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Medium: Engraving
La Ronde, Drypoint by Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - La Ronde, Year: 1883, Medium: Drypoint, signed in pencil, Image Size: 4 x 5.75 inches, Size: 13.25 x 9.5 in. (33.66 x 24.13 cm), Reference: Del...
Category
1880s Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Viliers Costret, French chateau, architectural plan, mid 17th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Viliers Costret'
Copper-line engraving by Matthaeus Merian.
From 'Topographia Galliae', a fine series of engravings of 17th-century French landscapes, gardens, buildings and citi...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Night Time, Dieppe.
Located in Storrs, CT
Night Time, Dieppe. 1926-27. Drypoint. Appleby 123. 7 7/8 x 11/ Edition 100. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in penc...
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1920s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Gobbledygook" monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper from Two Palms Publishing. Signed and dated Bochner 2017 lower right recto. Ima...
Category
2010s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum Glutinosum" (Clammy Houseleek), plate 1963, published in London in 1818 in William C...
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1810s Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Ipomopsis Elegans, antique botanical red flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
INFRATERRESTRIALS ADORED BY DALI AT THE AGE OF SIX ...
Located in Aventura, FL
Engraving with lithographic color on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. From the series La Conquete du Cosmos (Conquest of Cosmos). Frame approx size 45 x 35 inches. Sheet ...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Lithograph
"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment by Mel Bochner
By Mel Bochner
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Kvetch" monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment on handmade paper by artist Mel Bochner from Two Palms Publishing. Signed and dated Bochner 2021 lower right recto. I...
Category
2010s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Composition, Alternance, Valentin Hugo
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on Rives BFK paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alternance, 1946. Published by Le Gerbier, Paris; printed by atelier Quesnevill...
Category
1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
The Death of Lazarus
By Hieronymus Wierix
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Death of Lazarus
Engraving, 1593
Feria VI. Post Domin IIII
From: Evangelicae Historiae Imagines, Plate 76
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Reference: Referen...
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16th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Capricho de Goya n°7 - Héliogravure and Pochoir attr. to S. Dalì - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Capricho de Goya n°7 is an héliogravure and stencil, realized in 1977, hand-signed and numbered n°125/200. Published by Berggruen Paris in 1977.
Image dimensions: 21x15 cm.
Incl...
Category
1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Stencil
Picasso, Femme assise et deux danseuses, La Chèvre-Feuille (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Engraving and Zincograph on vélin Lafuma-Navarre paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, La Chèvre-Feuille, 1943. Published b...
Category
1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815)
Title: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing
*Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartolo...
Category
1780s Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Daniel Marot's The Siege of the Dutch Fortified City of Ypres by Louis XIV
By Daniel Marot
Located in Alamo, CA
"Ypres, Grand Ville Riche & Marchande" is an engraving and etching by Daniel Marot (le Vieux) (1661–1752). It depicts a view of the siege of the city of Ypres and its citadel on the left in the Spanish Netherlands by Louis XIV's troops. This battle took place between March 18 and March 25, 1678, as part of the Franco-Dutch War. Marot illustrated in great detail (best appreciated with magnification) the French attack on the strong pentagonal citadel on the extreme left, which had been built recently in anticipation of a French attack. The trenches built by the French approaching the town are seen on the right. King Louis XIV can be seen in the foreground surveying the battle mounted on his white horse, surrounded by his officers and troops.
The print is presented in an attractive ornate black wood frame with a cream-colored double mat with a black inner trim. It is glazed with plexiglas. The frame measures 25.38" x 22.63" x .88". The engraving, frame, mat and glazing are in excellent condition.
Artist: Daniel Marot (1661–1752) was also called "Le Vieux". He was the son of the famous architect, Jean Marot. Marot had diverse interests and talents. In addition to his art, he designed garden projects, architectural ornaments, furniture, and even upholstery. Marot as a Huguenot protestant was forced to leave France in 1685 following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He emigrated to Holland, where he worked for William of Orange (an arch enemy of his former employer Louis XIV). Marot was largely responsible for the interiors of Williams palace at the Loo. In 1694 he went Britain as William had married Queen Mary and he had become King William III of England. He later returned to Holland in about 1698 and died in the Hague in 1752. He left a lasting legacy on the decorative arts in the Netherlands, where his grand version of the Louis XIV style remained popular into the 1730s.
Historical Background: In October 1677, Mary Stuart, niece and possible successor of Charles II of England, married Louis XIV's arch enemy William III of Orange...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching
'A Canine Aesculapius', English Victorian vet dog wood-engraving, 1878
By After John Charles Dollman
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'A Canine Aesculapius' From the Picture by JC Dollman, Exhibited in the Dudley Gallery.
English 19th century fold-out wood-engraving, 1878, from 'The Graphic'.
John Charles Dollma...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Gleizes, Composition, Du cubisme (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Drypoint on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagnie Françai...
Category
1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
La Mode de Paris, French late 19th century colour fashion illustration engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'La Mode de Paris'
Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring.
French 1870s fashion illustration, from a series called 'La Mode de Paris'. Signed in ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
His & Hers Prints, Pair of 18th Century Engravings of Male and Female Tapirs
By Jacques Eustache de Seve
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very attractive pair of engravings of Male and Female Tapirs.
Etching / engraving on hand laid paper.
Sheet size:(7,9 x 10,2 inch).
Image size: (6,3 x 7,9 inch).
Framed size: 15...
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18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Nude Couple, Large Serpent
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: Nude Couple, Large Serpent
Series: Dali Illustre Casanova (seven tales by Jacques Casanova)
Date: 1967
Medium: drypoint with added watercolor
Unfra...
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1960s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Purgatory: Canto 24 from The Divine Comedy
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali
Medium: Woodblock engraving
Title: Purgatory Canto 24
Portfolio: The Divine Comedy: Purgatory
Year: 1963
Edition: 4765
Framed...
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1960s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
"Three Herons" from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Bird...
Category
17th Century French School Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Murex I, by Jakob Demus
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murex I, Diamond drypoint by Jakob Demus.
In the 1986-1988 period Demus immersed himself in the depiction of flowers, and it was then that the most important works in this genre wer...
Category
1980s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Waterfall I, de-accessioned from Denver Art Museum, etching, drypoint, Signed/N
Located in New York, NY
David Shapiro (American, b. 1922)
Waterfall I (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum), 1979
Spit-bite etching, drypoint and carborundrum on Lanaq...
Category
1970s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Mezzotint, Etching
Dropping In
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dropping In
Drypoint, c. 1940
Signed lower right (see photo)
Titled lower left
Condition: Excellent
Brown paper tape around the sheet edges from
the printing and air dryi...
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1940s American Realist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Sea Birds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sea Birds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Sea Birds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sea Birds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Calcochortus luteus, antique botanical yellow flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
J. M. W. Turner / Sir Frank Short mezzotint "Erhrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: mezzotint. Catalogue reference: Hardie 95. Executed in 1913 by Sir Frank Short after J. M. W. Turner and signed in pencil by Sir Frank Short. Printed on chine-collé paper in ...
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1910s Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mezzotint, Etching
Erotic Scene - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed in the lower part.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching, Drypoint
Acer & Carduus - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Acarna Theophrasti' and 'Acer Campestre minus'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The fi...
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18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
France at her Furnaces
By James McBey
Located in Storrs, CT
1917. Etching. Hardie 175. 8 x 15 (sheet 10 1/8 x 16 15/16). Edition 76. Slight mat line; otherwise excellent condition. A rich impression printed on antique laid paper with full m...
Category
1910s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
View of Blackfriars Bridge from Somerset Place, C18th English aquatint
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
View of Blackfriars Bridge from Somerset Place'
Aquatint by JC Stadler after J Farmington.
Published c1795 for Boydell's 'History of the River Thames'. Joseph Constantine Stadler (...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Theories of Planetary Motion: An 18th C. Framed Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
Located in Alamo, CA
This 18th century hand-colored copperplate celestial map by Johann Doppelmayr entitled "Theoria Planetarum Primariorum In qua ipsorum motus in Copernican...
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Early 18th Century Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Girders (rainy night view of artist's former studio in Washington Heights
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Griders" is Craig McPherson's rainy night scene showing the view from his former studio in Washington Heights in NYC. The image is the companion pi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mezzotint
Bernard Sanders, Young Girl (With Arms Crossed), about 1930
Located in New York, NY
Young Girl by Bernard Sanders (1906-1967) is a classic example of his masterful portraiture.
This is a drypoint. It is signed in pencil, titled in the lower left margin, and initial...
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1930s American Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Luis Miguel Valdés ¨Paisaje antes de la batalla¨, 2003, Woodcut, 45.3x70.9 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
'Paisaje antes de la batalla', 2003
engraving, woodcut on steel
45.3 x 70.9 in. (115 x 180 cm.)
ID: VAL-"
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Woodcut, Engraving
Chez Madame Dupont
Located in Storrs, CT
Chez Madame Dupont. 1931-32. Drypoint. Appleby 158. 8 3/16 x 11 3/4 ( 11 1/8 x 18 1/3). Edition 100, #75. A fine impression on pale cream-colored laid paper, printed on the full shee...
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1930s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Josep Guinovart Spanish Artist Original Hand Signed Silkscreen 2000, 10.6x15 in
Located in Miami, FL
Josep Guinovart (Spain, 1927-2007)
'Sin título', 2000
engraving on paper
10.7 x 15 in. (27 x 38 cm.)
ID: GUI1205-013-000_3
Hand-signed by author
______________________________
Born o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Engraving
Antirrhinum Orontium - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antirrhinum Orontium'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The first botanical series to u...
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18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
God, Time, Space, and the Pope
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador
Title: God, Time, Space, and the Pope
Series: After 50 Years of Surrealism
Date: 1974
Medium: drypoint engraving with hand coloring on Arches
Unframed Dim...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Drypoint
Untitled: Female Dancer
By Troy Kinney
Located in New York, NY
Troy Kinney (American 1871 - 1938) "Untitled: Female Dancer", Figurative Drypoint/ Etching/ Pencil signed on bottom right hand corner, 13 x 10 (18.75 x 14, In Frame), Early 20th Century
Troy Kinney (December 1, 1871 – January 29, 1938) was an American artist, etcher, and author. He was most notable for his works portraying dance performers, fanciful subjects, and classically styled nudes...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Pencil, Drypoint, Etching
Saint Louis en Ile, by JMM Mathieux-Marie
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: drypoint on chine collé
Edition of 180
Image Size: 4.5 X 9 inches
Signed, titled and numbered, from the edition of 180.
A view of a bridge over the Seine River in Paris wit...
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1970s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Killerton, Devon, English Regency country house colour aquatint, 1818
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Killerton, Seat of Sir Thos. Dyke Ackland Bt MP'.
Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon. It was built for the Acland family in 1778. The garden was creat...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Engraving, Aquatint
Magdalen Hall. Oxford University. Antique C19th engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Magdalen Hall'
Engraving by John Le Keux after Frederick Mackenzie, 1837. From James Ingram's 'Memorials of Oxford'.
135mm by 175mm (platemark)
200mm ...
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19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Fever Nut Plant "Ban Caretti": A 17th Century Engraving by Hendrik van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century engraving of a fever or bonduc nut plant entitled "Ban Caretti" by Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 20 from his 'Hortus Indi...
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Late 17th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Lemons "La parte interiore": An Early 18th C. Volckamer Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
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" ...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Architextures
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Architextures is a suite of 8 mezzotints in an edition of 50 created in 1984:
Mosque and Mosque Interior (5.1 cm x 5.1 cm)
Dome and Dome Interior (5.7cm x 3.8 cm)
Castle and Castle ...
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1980s American Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mezzotint
Queen's Gate, at Caernarfon, Wales. Paul Sandby C18th landscape engraving
By Paul Sandby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Queen's Gate, at Caernarvon'
Engraving by William Watts (1752-1851) and William Angus after Paul Sandby (1731-1809).
From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select ...
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18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
North East View of Pembroke, Wales. Paul Sandby C18th landscape engraving
By Paul Sandby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'North East View of Pembroke'
Engraving by William Watts (1752-1851) and William Angus after Paul Sandby (1731-1809).
From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select ...
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18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
The Wedding, from: My Life Die Hochzeit: Mein Leben - Russian French Berlin
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original etching with drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered 50/110 in pencil from the edition of 11...
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1920s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Kee-She-Waa, A Fox Warrior: Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Folio-sized Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This an original 19th century hand-colored folio-size McKenney and Hall engraving of a Native American entitled "Kee-She-Waa, A Fox Warrior", drawn b...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen engraving
Located in Miami, FL
Manuel Velasco (Spain, 1966)
'S/T 1', 1991
silkscreen, collage on paper
27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.)
Edition of 50
Unframed
ID: VEL1400-001-050
Hand-signed by author
Category
1990s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Screen
Bernard Sanders, Dancers
Located in New York, NY
Sander's interiors are always intriguing. This work also reads as a stage with a dance; it recalls the Porch of the Maidens at the Erectheum at the Acropolis in Athens. There of cour...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint
Igor Gabor Artist 1989 Original Hand Signed silkscreen rural nature
Located in Miami, FL
Igor Gabor
'Arquitectura', 1989
silkscreen on paper
19.7 x 27.6 in. (50 x 70 cm.)
Edition of 25
ID: GAB1057-001-025
Unframed
Hand-signed by author
Category
1980s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Engraving, Screen
Sweet-scented Lachenalia. Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Lachenalia Fragrant - Sweet-scented Lachenalia'
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompanied...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Nah-Et-Luc-Hopie: 19th C. Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Folio-sized Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
An original 19th century hand-colored folio-size McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Nah-Et-Luc-Hopie", created by...
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1830s Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Foke-Luste-Hajo, Seminole Chief: Original Hand Colored McKenney & Hall Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall engraving of a Native American entitled "Foke-Luste-Hajo, A Seminole Chief, No. 84", published by Rice, Rutter & Co. i...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.
Henry Redoute was the brother of the great botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redout...
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Late 18th Century Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Find Engravings and Other Fine Art Prints on 1stDibs
Art is a smart investment if the print-collecting bug has bitten you. But maybe you’re merely looking to bring art into your home — if so, engravings and other types of fine art prints can help enhance your space while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.
An engraving is a print made by incising lines into a metal plate with a sharp tool called a burin. After the image is drawn, the plate is inked, wiped clean, and then firmly pressed to paper so the ink remaining in the incised grooves is transferred. Considerable force is required to mark the metal, so the lines made by engraving tend to be stronger than those made through etching, and characterized by gentle tapering. Light and shade have to be created through cross-hatching since the technique is line-based.
Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Francisco Goya are among the Old Masters admired for their engravings, but postwar and contemporary artists have made the most of the technique as well.
Vija Celmins, for example, engraved wood to create her series of ocean surfaces, while Louise Bourgeois, who spoke about the symbolic power of engraving to convert aggression into something useful, revisited the medium throughout her long career. For Jasper Johns, recognized as one of the most innovative, masterful print artists of all time, printmaking was ideal for exploring the ideas of repetition, seriality, patterning, semiotics, order and symbolism that intrigued him. His crosshatch prints (and paintings, for that matter) are a wonderful reference to the engraving process but also a brilliant conceptual update of Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, which Johns subverted again and again.
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