a bright yellow colour. Kate Boxer manages to capture the essence of Jean...

This is impression #12 from an edition of 45 Born in Charleroi, Belgium, Ravaux is an artist who mirrors her surroundings in the mezzotints she creates. She has portrayed the black ...

Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Raspberry Bush Series: Flors Dali (The Fruits) Date: 1969 Medium: Lithograph with original drypoint remarques Framed Dimensions: 37" x 29.5" Signa...

LUDWIG MEIDNER (1884-1966) Bernstadt 1884 - 1966 Darmstadt (German) Title: Street in Wilmersdorf, from: The Creators Straße in Wilmersdorf, von: Die Schaffenden...

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Buste (The Bust) Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 142/145. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Arg...

The Picador Incites the Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 104. 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 1/4 x 11 7/8). Edition 30, #5. Slight mat line, 1 hinge stain in the lower margin, well outside the i...

Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed Year: 1801-1809 (Second series) M...

A wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Joha...

Chevalier Desseasau, remarkable for his vanity, died 1775. Vain Prussian dwarf who was a celebrity London's coffee houses such as Old Anderton's and the Barn, and later Fleet Debtor...

Brussels: J. Bouwens, 1867. Etching with aquatint and engraving on laid Japan paper, 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (247 x 163 mm), full margins. Fifth state (of 5). Scattered moderate foxing....

'Aizoon Canariense - Purslane-leaved Aizoon' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompanied by ...

Maurice Pasternak's imagery is not organized or presented in a way that makes literal sense. His figures and landscapes have mysterious drama that's open to individual interpretatio...

Engraving, 1975 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof Edition : 99 + 17 Publisher : Rencontre Printer : Georges Leblanc, Paris Catalog : [533] 33.00 cm. x ...

Pierre Auguste Renoir Mère et Enfant, 1896 Drypoint in brown and green From a very rare edition of 100 impressions on cream-toned Van Gelder laid paper Reference: Delteil #10 Printed...

Etching with drypoint, mezzotint and aquatint on Copperplate Deluxe paper, 1973 20-1/2 x 27-1/4 inches (52.1 x 69.2 cm) (image) Ed. 18/28 Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil along ...

This beautifully detailed botanical watercolor of a plum branch is the work of Royal Charles Steadman (1875–1964), one of America’s most accomplished botanical illustrators. Notably,...

The erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalo...

Early 19th century cattle engraving from Rees' Cyclopaedia. Sydenham Teast Edwards (1768-1819), was a natural history illustrator. He produced watercolours for engraving for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, New Botanic...

This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium Struthium, Pulegium Regium", depicting flowering Peppermint, Weld and Pennyroyal plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. There are subtle creases in the right upper corner, very common with Besler's relating to the drying of the paper during its production. The right margin is thinner than the others. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...

This remarkable 1837 engraving, based on a composition by Benjamin Robert Haydon, depicts the celebrated Reform Banquet held at the Guildhall in London. The event commemorated the po...

'Frances Sargent Osgood' Steel-engraving after the painting by Chappel. 1872. Facsimile signature below the image. Frances Sargent Osgood (1811-1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time and was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe. Alonzo Chappel...

James Seymour (1702-1752) A Standing Leap at a Gate Mezzotint with hand colouring Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 16 1/2 x 20 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for h...

Red Wolf is a limited edition etching with carborundum by printmaker and artist, Kate Boxer. The warm red silhouette of the Red Wolf makes for an impactful statement artwork by Kate ...

Kenny is a limited edition drypoint etching on chîne collée paper by Kate Boxer. Kenny depicts three cowboys speeding off. The vibrant pastel background, that Kate Boxer has chosen, ...

Salvador Dalí  Medusa from The Mythology, 1963 Heliogravure and drypoint  Hand signed lower right Numbered  31/150 Image size: 39 x 49 cm Sheet size: 56 x 76 cm Published by E...

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Le Singe et le Leopard Year: 1976 Medium: Engraving with hand color stencil Edition: Inscribed E....

Spring Farm Work-Grafting Wood engraving, 1870, with additional grey ink wash, added later by a skillful artist Signed in the block lower left corner (see photo) Signed in type face ...

Ruth Kerkovius (Latvian/American 1921-1970) "Village in Southern Italy" Edition 10/30, Landscape Etching/Drypoint/Aquatint signed and numbered in Pencil, 16.25 x 24.75, Late 20th Century, 1967 Colors: Black, Brown, Blue, White, Red She was born in Latvia in 1921. She received her early training in Munich, Germany, working in theatre Costume History and Design, and in painting before she came to America. Once in New York she studied at the Art Students League, the School of Visual Arts, the Pratt Graphic Art Center under Frasconi, and then continued at Pratt on a fellowship to work under Michael Ponce de Leon...

This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of lemons by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "La parte interiore del Cedro di fio e Sugo doppio" ...

This is a hand-colored engraving of male and female woodpeckers entitled "1. Le Petit Pie varie, 2. Sa Femelle" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 598 from 'Histoire Naturelle des O...

This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "a. Caryophyllus Arborescens, b. Caryophyllus Barbatus". It is plate 327 i...

With La Jupe Ôtée (1906), Manuel Robbe once again captures the delicate boundary between modesty and sensuality—a recurring theme in his celebrated Belle Époque prints. The title, wh...

Returning to the Stable. 1920. Drypoint. Appleby 64. 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 (sheet 11 7/16 x 16 1/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper wi...

Samuel Chamberlain was a superb draftsman and his architectural images are often very complex. This image is, by contrast, quiet and understated: serene to the point of lonely. It's ...

Amsterdam is rendered in magnificent detail in this eighteenth-century "vue d'optique" engraving with hand colouring. Engraved by Thomas Bowles (c.1712-1767) after Peter van Ryne (17...

Salvador Dalí  Icarus from The Mythology, 1963 Heliogravure and drypoint  Hand signed lower right Numbered  31/150 Image size: 50 x 39 cm Sheet size: 76 x 56 cm Published by P...

'Michel Grove, Seat of Thomas Walker Esq'. Michel Grove was a house in Sussex which Humphrey Repton was commissioned to landscape. Published by Rudo...

Make Fast, plate 2. 1929. Etching. Laver catalog number 146; Hurst catalog number 258. Plate: 14 3/8 x 9 13/16 (sheet 17 5/8 x 11 3/4). Trial proof 2, before the edition or 75. Ill...

This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of grapefruit by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Pompelmus (Grapefruit), Der Herra Sitz und Burg...

Engraving, 1978 Edition : IX/XV 68.00 cm. x 51.00 cm. 26.77 in. x 20.08 in. (paper) 68.00 cm. x 51.00 cm. 26.77 in. x 20.08 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Certifica...

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), "Le Dos Divin de Gala" [Gala's Divine Back], Drypoint Etching with Pochoir, 1974, from "After 50 Years of Surrealism", published by Atelier Rigal,...

Mrs. Hezekiah Brown Image: 19.0 x 11.2 cm Mount: 31.8 x 23.0 cm Wood engraving 1932 One of Fourteen Wood Engravings, from drawings made on Orient Line Cruises by Robert Gibbings...

Signed in pencil below the image by the artist. Blind stamps of etching societies lower left just under the image. Frederick Farrell was a Scottish etcher specializing in architectu...

'Durham Cathedral' Wood-engraving after Samuel Read. From 'The Illustrated London News'. Samuel Read was an English illustrator who provided many illust...

The Robin's Note Wood engraving, 1870, later heightened with grey wash by a skillful artist The grey was was added at a later date by a skillful artist Cover Illustration, Published...