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Medium: Etching
Summer Joy, Abstract Expressionist Color Aquatint by Mark Tobey
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mark Tobey, American (1890 - 1976) - Summer Joy, Year: 1971, Medium: Color Aquatint, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 10/96, Image Size: 10.75 x 8.75 inches, Frame Si...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

"Insignia #2" Abstract Mixed Media on Handmade Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Insignia #2" Abstract Mixed Media on Handmade Paper Tactile Abstract on handmade paper by David Dodsworth (English, b. 1952) - David’s work is typifi...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Gold Leaf

Plymouth Street ( a twilight scene is set in the Brooklyn section of DUMBO)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This view of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges is looking down "Plymouth Street" to the intersection of Jay Street. It is #35 in the catalogue raisonne by Retif & Salzer and is in the permanent collection of the Museum of City of New York...
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1990s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

La Durance a A St. Paul - Etching by Paul Guigou - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
La Durance a A St. Paul is a black and White etching realized by Paul Guigou in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 24x31. Very good impression with wide margins and a ve...
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1860s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Fil du Temps
Located in London, GB
Etel Adnan "Fil du Temps" 2021. Etching on wove paper. Edition of 100. A critical work by Adnan, the final etching in this series. Etel was unable to put pencil to paper due to her ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCISCO de GOYA y LUCIENTES (1746 -1828) OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’) Plate 47 from the 1st edition of Los Caprichos (Blas, ...
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1790s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Lafitte's Blacksmith House (a bar named for a pirate on Bourbon St, New Orleans)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a New Orleans landmark at 941 Bourbon St. Like most New Orleans legends, history of Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a gumbo of tru...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

The Traghetto
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Traghetto, etching and drypoint, 1879-80, signed with the butterfly on the tab and inscribed “imp”. Reference: Kennedy 19...
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1870s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

The Church Tower and the Clock by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of ‘Fundevogel’. This etching is from the Brothers Grimm tale of ‘Fundevoge...
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1960s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Macbeth, Frontispice, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching on Vélin de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Shakespeare, Macbeth, Eaux-fortes de Gromaire, 1958. Published by Tériade,...
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1950s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Two Soldiers - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1795
Located in Roma, IT
Two soldiers is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impressions on paper, with wide margins. Reference: D...
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1790s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

MORNING IN YOSEMITE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HAROLD L. DOOLITTLE (1883 - 1974) MORNING IN YOSEMITE c 1938 Aquatint, signed and titled in pencil by the artist. Plate size 13 3/8 x 9 3/4". Sheet 16 x 11 1/8" with deckle edges. Doolittle was a renaissance man. His day job was as an engineer for the Edison Electric Co. But he produced an outstanding body of prints for 5 decades as well as photographs. His very rare arts and crafts furniture is highly sought after. He was a long time member and officer in the California Print...
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1930s American Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Journal D'Un Graveur - Vol. 2 Plate 5 - Etching by J. Mirò - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
This is an original etching and drypoint realized by Joan Miró in 1975. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right and numbered on the lower left. Edition of 75 prints. It represents ...
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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Femme Nue se Couronnant de Fleurs - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval with watermark "Vollard" Hand Signed in pencil. One of 260 proofs Ref. Catalogue Bloch n.135; Baer 195 B.d.; Belongs to the "Suite Vollard". Édition Ambroise V...
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1930s Cubist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

The Mask, that Scene of Wanton Folly - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1817
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Thomas Rowlandson in 1817. Plate from "The Dance of Life" by William Combe. Very good condition. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was an english artis...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Cloudy Day Prairie II, by John Hogan, New Mexico Landscape, Color Etching, blues
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Cloudy Day Prairie II, by John Hogan, New Mexico Landscape Color Etching, blues edition 13/50 matted and framed John Hogan A graduate of Northeast Louisiana State University with a...
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1980s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Surgical Instruments - Etching by Lorenz Heister - 1750
Located in Roma, IT
Surgical Instruments is part of the suite realized by Lorenz Heister in the series of Institutiones Chirurgicae, Amsterdam, Janssonius-Waesberg, 1750. Etching on paper. The work be...
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1750s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Margay - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Margay is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807). Titled and Signed on the plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulièr...
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1770s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

A Ticket to Ride
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered fro the edition of 30. Satire on the follies lead to conflict. Avery's signature surreal take on a knight on the charge against his own reflection. David Avery c...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"H2O"
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Etching on fine art paper, E.A. 1/1 from the cycle " Botanical Dream Nr. 11", recently presented in the Danubiana Meulenstein Art Museum in Bratislava.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto Etching, 1752 Signed in the plate lower right (see photo) From: Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna ( The Magnificen...
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1750s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Old Brownstones -- New York
Located in Storrs, CT
Old Brownstones-- New York. c. 1985. Etching and drypoint. 8 7/ 8 x 12 1/3 (sheet 16 5/8 x 16 1/4). Fourth state. Printed on cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A rich impression in pristine condition, housed in an archival folder. This etching has never been matted. Provenance: the artist's estate. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Fourth state -- wheel changed to left' and 'Steves' in pencil. A dramatic view of a Manhattan neighborhood. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson Wilbur...
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20th Century American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

'Baigneuse Debout, à Mi-Jambes' — French Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Pierre Auguste Renoir, 'Baigneuse Debout, à Mi-Jambes (Woman Bathing, Standing Up to Her Knees in Water)', 1910, etching, edition not stated, Delteil 23. Unsigned as published. A fin...
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1910s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Nuova Raccolta di Cinquanta Costumi - Suite of Original Etchings by B. Pinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Complete Title: Nuova Raccolta di Cinquanta Costumi Pittoreschi Incisi all'Acquaforte". Suite of original colored etching realized by the italian engraver Bartolomeo Pinelli in 1815-...
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1810s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Somewhere to Dream - still life, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Located in London, GB
This serigraph print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique signed letter from Roy Fairchild himself authenticating the work and detailing that this is from his personal collection. Roy Fairchild-Woodard was born in 1953 in Surrey, England. He currently lives and works most of the year in the peaceful environment of his Country home. The rest of the year he travels throughout Europe; Italy in particular, to obtain new sources of inspiration. His affinity with Italy is the painters of the Renaissance, especially their frescos, tapestries and paintings. The plasterwork of the frescos is alluded to in his use of plaster as a base for his acrylic and oil overpaints. Also the influence of Egon Schiele and Gustave Klimpt can be seen in his occasional reference of line and decoration. He received a degree in graphic design and started working under the name Woodard to produce more commercial...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Movement, Abstract Expressionist Etching by Robert Savoie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Savoie, Canadian (1939 - ) - Movement, Year: 1978, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15/50, Image Size: 22 x 27.5 inches, ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Que se la Llevaron! - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Que se la Llevaron! is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series. The artwork is the plate 8 (as printed on plate on the higher right margin) from the series Los Caprichos, first edition. Good conditions. Los Caprichos. Put on sale the 6 February 1799, at the end of the last carnival of the century, Los Caprichos, first Goya’s printed...
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1790s Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Etudes, Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Etudes, Year: 1932, Medium: Etching on wove paper, Image Size: 9 x 5.25 inches, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm), Provenance: From the colle...
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1930s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Tu que no puedes - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Tu que no puedes from "Los Caprichos" is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. The work is an etching and aquat...
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1790s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Oval - Etching by Piero Dorazio - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Oval is a color etching and aquatint on paper, realized in 1987 by the Italian graphic master Piero Dorazio (Rome, 1927 - Perugia, 2005). Signed and dated in pencil " Piero Dorazio ...
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1980s Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Signs on Copper /// Robert Motherwell Abstract Expressionism Black Brown Etching
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) Title: "Signs on Copper" *Monogram signed and numbered by Motherwell in pencil lower right Year: 1981 Medium: Original Lift-Ground Etc...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Composition, Heart of Darkness, Sean Scully
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Etching in colors on vélin de Lana Royal paper. Paper Size: 11.93 x 9.81 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Heart of Darkness, 1992. Publ...
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1990s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

G 4
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1953 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 300 ex. Publisher : Lacourière, Paris Printer : Lacourière, Paris Catalog : RMM 63 17.00 cm. x 33.00 cm. 6.6...
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1950s Abstract Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Return, O Shulamite
Located in London, GB
Original Etching from the series ‘The Song of the Songs of King Solomon’ in colours with stencil on Arches wove paper. signed and numbered by the artist Paper size: 57.1 x 38 cm Edi...
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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Salvador Dali "Behold, Thou Art Fair" from The Song of Songs of King Solomon
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: "Behold, Thou Art Fair" from the Portfolio Song of Songs of Solomon Year: 1972 Medium: Color Etching with Gold Dust on Arches Paper, signed in pencil Edi...
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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Etching

King's College, Cambridge etching by Andrew Ingamells
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

GROVE #2
Located in Portland, ME
Ryohei, Tanaka (Japanese, 1933-2019). GROVE #2. Etching in color, 1966. Edition of 50. Numbered 23/50, signed, and dated in pencil.11 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (plate), plus full margins. ...
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1960s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Polo, colour etching, horses, circa 1950
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Titled 'Polo' and signed 'Louis Claude' in pencil below the image. Printed in Paris for the Paris Etching Society, New York. 465mm by 595mm (pla...
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1950s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Limehouse
Located in New York, NY
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Limehouse, etching, 1859. References: Glasgow 48, fifth state (of 6), Kennedy 40, third state (of 3), signed with the butterfly in pencil in the lower margin. [Also signed and dated in the plate.]With margins, 5 x 7 7/8 inches, the sheet 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Published as no. 12 in A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects, otherwise known as the Thames Set. In good condition apart from a soft diagonal fold in the sky. A very fine impression, in black ink on a thin Japan paper. Provenance: Dr. John W. Randall (cf. Lugt 2130), without his mark, annotated on the mat. Limehouse, the entrance to the West Indies Docks, lies opposite the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, along the lower Thames. It’s unusual to find the signed butterfly (or any pencil signature) on the early London etchings, but it is known that Whistler signed...
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1850s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

John Baldessari, Hand and Chin (with Entwined Hands) - Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
John Baldessari (American, 1931-2020) Hand and Chin (With Entwined Hands), 1991 Medium: Photogravure with color spit bite aquatint on Somerset Dimensions: 83,5 x 56,5cm (33 x 22 in) ...
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19th Century Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Aquatint, Photogravure

Doctor in Physic, University of Oxford 1813 engraving by John Agar
Located in London, GB
To see our other Oxford and Cambridge pictures, including an extensive collection of works by Ackermann, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from th...
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1810s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

The Mythology The Milky Way
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Mythology The Milky Way MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 30/150 MEASUREMENTS: 22" x 30"...
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1960s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Blustery Clouds, Stormy Sky Landscape, Blue Tones, Extra Large Cyanotype, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Blustery Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky after a storm. Details: + Title: Blu...
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2010s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Etching, Lithograph, Paper

17th century etching Rembrandt landscape house trees field sky cow
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is from a collection of originally designed etchings with drypoints by Rembrandt. It is printed on Ingres D'arches off-white laid paper. The prints are the sixth and final state Posthumous Impression. Printing plates were made in 1650, this collection was printed in 1998. Rembrandt van Rijn was one of the masters of the landscape genre in his prints and drawings. In his etching, "Landscape with a Cow...
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17th Century Renaissance Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Self Portrait With Children - Original woodcut (Buisson #60.109)
Located in Paris, IDF
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Self Portrait With Children, 1960 Original woodcut On vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) REFERENCES : Catalogue Raisonne Sylvie Buisson #60.109 Excellent ...
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1960s Realist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The older Rapunzel by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. This composition is sourced from Paolo Uccello’s St George and...
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1960s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

1953 Signed Black & White Etching Print 'Ceremonial Day at Taos' New Mexico
Located in Denver, CO
"Ceremonial Day at Taos" is a captivating vintage black and white etching by renowned American artist Gene Kloss. Created in 1953, this drypoint etching depicts the vibrant life of T...
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1950s American Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

1993 "Elvis" original etching by Al Hirschfeld. Hand signed and numbered.
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Elvis" original etching by artist Al Hirschfeld. Caricature portrait of Elvis Presley. Hand pulled in 1993 from an edition of 150 plus 30 artist's proofs. Hand numbered 14/150 in lo...
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1990s Other Art Style Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

RECLINING FIGURE (GREGORY EVANS)
Located in Portland, ME
Hockney, David. RECLINING FIGURE. Etching and sugarlift aquatint in black, 1974. Edition of 75 published by Petersburg Press, London and printed on Inveresk paper. Signed, dated and ...
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1970s Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Nu au Fauteuil, Etching by Henri Matisse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Nu au Fauteuil, Year: 1935, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 4.25 inches, Size: 17.75 x 12.25 in. (45.09 x 31.12 cm), Reference: Du...
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1930s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Grotesque Figures - Etching by Pierre Firens- 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grotesque Figures is an original etching realized by Pierre Firens in the early 17th century It represents two grotesque figures in 17th century clothing. Pierre Firens (1580-1636/...
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17th Century Old Masters Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Billiard - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Billiard is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1982. Mixed colored aquatint and etching.  Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin....
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1980s Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Serval - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Serval is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
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1770s Modern Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Am I Pretty I - still life, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Located in London, GB
This serigraph print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique signed letter from Roy Fairchild himself authenticating the work and detailing that this is from his personal collection. Roy Fairchild-Woodard was born in 1953 in Surrey, England. He currently lives and works most of the year in the peaceful environment of his Country home. The rest of the year he travels throughout Europe; Italy in particular, to obtain new sources of inspiration. His affinity with Italy is the painters of the Renaissance, especially their frescos, tapestries and paintings. The plasterwork of the frescos is alluded to in his use of plaster as a base for his acrylic and oil overpaints. Also the influence of Egon Schiele and Gustave Klimpt can be seen in his occasional reference of line and decoration. He received a degree in graphic design and started working under the name Woodard to produce more commercial...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Copper Rust, 1979, Etching with Aquatint by Barry Nelson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Copper Rust Barry Nelson, British/American (1937) Date: 1979 Etching with Aquatint on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil Edition of 29/50 Image Size: 29.25 x 23.75 ...
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1970s Op Art Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Tauramachie Surrealiste The Giraffe on Fire MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: LXIV/C MEASUREMENTS: 20" x 26" YEAR: 1970 FRAMED...
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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Narrow Street in Rouen (Petite Rue Nationale, a Rouen)
Located in New York, NY
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Narrow Street in Rouen (Petite Rue Nationale, a Rouen), etching, drypoint, maniere grise, aquatint, 1896, signed in pencil lower right, numbered (No 6) ...
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1890s Impressionist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Untitled (Two Birds) - Etching by Max Ernst - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on Japan paper, realized in 1972 and published by Georges Visat, Paris. Edition of 100. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Sheet a little browned, except for...
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1970s Surrealist Etching Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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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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