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Medium: Intaglio
Untitled VI, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled VI, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

(after) Frans Masereel "Le Calvaire"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the woodcut). Printed in 1925 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. Image size: 8 x 4 3/4 inches (205 x 11...
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1920s Expressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

La Loge (The Lodge) /// Post-Impressionist Figurative French Paris People Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Louis LeGrand (French, 1863-1951) Title: "La Loge (The Lodge)" Portfolio: Gazette des Beaux-Arts *Issued unsigned, though signed by LeGrand in the plate (printed signature) l...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

L'examen (The Examination)
Located in Middletown, NY
Heliogravure on light weight Japan paper, full margins. Titled in pencil in the lower right margin. In good condition with some minor handling creases, dog-eared lower right corner, ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

David Salle Photogravure Heliogravure "Lucky" Pictures Generation Signed Print
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID SALLE (American, 1952- ) Lucky 1992 Photoengraving heliogravure on Lana paper Edition Julie Sylvester, New York Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right, numbered lower lef...
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1990s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Divagations
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Divagations Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Text on the verso. The work is in Excellent conditi...
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1930s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Endymion, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Endymion' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 1...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

La Lecture - Print after Pablo Picasso -1959
Located in Roma, IT
La Lecture is an artwork realized after Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in 1959. Phototype print. Dated, 21.12.59, and signed on the plate. Good condition. Pablo Pic...
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1950s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Packhorse and Soldiers /// Antique British Victorian Etching Figurative Animal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740-1779) Title: "Packhorse and Soldier" Year: 1783 Medium: Original Etching on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Prin...
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1780s Old Masters Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 6/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 6/18" 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 Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Le Petit Garcon au Porte-Plume, Collotype after Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, After, French (1841 - 1919) - Le Petit Garcon au Porte-Plume, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype...
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1970s Impressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

The Lesson, Impressionist Collotype after Berthe Morisot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Berthe Morisot, After, French (1841 - 1895) - The Lesson, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 8 x 5.5 inch...
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1970s Impressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

La Cuisniere, Modern Collotype after Edouard Vuillard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Edouard Vuillard, After, French (1868 - 1940) - La Cuisniere, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 13.5 x 1...
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1970s Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Odalisque, Impressionist Collotype after Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, After, French (1841 - 1919) - Odalisque, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 3.5 x ...
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1970s Impressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Mother and Child, Modern Collotype after Georges Rouault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Rouault, After, French (1871 - 1958) - Mother and Child, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 14 x ...
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1970s Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Auguste, Modern Collotype after Georges Rouault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Rouault, After, French (1871 - 1958) - Auguste, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 12.5 x 8.5 inc...
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1970s Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Profil de Lumiere, Symbolist Collotype after Odilon Redon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Odilon Redon, After, French (1840 - 1916) - Profil de Lumiere, Portfolio: Twenty Four Masterpieces of Graphic Art, Year: Year Printed 1974, Medium: Collotype, Image Size: 14 x 9....
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1970s Symbolist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

1960s "Magic Journeys" Teal, Pink, Orange Collage Intaglio Etching NY Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Myril Adler "Magic Journeys" c.1960s Intaglio etching collage, ink on paper 6"x3" mahogany wood gallery frame 11.25"x8.25" Signed and titled in ink Myril Adler, was born on Septemb...
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1960s Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Intaglio

Tauromaquia - Plate E
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Peggy /// Antique Victorian Etching Portrait Figurative British Children Child
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sidney Tushingham (English, 1884-1968) Title: "Peggy" *Signed by Tushingham in pencil lower right. It is also monogram signed in the plate (printed signature) lower right Cir...
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1920s Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

Moses saves Sephora - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"Only you fit ..." 2004 signed original photoengraving 1 Cuban artist 30x22in
Located in Miami, FL
Juan Carlos Alom (Cuba, 1964) 'Sólo tú cabes en la palma de mi mano' (only you fit in the palm of my hand), 2004 Photoengraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Edition of 99 ID:...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

The Young Woman and the Old Man - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Juggling
Located in Palm Springs, CA
"Juggling" shows a woman depicted from behind, her hair neatly arranged and crowned with a large, intricately woven bird’s nest. Atop the nest sits a vibrantly patterned bird, render...
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2010s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

"La Mer VE 3/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 3/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) Title: "Canard de Miclon (Old Squaw)" (1008) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed...
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1770s Old Masters Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

"This Must Be the Place VE 5/7" Intaglio, hand colored, patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "This Must Be the Place VE 5/7" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of 7 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 9/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 9/18" 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 Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Tauromaquia - Plate 17
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Wish I Was the Moon VE 1/7
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Wish I Was the Moon" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of 7 measures 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Le Crâne de Chèvre - Print after Pablo Picasso - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Le Crâne de Chèvre is an artwork realized after Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in 1952. Phototype print. Dated, 12.04.52, and signed on the plate. Good condition. P...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Harney County, Oregon
Located in New York, NY
Robert Adams Harney County, Oregon 2005 Set of four photogravures Each image: 19 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches; 51 x 40 cm Each frame: 29 x 25 inches; 74 x 64 cm Edition of 30 Each signed, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"La Mer VE 6/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 6/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Eclogue 3 (after) Samuel Palmer
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the drawing). This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by S...
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1880s Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
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1940s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"All the Small Things III" Intaglio, hand colored, etched still life objects
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "All the Small Things III" is a unique monoprint piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is a unique ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Abstract Persian calligraphy limited edition photogravure ink print, black/white
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. The abstracted calligraphy text in her "Words from My Mother" seri...
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2010s Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photogravure

"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6 Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print. Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and printmaker based in Philadelphia, PA. Found and collected objects are the main component of her work, as the drawn components of her prints and the physical components of her sculptures and installations. After studying at Moore College of Art & Design, she founded BYO Print as a collective studio with the mission to keep artists printing on their own time, within a reasonable budget. More than 30 printmakers have been involved with the shop over the years, with 15 current members. She studied with Shelley Thorstensen at Moore as well as at Printmakers' Open Forum in Oxford, PA. She occasionally teaches workshops about about using reclaimed objects effectively in an art practice. In her studio, she is interested in engaging her audience in narrative. Like many artists, she has always been a collector of things. Aside from unique curiosities, she collects leftovers of routines and rituals, and incorporates them into ongoing bodies of work, most notably, the pill project. "The Only Reason I'm Still on The Pill is for the Art Project" began in 2006, when classmates started giving her empty birth control...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 8/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 8/18" 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 Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Nereid, British Museum Greek antiquity Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Nereid' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 260...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

1960s "Night Magic" Teal, Pink, Yellow Collage Intaglio Etching NY Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Myril Adler "Night Magic" c.1960s Intaglio etching collage, ink on paper 3"x6" framed Signed and titled in ink Myril Adler, was born on September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Russia (now Be...
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1960s Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Intaglio

Head of Demeter of Cnidos British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Head of Demeter of Cnidos' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner ...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Apotheosis of Homer, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apotheosis of Homer' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

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

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Second Course Fish" The Perfect Meal - Menu - Intaglio - Style of Chagall
Located in Soquel, CA
"Second Course Fish" The Perfect Meal - Menu - Intaglio - Style of Chagall The artwork "Second Course Fish" by Michael Parker, created one of a group show at San Francisco State Uni...
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1980s American Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Watercolor, Intaglio

Tauromaquia - Plate 5
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Tauromaquia - Plate 12
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Maenad in Frenzy, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Maenad in Frenzy' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the im...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Strangford Apollo, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Strangford Apollo' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the i...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"The Secret Life of Plants VE 2/8" Intaglio, hand colored, house, leaves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Secret Life of Plants VE 2/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"The Secret Life of Plants VE 6/8" Intaglio, hand colored, house, leaves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Secret Life of Plants VE 6/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

(after) Samuel Palmer - "The Brothers under the Vine"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: photogravure (after the watercolor). Samuel Palmer had always admired the work of John Milton, and executed a suite of watercolors which were made into photo-engravings for "...
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1880s Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"Like a Pen VE 14/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 14/18" 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 Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

King David from our Historical Heritage Suite by Salvador Dali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: King David from Our Historic Heritage Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Intaglio Etching and Color Pochoir on Arches, signed and number...
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1970s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Intaglio

"Extraordinary Machine VE 4/6" Intaglio, hand colored, Industrial, egg motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Extraordinary Machine VE 4/6" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground and chine colle on Rives BFK. This piece is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

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

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

La Douleur d'Orphée (The Pain of Orpheus) /// French Landscape Deer Woman Lady
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Ary Renan (French, 1857-1900) Title: "La Douleur d'Orphée (The Pain of Orpheus)" Portfolio: Gazette des Beaux-Arts *Issued unsigned Year: 1903 Medium: Original Etc...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Germania, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Germania' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 2...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"Menu" - "Eat Out More Often" - Intaglio Hand painted Print by Bernadette Emrick
Located in Soquel, CA
"Eat Out More Often" - Menu - Intaglio Hand painted Print by Bernadette Emrick The artwork "Eat Out More Often - The Perfect Meal - Menu - by Bernadette Emrick (American, 20th C), ...
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1980s American Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Watercolor, Intaglio

Eclogue 6 (after) Samuel Palmer
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the drawing). This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by S...
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1880s Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Shopping for Intaglio Prints?

There are many good reasons for an art lover to venture into the world of intaglio prints and other types of fine art prints. For one, 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, prints and other art can help enhance your space while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.

Making a print can be as straightforward as pressing one painted surface to another or as complex as triggering a chemical reaction to create an image. Intaglio is a broad term for the variety of techniques used to create images by incising a metal plate, either with a sharp instrument (engraving, drypoint and mezzotint) or with acid (etching, aquatint and photogravure). 

In intaglio printmaking, after the artist incises the image, the plate is covered with ink then wiped clean, leaving pigment only in the marks that have been made on the plate. The plate is then covered with a piece of damp paper and run through a press to transfer the ink. Different intaglio techniques are often combined to create varying effects of line and tone.

OK, so what is the difference between a woodcut print and an intaglio print?

“It is the opposite of relief printingwoodcut, linoleum cut, letterpress, and rubber or metal stamping,” says Rhea Fontaine of Paulson Fontaine Press. “With relief printing, the raised areas of the printing surface are inked and printed, while the areas that have been cut away do not pick up the ink. Often these prints are made by hand.”

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