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Medium: Etching
Nets – Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17
Nets – Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17

Nets – Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17

By Sigismond Kolos-Vari

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Sigismond Kolos-Vari, 'Nets', color etching with soft-ground and aquatint, edition 200 (1 of 60 artist's proofs), 1952. Signed and dated in pencil. Numbered L/LX in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy, off-white, Arches wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 3/8 to 3 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Published by the Guide de la Gravure, Switzerland, with their blindstamp in the bottom left sheet corner. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 15 5/8 inches (298 x 397 mm); sheet size 15 x 22 1/4 inches (381 x 565 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Sigismund Kolos-Vari was born in Hungary and attended the School of Applied Arts in Budapest from 1915 to 1918 and then the School of Decorative Arts until 1925. The artist settled in Paris, and his first one-person show in 1928 at Galerie Miromesnil, which was highly successful, led to numerous subsequent exhibitions, including with the prestigious Galerie Bonaparte in 1929 and Galerie Povolosky in 1930. Kolos-Vari’s early success was abruptly interrupted by the outbreak of WWII when he was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Gurs internment camp. During this period, he created a sketchbook for a little girl, which is now preserved at the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine at the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris. He managed to escape after two years, crossing the border into Switzerland. After the war, he returned to Paris with a renewed dedication to his painting, producing increasingly powerful compositions. His work was highly acclaimed when shown at an important 1946 exhibition at the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, organized by Jean Cassou. The artist was then approached by the eminent art dealer Jean Bucher, who gave Kolos-Vary a major one-person show at his gallery in 1948. During this post-war period, Kolos-Vary participated in the radical Salon de Mai, 1949-1958, the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, 1956-1961, and the Salon des Comparaisons, 1960-1962. Supported by his association with Stanley William Hayter and the landmark printmaking workshop Atelier 17...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

By Robert Motherwell

Located in New York, NY

A superb impression of this scarce color aquatint and lift-ground etching on German Etching paper. Signed and numbered 27/36 in pencil, lower right. Printed by Catherine Mousley in t...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Color, Etching, Aquatint

"Schwabelweiss" original etching

"Schwabelweiss" original etching

By Otto Bacher

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Executed in 1879, this is one of the "Danube Set" of Otto Bacher's German compositions from his travels in Bavaria. Printed on laid paper and published in B...

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1870s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Liseuse" etching

"Liseuse" etching

By (after) Pierre Auguste Renior

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: etching (etched by Jacques-Felix Schnerb after the Renoir painting). Printed in 1908 at the Alfred Porcabeuf atelier and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Image s...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Poems Secrets Frontispiece
Poems Secrets Frontispiece

Poems Secrets Frontispiece

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Poems Secrets Frontispiece MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 75/145 MEASUREMENTS: 15.15"...

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1960s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Early 20th Century British Street Scene - 1920s Figurative Landscape Etching
Early 20th Century British Street Scene - 1920s Figurative Landscape Etching

Early 20th Century British Street Scene - 1920s Figurative Landscape Etching

By E. Mary Shelley

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly detailed figurative landscape lithograph of a street in London with a towering cathedral, old buildings, and figures walking the street below by E. Mary Shelley (English, late...

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1920s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Marshland
Marshland

Marshland

By Peter Milton

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Marshland" 1962, is an original drypoint etching by noted American artist Peter Winslow Milton, b.1930. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 31/40 in pe...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

La diligence de Beaucaire
La diligence de Beaucaire

La diligence de Beaucaire

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Middletown, NY

Paris: Lemerre, 1880. Etching, drypoint, aquatint (dust ground and spirit ground), spit bite, and roulette in black on cream laid paper with a deckle edge, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (170 x 112 mm), full margins. Third state (of 3). An illustration from Alphonse Daudet's, Lettres de mon moulin, Paris, 1880. In very good condition with some light uniform toning and two areas of paper tape at the top right and left corners on the verso (from a former mount). With the 1921 J.H. de Bois circular ink stamp in green ink in the lower right margin on the recto (Lugt L.733). [Bourcard 110]. A note regarding the provenance: J. H. de Bois was a well known late-19th century modern art...

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1880s French School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

"Presence de Paris" original etching
"Presence de Paris" original etching

"Presence de Paris" original etching

By Pierre Dubreuil 1

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

Below Stairs.
Below Stairs.

Below Stairs.

By Edmund Blampied

Located in Plano, TX

Below Stairs. 1930-31. Drypoint. Appleby 143. 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 (sheet 15 3/4 x 10 1/8). Edition 100, #31. A very rich, tonal impression on cream-colored laid paper. Unobtrusive soiling in the top left- and lower-left hand margins, just below the platemark; and light mat line just outside the platemark. . Signed and numbered in ink. Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat, suitable for framing. A charming discussion between the chef and a scullery maid in a "Downtown Abbey...

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1930s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING
WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING

WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING

By Will Barnet

Located in Portland, ME

Barnet, Will (American 1911-20120. WOMAN, CAT, AND STRING. Etching and aquatint with handcoloring on wove paper, 1980. Signed and dated in pencil. 20 x 19 3/4 inches (plate), 29 7/8 ...

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1980s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Torero

Torero

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Torero Aquatint from 1964. The edition of 6/245 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Éditions Français Réunis, Paris. Referenc...

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1960s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

La Nativite, Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

La Nativite, Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - La Nativite, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8 x 5 in. (20.32 x 12.7 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Description...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ribera — Abstract Drypoint & Aquatint in Deep Blue by Bozon
Ribera — Abstract Drypoint & Aquatint in Deep Blue by Bozon

Ribera — Abstract Drypoint & Aquatint in Deep Blue by Bozon

By Christian Bozon

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Ribera is an abstract drypoint and aquatint by Christian Bozon, dominated by a dense field of saturated blue framed by rough, irregular edges of ochre and pale cream. The composition...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

A Sledge of Kamtschatka – An image of a relic from Captain Cook's third voyage

A Sledge of Kamtschatka – An image of a relic from Captain Cook's third voyage

By John Webber

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Scatcherd & Whitaker, 1784. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 7 1/2 x 10 (190 x 255); sheet 16 1/4 x 22 (414 x 560 mm), full margins. In good cond...

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Late 18th Century English School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching

Concetto spaziale

Concetto spaziale

By Lucio Fontana

Located in London, GB

Lucio Fontana Concetto spaziale, ca. 1970 Signed and numbered front right of sheet Aquatint in green with cutting 60 x 47.5 cm 23.6 x 18.7 inches Edition 26 of 99 H. Ruhé, C. Rigo "L...

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1970s Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Nadie se conoce - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

Nadie se conoce - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Nadie se conoce is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of the T...

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1860s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

"Like a Pen VE 16/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
"Like a Pen VE 16/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs

"Like a Pen VE 16/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 16/18" 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 ed...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Himmelstrasse, Austria
Himmelstrasse, Austria

Himmelstrasse, Austria

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Himmelstrasse, Austria" c.1950 is an original color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower center by the a...

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Early 20th Century Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Irish Setters in the Field original etching by Leon Danchin
Irish Setters in the Field original etching by Leon Danchin

Irish Setters in the Field original etching by Leon Danchin

By Leon Danchin

Located in Paonia, CO

Irish Setters in the Field is an original etching by Leon Danchin showing two adult Irish Setters in a field pointing to the right.This etching is printed on Arches paper, pencil si...

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1930s Other Art Style Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Nymphenberg Palace, Munich, Germany" c.1950, is a color etching on wove paper by noted Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed and numbered ...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Elegante Eventail
Elegante Eventail

Elegante Eventail

Located in Middletown, NY

A rare, signed image from a lesser-known female impressionist printmaker. c. 1900. Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper with a partial watermark, 11 x 5 1/4 inches (280 x 133 m...

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Early 20th Century French School Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Henry Moore, "Fantasy", original etching
Henry Moore, "Fantasy", original etching

Henry Moore, "Fantasy", original etching

By Henry Moore

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original etching created by Henry Moore in 1967. This piece is hand signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50 on Japon paper. There are also two proofs on...

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1960s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ruff's Farm
Ruff's Farm

Ruff's Farm

By Sidney Mackenzie Litten

Located in Middletown, NY

A nostalgic image of a bucolic farmyard and thatched cottage, hearkening to a bygone era. c 1920. Etching with drypoint on laid watercolor paper with deckle edges, and an indiscerni...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Conquest of Cosmos The Blood of The Ying and Yang
Conquest of Cosmos The Blood of The Ying and Yang

Conquest of Cosmos The Blood of The Ying and Yang

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Conquest of Cosmos The Blood of The Ying and Yang MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: EA MEASUREMENTS: 27.5" x 38.5...

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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Beggar man and woman coming from behind a bank – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Beggar man and woman coming from behind a bank – after Rembrandt van Rijn

Beggar man and woman coming from behind a bank – after Rembrandt van Rijn

By Charles Amand Durand

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream laid paper laid down to a wove paper support, 4 x 2 5/8 inches (101 x 67 mm) (sheet). In good condition with scattered light areas of discoloration. Printed early 19...

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17th Century Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Le Sire De Lumey

Le Sire De Lumey

By Félicien Rops

Located in Middletown, NY

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....

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Late 19th Century Symbolist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Winter Garden
Winter Garden

Winter Garden

By Leonard Edmondson

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leonard Edmondson, 'Winter Garden', color etching, edition 50, 1957. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '50/50' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impre...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Orchard III, Etching and Aquatint Landscape with Orchard by David Smith-Harriso
Orchard III, Etching and Aquatint Landscape with Orchard by David Smith-Harriso

Orchard III, Etching and Aquatint Landscape with Orchard by David Smith-Harriso

By David Smith-Harrison

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Orchard III by David Smith-Harrison is a richly layered etching and aquatint that merges landscape, architecture, and memory. A leafless orchard stretches across the upper portion of...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

MANHATTAN
MANHATTAN

MANHATTAN

By Anton Schutz

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ANTON SCHUTZ MANHATTAN c 1940 Etching, signed in pencil, edition 100, no. 15/100. On thin simili-japan paper. Very slight toning around plate mark. Remnants of old tape on verso, s...

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1940s American Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

“Americana”
“Americana”

Ralph Fabri“Americana”, 1947

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“Americana”

By Ralph Fabri

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is a wonderful original etching on archival paper by the well known American artist, Ralph Fabri. Strong impression; signed in pencil by the artist lower right margin. Titled and dated bottom left of the sheet “1947-Americana”. Condition of the etching is excellent. Top corner of sheet and bottom right corner of sheet have tiny creases. Not visible, under the mat. Sheet size is 12 by 15 inches. Image size is 8 by 9.75 inches. Matted but not framed. Provenance: A Long Island, New York collector. Painter and printmaker, commercial artist, writer, and teacher, Ralph Fabri was born Fabri Reszo in Hungary in 1894. He was educated in Budapest, first studying architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1912 to 1914. He then enrolled in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, from which he graduated in 1918 with a Professor's Diploma (M.A.) "for teaching drawing, painting and geometry – including descriptive and projective geometry – in schools of higher education." Fabri arrived in New York City in 1921 and soon adopted the anglicized version of his name, Ralph Fabri. He began doing commercial design work and during the academic year of 1923/24 was enrolled as an evening student at the National Academy of Design. After becoming an American citizen in 1927, he traveled extensively in Europe. Upon returning to New York that same year, Fabri decided his financial situation was stable enough to allow him to focus his attention on fine art. During the Great Depression, Fabri's already inadequate portrait commissions and art sales further declined and he returned to commercial work. He established a workshop known as the Ralph Fabri Studios, that designed theatrical and movie sets, window displays, and retail interiors. But Fabri found the workshop dirty and distasteful, and eventually was able to concentrate on advertising work which could be done from home. The largest clients for his pen and ink drawings were The Stamp and Album Co. of America, Inc. (for which he designed covers for stamp albums and produced illustrations for envelopes housing sets of stamps sold to collectors), Geographica Map Co., and Joseph H. Cohen & Sons (for whom he designed and illustrated mail order catalogs). Another source of income during this period was the design and construction of an addition to "Iroki," Theodore Dreiser...

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1940s American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Etching

Kazakh Steppes
Kazakh Steppes

Kazakh Steppes

By Richard Claude Ziemann

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Kazakh Steppes" 1965, is an original etching on Wove paper by noted American artist Richard Claude Ziemann, b.1932. It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sleeping Man
Sleeping Man

Sleeping Man

Located in Middletown, NY

A superb impression from an important mid-19th century collection. Etching on white laid paper with a partial crown and shield watermark, 4 x 2 7/8 inches (102 mm x 73 mm), margins....

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17th Century Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Automne
Automne

Automne

Located in Kansas City, MO

Johnny Friedlander Automne 1977 Etching on Arches teinte’ paper Visible: 10 x 7.25 inches Framed: 16.375 x 13.5 x 1 inches Edition: 135 Signed and numbered in pencil along lower edge...

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1970s Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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...

The Grosse Horloge and Fountain, Rouen, Normandy.

The Grosse Horloge and Fountain, Rouen, Normandy.

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream laid paper with an unknown watermark with an AL inside a ribbon. 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (258 x 187 mm), full margins. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil lower margin. In good condition with one small, very minor 1/4- inch horizontal tear in lower-center quadrant of the image area, in the area of the doorway beneath the arch, very difficult to discern, and completely unobtrusive. 1/2-inch minor horizontal edge tear center sheet edge, bottom margin (outside of image area). Paper tape from a previous hinge at top right and left sheet edges. Light scattered age tone and surface soiling. __________ Perhaps now most famous for one particular illustration for an edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Sullivan's etching of a skeleton crowned in roses was appropriated by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching

Lacet de Corde, Abstract Minimalist Etching by Antoni Tàpies
Lacet de Corde, Abstract Minimalist Etching by Antoni Tàpies

Lacet de Corde, Abstract Minimalist Etching by Antoni Tàpies

By Antoni Tàpies

Located in Long Island City, NY

Date: 1965 Etching with relief on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 17/75 Size: 23 x 30.5 in. (58.42 x 77.47 cm) Frame Size: 26.5 x 34 inches Publisher: Maeght, Paris

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Henri Matisse Etching, Post-Impressionist, 1920, Portrait of Mlle Marguerite
Henri Matisse Etching, Post-Impressionist, 1920, Portrait of Mlle Marguerite

Henri Matisse Etching, Post-Impressionist, 1920, Portrait of Mlle Marguerite

By Henri Matisse

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Henri Matisse Medium: Etching Title: Portrait of Mlle. Marguerite Matisse Portfolio: Cinquante Dessins Year: 1920 Edition: 367/1000 Framed Size: 21 1/8" x 18 1/8" Sheet Size:...

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Early 19th Century Post-Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Artist with Models

Artist with Models

By Manuel Ayaso

Located in Kansas City, MO

Manuel Ayaso Artist with Models Etching on wove paper Year: 1970 Size: 6.5x7.25 on 15x13in Edition: 50 Signed and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1357 Manuel Ayaso is known for Mod figure, genre, sculptor. Painter; Sculptor Born in Riviera, Spain in 1934. Studied at Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts. His work is in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Worcester Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

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1970s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Handmade Paper

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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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