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Silverplate French Art: Le Verrou Etching after Jean-Honore Fragonard France
Silverplate French Art: Le Verrou Etching after Jean-Honore Fragonard France

Silverplate French Art: Le Verrou Etching after Jean-Honore Fragonard France

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Stamped Le Verrou Grave d’apres le tableu de h fragonard peintre du roi, Par M Blot After Fragonard Jean Honore (Grasse, 1732 - Paris, 1806) French Vintage Silverplated art. Etched w...

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Early 20th Century French Rococo Drawings

Materials

Silver Plate

The Museum of Genius and Fancy (Plate L), 1974
The Museum of Genius and Fancy (Plate L), 1974

The Museum of Genius and Fancy (Plate L), 1974

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Greenwich, CT

Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 676; Field 74-8 Plate L Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long involvement with the genre fro...

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Stencil

God, Time, Space, and the Pope (Plate I), 1974
God, Time, Space, and the Pope (Plate I), 1974

God, Time, Space, and the Pope (Plate I), 1974

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Greenwich, CT

Cataloging: Micheler-Löpsinger 667; Field 74-8 Plate I Dalí’s series of colored etchings After Fifty Years of Surrealism reflects on the artist’s long involvement with the genre fro...

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20th Century Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Stencil

"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150
"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150

"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150 Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) Laurel and Hardy Hand-signed Limited Edition Etching Plate Size: 17 1/4 ...

Category

1970s Performance Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Group of 19th & 20th century hand colored fashion plates.
Group of 19th & 20th century hand colored fashion plates.

Group of 19th & 20th century hand colored fashion plates.

Located in Middletown, NY

19th century European Group of 13 hand-colored English and Continental fashion plates and costume designs. Each an etching with hand coloring in watercolor.

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19th Century English School Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching

Landscape "Campi Phlegraei - Plate XXXIII" Naples - By Hamilton-Fabris

Landscape "Campi Phlegraei - Plate XXXIII" Naples - By Hamilton-Fabris

By Pietro Fabris

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 21.5x39 cm. Beautiful plate from the volume "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton including 59 plates by Pietro Fabris. This particular plate illustrates the eruptio...

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18th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"Reflection 8th Street Grille, " Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs
"Reflection 8th Street Grille, " Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs

"Reflection 8th Street Grille, " Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs

By Bruce McCombs

Located in Milwaukee, WI

My etchings were in black & white (not required), and all plates are worked in reverse so the immediacy of watercolor was very satisfying.

Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"English Teddy Bear Company, " Watercolor by Bruce McCombs
"English Teddy Bear Company, " Watercolor by Bruce McCombs

"English Teddy Bear Company, " Watercolor by Bruce McCombs

By Bruce McCombs

Located in Milwaukee, WI

My etchings were in black & white (not required), and all plates are worked in reverse so the immediacy of watercolor was very satisfying.

Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Palladio
Palladio

Palladio

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Aero
Aero

Aero

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Romanesque
Romanesque

Romanesque

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Cascade
Cascade

Cascade

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Enclosure
Enclosure

Enclosure

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Large Double Door Handles with Etched Silver Plated Texture
Large Double Door Handles with Etched Silver Plated Texture

Large Double Door Handles with Etched Silver Plated Texture

Located in London, GB

Rare pair of hand made rectangular door handles in hammered copper with strong abstract plant motive created by etching is silver plated. The handles show patina through age that sui...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Doors and Gates

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Hinsdale, IL

RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE (1841 -1919) "La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate (The Country Dance (second plate)) Delteil 2, Stella 2 Soft-ground Etching in black ink, c. 1890 Only State...

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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Hinsdale, IL

RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE (1841 -1919) "La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate (The Country Dance (second plate)) Delteil 2, Stella 2 Soft-ground Etching in black ink, c. 1890 Only State...

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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Herbert Fink, Lonesome Pine, Etching on Paper, 1979
Herbert Fink, Lonesome Pine, Etching on Paper, 1979

Herbert Fink, Lonesome Pine, Etching on Paper, 1979

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is signed and dated in the lower right "Herbert Fink 1979, it is titled on the left 126/250 -LONESOME PINE- This is an original etching from a zinc plate and the detail and proc...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Untitled, Planche 10 (Plate 10) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern
Untitled, Planche 10 (Plate 10) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern

Untitled, Planche 10 (Plate 10) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30)...

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Kazakh Steppes
Kazakh Steppes

Kazakh Steppes

By Richard Claude Ziemann

Located in San Francisco, CA

They are marks on paper, made directly or through the intermediation of etching plate and printing press. In both his drawings and his etchings, Ziemann works immediately in the land...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Le Buisson (The Bush); Chalcographie du Louvre, vol. IV, plate 109
Le Buisson (The Bush); Chalcographie du Louvre, vol. IV, plate 109

Le Buisson (The Bush); Chalcographie du Louvre, vol. IV, plate 109

By Charles François Daubigny

Located in Middletown, NY

Chalcographie du Musee du Louvre, 1855. Etching on cream wove paper, 17 5/16 x 19 3/16 inches (439 x 488 mm); sheet 17 3/4 x 20 1/8 inches (451 x 519 mm), full margins. Scattered ma...

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Late 19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis
The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis

The Birth of Adonis; Plate 1 from The Story of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

A beautiful, early impression from Van Swanevelt's six plate series, The Story of Adonis. [Hollstein 105].

Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Self Portrait by Jim Dine (plate seven from Self Portraits portfolio 1971)
Self Portrait by Jim Dine (plate seven from Self Portraits portfolio 1971)

Self Portrait by Jim Dine (plate seven from Self Portraits portfolio 1971)

By Jim Dine

Located in New York, NY

Jim Dine, Self Portrait 1971 drypoint on Hodgkinson Hand Made Tone-Weave paper Paper 18 x 14 in. / 46 x 36 cm Plate 8 x 6 in. / 20 x 15 cm plate seven from Self Portraits (1971) port...

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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

Golden Sails
Golden Sails

Golden Sails

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Storm
Storm

Storm

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Savared
Savared

Savared

By Bruce Weinberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Employing multiple copper etching plates, these images were printed on fine rag hand made paper, some with embossed borders.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled, Planche 8 (Plate 8) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art
Untitled, Planche 8 (Plate 8) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art

Untitled, Planche 8 (Plate 8) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower left Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30) ...

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Untitled, Planche 3 (Plate 3) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art
Untitled, Planche 3 (Plate 3) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art

Untitled, Planche 3 (Plate 3) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Modern Art

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower left Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30) ...

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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Three Etchings of Gentlewomen by Wensceslaus Hollar, 1607-1677
Three Etchings of Gentlewomen by Wensceslaus Hollar, 1607-1677

Three Etchings of Gentlewomen by Wensceslaus Hollar, 1607-1677

Located in Toronto, CA

In 1643, he self-published "Aula Veneris", a series which began under the title Theatrum Mulierum (The Theater of Women), of which the present three etchings were a part. The plates ...

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Antique 17th Century English Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

Lo Deseo Monotype on Laid Paper, Abstract Impressionist, Signed, 1983
Lo Deseo Monotype on Laid Paper, Abstract Impressionist, Signed, 1983

Lo Deseo Monotype on Laid Paper, Abstract Impressionist, Signed, 1983

By Kate Delos

Located in Soquel, CA

An essay by art historian Eugenia Parry Janis explains how the mid-nineteenth-century etching revival fostered a dramatic use of creatively inked etching plates and thus a renewed in...

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards
Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards

Portrait study of a female head, gazing downwards

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland

He was noted for his skill in engraving, and produced a series of fifteen etching plates from Correggio’s frescoes at Parma Cathedral.

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1620s Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Etching Le Chapeau Epingle (The Hat Pin or Pinning)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Etching Le Chapeau Epingle (The Hat Pin or Pinning)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Etching Le Chapeau Epingle (The Hat Pin or Pinning)

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Studio City, CA

The etching is signed in the plate lower left. The piece is nicely framed and ready to display.

Category

Early 20th Century French Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique early 20th century impressionist etching from 1882 by Carl Bloch
Antique early 20th century impressionist etching from 1882 by Carl Bloch

Antique early 20th century impressionist etching from 1882 by Carl Bloch

Located in Ebberup, DK

The Sick Old Man (Den syge gamle mand), 1882 Etching on paper, plate signed and dated “Carl Bloch 1882”.

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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Romantic Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Herbert Fink, Shadow of an Elko, Etching on Paper, 1979
Herbert Fink, Shadow of an Elko, Etching on Paper, 1979

Herbert Fink, Shadow of an Elko, Etching on Paper, 1979

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is signed and dated in the lower right "Herbert Fink 1979, it is titled on the left 6/250 -SHADOW OF AN ELKO- This is an original etching from a zinc plate and the detail and pr...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Salvator Rosa. Original etching: Warrior with  Mace and Shield. 17th century.
Salvator Rosa. Original etching: Warrior with  Mace and Shield. 17th century.

Salvator Rosa. Original etching: Warrior with Mace and Shield. 17th century.

By Salvator Rosa

Located in Firenze, IT

Salvator Rosa (Naples, 20 July 1615 – Rome, 15 March 1673) Warrior with Mace and Shield Etching and engraving, circa 1650–1652 Second state (final) Plate: 14 × 9.5 cm – Sheet: approx...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

"Primal Sign V Copper"  Aquatint and Etching by Robert Motherwell
"Primal Sign V Copper"  Aquatint and Etching by Robert Motherwell

"Primal Sign V Copper" Aquatint and Etching by Robert Motherwell

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Stamford, CT

"Primal Sign V (Copper)" aquatint and etching from one zinc plate by Robert Motherwell (American. 1915-1991) Numbered 18/28 with 7 artist proofs in edition.

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Dry Point Etching "Bound" with Adam & Eve by Perham W. Nahl
Vintage Dry Point Etching "Bound" with Adam & Eve by Perham W. Nahl

Vintage Dry Point Etching "Bound" with Adam & Eve by Perham W. Nahl

Located in San Diego, CA

Nahl (American, 1869–1935) Medium: Etching on paper (intaglio) Date: 1926 Plate size: 8 × 10 in.

Category

Early 20th Century American Drawings

Materials

Paper

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed
Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Framed under glass, a Ernest D. Roth Etching signed in plate and by hand. In plate signature reads, E D Roth 1914 Charters.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Drawings

Materials

Paper

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed
Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Framed under glass, a Ernest D. Roth Etching signed in plate and by hand. In plate signature reads, E D Roth Pont Neuf Paris.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Drawings

Materials

Paper

Etching Mark Catesby, Anas Bahamensis 'the Ilathera Duck' Chrysanthemum &C T93
Etching Mark Catesby, Anas Bahamensis 'the Ilathera Duck' Chrysanthemum &C T93

Etching Mark Catesby, Anas Bahamensis 'the Ilathera Duck' Chrysanthemum &C T93

By Mark Catesby

Located in Vero Beach, FL

A later small edition etching original hand coloring. Plate imprint on the paper.

Category

Antique 18th Century American Other Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Etching by Karl Bauer (1905–1993), bust portrait of Frederick the Great
Etching by Karl Bauer (1905–1993), bust portrait of Frederick the Great

Etching by Karl Bauer (1905–1993), bust portrait of Frederick the Great

Located in Langweer, NL

Framing tips: A simple black or dark wooden frame with a neutral mount will highlight the etching’s linear delicacy. Retaining visible margins will preserve the signature and the imp...

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Early 20th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Le Mont Saint-Michel Original Etchings by Arthur Mayeur, Limited Edition 1926
Le Mont Saint-Michel Original Etchings by Arthur Mayeur, Limited Edition 1926

Le Mont Saint-Michel Original Etchings by Arthur Mayeur, Limited Edition 1926

Located in Langweer, NL

The work brings together ten original etchings of the iconic Mont Saint-Michel, each plate individually numbered and signed by the artist, along with woodcut decorations and a printe...

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Early 20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Giovanni Antonio Canal 'Canaletto' Etching of Prato Della, Venice, 1697-1768
Giovanni Antonio Canal 'Canaletto' Etching of Prato Della, Venice, 1697-1768

Giovanni Antonio Canal 'Canaletto' Etching of Prato Della, Venice, 1697-1768

By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Canaletto made just thirty-three etchings in total, etched on plates of two different sizes (about 30 x 42cm and 14 x 21cm), several prints include titles, but only one is dated, to ...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Prints

Materials

Paper

WMF Art Deco Crystal and Silver Plate Caviar Bowl Dish Chiller Server circa 1930
WMF Art Deco Crystal and Silver Plate Caviar Bowl Dish Chiller Server circa 1930

WMF Art Deco Crystal and Silver Plate Caviar Bowl Dish Chiller Server circa 1930

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in Atlanta, GA

The server boasts a chic form, featuring a rounded, blown crystal container bowl for the ice, adorned with carving and etching, and a silver-plated metal trim, tall handle, and holder.

Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Serving Bowls

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Colored Drawing No. 6 (Reclining Woman)
Colored Drawing No. 6 (Reclining Woman)

Colored Drawing No. 6 (Reclining Woman)

By Konrad Cramer

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

The surface or matrix can vary from a copper etching plate, zinc, or glass to acrylic. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using...

Category

1930s American Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Monotype

Michael Canney Rhinoceros Etching Signed Dated 1947 Aft Durer's 1515 Woodcut
Michael Canney Rhinoceros Etching Signed Dated 1947 Aft Durer's 1515 Woodcut

Michael Canney Rhinoceros Etching Signed Dated 1947 Aft Durer's 1515 Woodcut

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Michael Canney (British : 1923-1999) Rhinoceros Etching with aquatint and plate tone 1947, Signed and dated Most likely originated from Canney’s wartime drawings when he served...

Category

Vintage 1940s Drawings

Materials

Paper

Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène
Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène

Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène

Located in Middletown, NY

A very special COLLECTOR COPY of this work with 36 Edgar Chahine etchings & drypoints and AN ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHING PLATE.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Books

Materials

Copper

"Stardust Dine-o-Mat, " Watercolor Neon Signs signed by Bruce McCombs
"Stardust Dine-o-Mat, " Watercolor Neon Signs signed by Bruce McCombs

"Stardust Dine-o-Mat, " Watercolor Neon Signs signed by Bruce McCombs

By Bruce McCombs

Located in Milwaukee, WI

My etchings were in black & white (not required), and all plates are worked in reverse so the immediacy of watercolor was very satisfying.

Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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