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Medium: Etching
Off to School Limited Edition Etching, 3/77, 1980s, Fair Condition
Off to School Limited Edition Etching, 3/77, 1980s, Fair Condition

Off to School Limited Edition Etching, 3/77, 1980s, Fair Condition

By J. Lewis

Located in Chesterfield, MI

"Off to School" is a Limited Edition Etching, 3/77 by the artist J. LEWIS. It measures 17 x 11 inches and is unframed. The date of creation is 3-27-82. The print is covered in plasti...

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1980s Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Rodez (The Tower of Notre Dame)
Rodez (The Tower of Notre Dame)

Rodez (The Tower of Notre Dame)

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on extremely delicate antique Japon laid paper, 12 x 5 (305 x 127 mm); sheet 15 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches (400 x 178 mm), full margins. In very good condition. A magnificently detai...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper

Harbour with a Round Tower
Harbour with a Round Tower

Harbour with a Round Tower

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Middletown, NY

1641. Etching on cream wove paper, 5 1/16 x 7 11/16 inches (128 x 195 mm), narrow margins. Printed 19th century on a remainder which has a partially trimmed, printed image of a Virgi...

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Mid-17th Century French School Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt
Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt

Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt

By Mary Cassatt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Mary Cassatt, After, American (1844 - 1926) - Maternal Caress, Year: 1991; Original Published: 1890 - 1891, Medium: Color Etching on Arches Paper, Image Size: 13 x 10 inches, Size...

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1990s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Dans La "Pusta"
Dans La "Pusta"

Dans La "Pusta"

By Félicien Rops

Located in Middletown, NY

Paris: L'Artiste, 1879. Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper, 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (248 x 115 mm), full margins. In good condition with some uniform age tone, light mat tone, an...

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Mid-19th Century French School Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper

The Pink Tablecloth - Original etching
The Pink Tablecloth - Original etching

The Pink Tablecloth - Original etching

By Henri Le Sidaner

Located in Paris, IDF

Henri LE SIDANER (1862-1939) The Pink Tablecloth, 1928 Original drypoint etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28 x 20.5 cm Very good condition, minor flaws at the edges of the page

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1920s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

James Hansen "Untitled III", Abstract Aquatint Etching Lithograph, Signed & No.
James Hansen "Untitled III", Abstract Aquatint Etching Lithograph, Signed & No.

James Hansen "Untitled III", Abstract Aquatint Etching Lithograph, Signed & No.

By James Hansen

Located in Detroit, MI

ONE WEEK ONLY SALE AT 40% "Untitled III" is a work that displays James Hansen's intense colors and shapes of his abstract and surrealist style. This print made with etching and aquatints with hand-coloring on Arches paper pops with the illusion of three dimensions set against a muted background of esoteric shapes and symbols. The print is 32-3/4 x 25-3/4 inches and is signed and numbered from an edition of 30 by the artist. Numbered edition may not necessarily be number 20 as there are multiple prints in the possession of Collected Detroit. James Hansen was born in 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut and spent most of his artistic career in Provincetown, Massachusetts where he befriended and worked with Paul Bowen...

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1990s Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph

Mimi, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart
Mimi, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart

Mimi, Art Nouveau Color Etching by Louis Icart

By Louis Icart

Located in Long Island City, NY

Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Mimi, Year: 1927, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Edition: 105/500, Image Size: 20.5 x 13 inches, Size: 27 in. x 19 in. (68.58 cm x ...

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1920s Art Nouveau Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Waiting For My Train(track crossings that create Chicago EL / Merchandise Mart)
Waiting For My Train(track crossings that create Chicago EL / Merchandise Mart)

Waiting For My Train(track crossings that create Chicago EL / Merchandise Mart)

By Martin Levine

Located in New Orleans, LA

Waiting for my Train is #55 from edition of 100. "Waiting for my train" is the stop right before the tracks cross, and create Chicago's famous "Loop", on the above ground EL. The M...

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1980s American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Moon Dancer
Moon Dancer

Moon Dancer

By Alessandro Nastasio

Located in Middletown, NY

Aquatint and etching with decorative embossing printed in colors on white wove paper with an unknown watermark and a deckle edge, 18 1/2 x 15 inches (470 x 380 mm); sheet 27 x 19 1/2...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C.
Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C.

Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C.

By Louis Oscar Griffith

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Desolation, S.C. or Deserted Cabins, Beauford, S.C. Etching & Aquatint, c. 1930 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (see photo) Annotated "Trial Proof" in pencil lower left corner of sheet Provenance: Estate of the artist By decent Note: An impression of this image is in the collection of the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina Condition: Excellent Plate/Image size: 8 x 9 3/4 inches Sheet size: 12 7/8 x 15 inches Louis Oscar Griffith (1875-1956) Born in Greencastle, Indiana, Griffith grew up in Dallas, Texas where Texas artist and teacher Charles Franklin Reaugh recognized young “Griff’s” artistic talent. At age 18, Griffith moved to St. Louis where he attended the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. In 1895, he moved to Chicago where he worked making color prints for the firm Barnes and Crosby. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and during a brief stay in New York, the National Academy of Design. A successful commercial artist with a studio in the Chicago Loop...

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1930s American Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint

Autumn Light, by Stephen McMillan
Autumn Light, by Stephen McMillan

Autumn Light, by Stephen McMillan

By Stephen McMillan

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Medium: etching and aquatint Image size: 12 x 9 inches Year: 2019 Fall colors along Ashland Creek in Lithia Park. Born in Berkeley, Ca...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Profile - Etching - 17th Century

The Profile - Etching - 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The Profile is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized by anonymous Italian artist in 17th Century. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft smoo...

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17th Century Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Viol II
Le Viol II

Le Viol II

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wien, 9

- handsigned on the lower right - dated and unreadable inscripted in the plate - from the Suite Vollard - plate size: 19,5 x 27,6 cm; sheetsize: 34 x 44,5 cm - edition of 260, unnumb...

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1930s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Street Market - Montmatre, France, etching, 1922
Street Market - Montmatre, France, etching, 1922

Street Market - Montmatre, France, etching, 1922

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Monogram and date of etching in the plate bottom left. 220mm by 305mm (platemark) 310mm by 390mm (sheet)

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1920s Art Nouveau Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

"Ascent to Heaven" Abstract Expressionist Drypoint Print with Dancing Figures
"Ascent to Heaven" Abstract Expressionist Drypoint Print with Dancing Figures

"Ascent to Heaven" Abstract Expressionist Drypoint Print with Dancing Figures

Located in Soquel, CA

"Ascent to Heaven" Abstract Expressionist Drypoint Print with Dancing Figures Lively figurative print by British-Indian artist Sonia Kakkar (20th/21st Century.) A group of figures d...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Ink, Drypoint, Aquatint

Ouvrage du vent I
Ouvrage du vent I

Ouvrage du vent I

By Joan Miró

Located in Paris, FR

Aquatint, 1962 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 74/75 Publisher : Maeght (Paris) Printer : Maeght (Levallois-Perret) Catalog : [Dupin 342] 52.00 cm. x 80.50 cm. 20.47...

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1960s Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint

Homme baisant la chaussure

Homme baisant la chaussure

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Homme baisant la chaussure Etching from 1969. 109/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anstalt....

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1960s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving
Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving

Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone) /// Salvador Dali Surrealism Modern Engraving

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "Le Téléphone (Lobster Telephone)" Portfolio: Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions) *Signed by Dali in pencil lower right Y...

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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Intaglio

Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo
Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo

Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This cyanotype shows one of the mountains in beautiful Yosemite National park in California. Details: + Title: Yosemite Blue Mountain + Year: 2021 + Edition Size: 100 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper * Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube. WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun. Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative to get the best image quality. Finally, the print is washed and fixed with water to stop the reaction and prevent fading. What you get is an amazing, royal blue image...

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2010s Photorealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Engraving, Etching, M...

Marc Chagall "Song of the Bow"
Marc Chagall "Song of the Bow"

Marc Chagall "Song of the Bow"

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MARC CHAGALL ( 1887- 1985 ) “ Song of the Bow” 1958 from ‘The Bible’ Original Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor. Signed with initials and numbered ##/100 in pencil, published...

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Mid-20th Century Etching Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching

ETERNAL CITY Original Etching, Medieval Jerusalem, Stone Tablet, Jewish History
ETERNAL CITY Original Etching, Medieval Jerusalem, Stone Tablet, Jewish History

ETERNAL CITY Original Etching, Medieval Jerusalem, Stone Tablet, Jewish History

By Moshe Castel

Located in Union City, NJ

ETERNAL CITY JERUSALEM is a unique, rare Trial Proof from a limited edition etching by the Israeli artist Moshe Castel (1909-1991), hand printed using traditional intaglio printmaking techniques on archival Arches paper 100% acid free. ETERNAL CITY JERUSALEM presents a deep red and orange brown ochre colored stone tablet...

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1970s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Bumblebee by Guy Allen.  Unframed limited edition print from acid etching
Bumblebee by Guy Allen.  Unframed limited edition print from acid etching

Bumblebee by Guy Allen. Unframed limited edition print from acid etching

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

The marvellous bumblebee… The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others. St. John Chrysostom Guy Allen’s etchings inspired by...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

"Like a Pen VE 1/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
"Like a Pen VE 1/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs

"Like a Pen VE 1/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 1/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

original etching

original etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 on at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art ...

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1940s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

To Calais – after an illustration by Captain Frederick Marryat

To Calais – after an illustration by Captain Frederick Marryat

By George Cruikshank

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Thomas McLean, 1835. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper. 6 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (157 x 210 mm), full margins. Initialed in the plate by Cruikshank, a...

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Early 19th Century English School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Etching, Watercolor

Rowland Langmaid RA (1897-1956) - Framed Etching, Fantome & Valhalla off Cowes
Rowland Langmaid RA (1897-1956) - Framed Etching, Fantome & Valhalla off Cowes

Rowland Langmaid RA (1897-1956) - Framed Etching, Fantome & Valhalla off Cowes

By Rowland Langmaid

Located in Corsham, GB

An original etching by the listed artist Rowland Langmaid RA (1897-1956). The artwork depicts the ships Fantome and Valhalla off Cowes. Pencil signed below the plate lines. Academy P...

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Early 20th Century Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Roman Costumes: Nuova raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi
Roman Costumes: Nuova raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi

Roman Costumes: Nuova raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi

By Bartolomeo Pinelli

Located in Middletown, NY

A collection of 50 copperplate engravings featuring early 19th century costume scenes set in the Roman countryside. With characters dedicated to work, games, revelry, and various act...

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Early 19th Century Italian School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Etching

Paralax VI, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
Paralax VI, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson

Paralax VI, 1980, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson

By Barry Nelson

Located in Long Island City, NY

Paralax VI Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1980 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of 28/30 Image Size: 20.25 x 29.5 in...

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1980s Op Art Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

The Cat - Etching by Gianpaolo Berto - 1974
The Cat - Etching by Gianpaolo Berto - 1974

The Cat - Etching by Gianpaolo Berto - 1974

By Gianpaolo Berto

Located in Roma, IT

The Cat is an etching on paper realized by  Gian Paolo Berto. Good condition. Numbered, Edition 40 of prints. The artwork represents a cat through perfect hatching. The artwork is...

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1970s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) - Color etching and aquatint on River paper - 1969
Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) - Color etching and aquatint on River paper - 1969

Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) - Color etching and aquatint on River paper - 1969

By Dorothea Tanning

Located in Varese, IT

Color etching and aquatint on BFK River paper, edited in 1969. Limited edition, numbered as BAT (Bon à Tireur) in lower left corner. Note: The “BAT” is extremely rare and unique: wh...

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1960s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

The Punt
The Punt

The Punt

By Rosamond Tudor

Located in Middletown, NY

A dynamic football image from the 1920s by a female artist known for her sports scenes. Etching with drypoint on exceptionally fine laid Japon paper with a double watermark, 10 7/8 ...

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Early 20th Century Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

"L'hotel de ville" original etching

"L'hotel de ville" original etching

By Robert Louis Antral

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on Canson et Montgolfier wove paper was printed in 1937 in an edition of 500 for the "Paris 1937" portfolio. Printed at the atelier of Jean-...

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1930s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"San Gimignano Colline Poggio" original etching

"San Gimignano Colline Poggio" original etching

By Edgar Chahine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This impression in sepia on watermarked laid paper was printed in 1907 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate s...

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Early 1900s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

John Knox House in Edinburgh
John Knox House in Edinburgh

John Knox House in Edinburgh

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Fine Art Trade Guild, c1900. Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper with a deckle edge 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (290 x 208 mm); sheet 15 x 11 5/8 inches (380 x 294 mm), full...

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Early 20th Century English School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Trees Study Etching, Contemporary, AP 1/3, Mounted, 1980s
Trees Study Etching, Contemporary, AP 1/3, Mounted, 1980s

Trees Study Etching, Contemporary, AP 1/3, Mounted, 1980s

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

British printmaker and artist Wendy Jean Holt (1948–2025) was known for her distinctive etchings and aquatints, produced primarily during the late 1970s and 1980s. Her work combined ...

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1980s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Untitled, Abstract Landscape
Untitled, Abstract Landscape

Untitled, Abstract Landscape

By René Carcan

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled, Abstract Landscape" c.1960, is an original colors etching and aquatint on Wove paper by noted Belgian artist Rene Marcel Carcan, 1927-1993. It is hand signed ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Amanda (Marguèrite), No. 1
Amanda (Marguèrite), No. 1

Amanda (Marguèrite), No. 1

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Plano, TX

Amanda No. 1 (Marguèrite). 1920. Etching. Fletcher 18. 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 (sheet 9 x 7 1/4). Edition 55. . A rich proof printed with plate tone on cream laid paper with full margins. Sign...

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Early 20th Century Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

original drypoint

original drypoint

By Eugène Carrière

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This impression in sanguine ink on laid paper was printed in 1892 for Gustave Geffroy's "La Vie Artistique". Image size: 4 1/2 x 3 inches (115 ...

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1890s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)
Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)" c.1920 is an original colors etching and aquatint by noted Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed, titled ...

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Early 20th Century Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Tropic Bird /// Ornithology John James Audubon Florida Keys Ocean Beach Seascape
Tropic Bird /// Ornithology John James Audubon Florida Keys Ocean Beach Seascape

Tropic Bird /// Ornithology John James Audubon Florida Keys Ocean Beach Seascape

By John James Audubon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Tropic Bird" (Plate CCLXII - 262; part No. 53) Portfolio: The Birds of America (Havell Edition) Year: 1835 Medium: Original H...

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1830s Victorian Etching Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio

The Owl - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972

The Owl - Etching by Leo Guida - 1972

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

The Owl is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017), in 1972. Original black and white etching on paper. Excellent cond...

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1970s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Laguna Veneta" Venice original etching
"Laguna Veneta" Venice original etching

"Laguna Veneta" Venice original etching

By Otto Bacher

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1885 for the Sylvester R. Koehler portfolio of etchings and published by Cassell & Company. Plate size: 4 1/2 x...

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1880s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Venice Beach Seascape, Long Wave, Nautical Scene in Blue Tones, Limited Edition
Venice Beach Seascape, Long Wave, Nautical Scene in Blue Tones, Limited Edition

Venice Beach Seascape, Long Wave, Nautical Scene in Blue Tones, Limited Edition

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This beautiful cyanotype is titled "Long Wave in Venice Beach" and it shows an outstanding wave in one of the most iconic ...

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2010s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Monotype

Battle Scene - Original Etching Hand Watercolored After Antonio Simonini - 1760

Battle Scene - Original Etching Hand Watercolored After Antonio Simonini - 1760

By Luigi Guidotti

Located in Roma, IT

Scena di Battaglia (Battle Scene) is a wonderful hand-watered etching, made in 1760 by Luigi Guidotti ( Bologna, 1751 -1800 c.a), after Francesco Antonio Simonini. On lower margin u...

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1760s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Etching

Find Etchings and Other Prints on 1stDibs

Has the art-collecting bug bitten you? If not, maybe you’re merely looking to warm your space with art. Etchings and other types of fine art prints can help add interest to any room in your home while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.

First invented in the 1500s, 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. The ground is then removed and the plate inked for pressing. Etched lines tend to reveal the movement of the artist’s hand more than a technique like engraving, since the image is created on a softer ground.

“People often ask me what types of prints they should collect — etchings or woodcuts or linocuts or silkscreens or lithographs or whatever,” explains Ryan Cross, associate director of Boston’s Barbara Krakow Gallery. “But it’s really more how the artist used those processes and what he or she was trying to express through the medium.”

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