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Jim Dine Red Design for Satin Heart "The Picture of Dorian Grey" bleeding heart
Jim Dine Red Design for Satin Heart "The Picture of Dorian Grey" bleeding heart

Jim Dine Red Design for Satin Heart "The Picture of Dorian Grey" bleeding heart

By Jim Dine

Located in New York, NY

Along the right side of the heart, hand-drawn text reads: “Red design for satin heart”. This is an etching from one of his most important artist’s books – completely designed and ill...

Category

1960s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Soft Ground Doodle, by Charles Eckart
Soft Ground Doodle, by Charles Eckart

Charles EckartSoft Ground Doodle, by Charles Eckart, 1977

$320Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.25 in W 11.75 in

Soft Ground Doodle, by Charles Eckart

By Charles Eckart

Located in Palm Springs, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

1970s Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Shoe (third state) by Jim Dine still life of saddle shoe in black and white
Shoe (third state) by Jim Dine still life of saddle shoe in black and white

Shoe (third state) by Jim Dine still life of saddle shoe in black and white

By Jim Dine

Located in New York, NY

Jim Dine Shoe (third state) 1973 Etching from one 20 x 26 in / 51 x 66 cm  copper plate Printed in black on sheet of 22 x 30 in / 56 x 76 cm  Copperplate Deluxe paper Edition of 15 w...

Category

1970s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Claes Oldenburg mythological Erotic Fantasy Suite print set of 6 medusa mermaid
Claes Oldenburg mythological Erotic Fantasy Suite print set of 6 medusa mermaid

Claes Oldenburg mythological Erotic Fantasy Suite print set of 6 medusa mermaid

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

As recorded in the artist’s unpublished notes: “In 1974 an ambitious project for a suite of large-scale etchings was hatched with Paul Cornwall-Jones, for production by Maurice Payne...

Category

1970s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Ground Cover No. 6, abstract landscape by Charles Eckart
Ground Cover No. 6, abstract landscape by Charles Eckart

Charles EckartGround Cover No. 6, abstract landscape by Charles Eckart, 2005

$560Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.1 in

Ground Cover No. 6, abstract landscape by Charles Eckart

By Charles Eckart

Located in Palm Springs, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Four Figures and a Head, on Giant Phallus by Claes Oldenburg erotic nude scene
Four Figures and a Head, on Giant Phallus by Claes Oldenburg erotic nude scene

Four Figures and a Head, on Giant Phallus by Claes Oldenburg erotic nude scene

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

Printed by Maurice Payne and Dany Levy at Petersburg Press, London. Published by Petersburg Press, New York and London. 1 run from 1 plate: Blue and Crimson Based on the drawing: Pa...

Category

1970s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white
Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white

Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in New York, NY

Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Cockle Burrs at Tinker's
Cockle Burrs at Tinker's

Cockle Burrs at Tinker's

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...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache
Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache

Artist and Model Howard Hodgkin abstracted orange and black watercolor gouache

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in New York, NY

Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Artist and Model at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become a long-time collaborator.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

Untitled
Untitled

Charles EckartUntitled, 1977

$375

H 10 in W 9 in D 0.01 in

Untitled

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Garden
Garden

Charles EckartGarden, c.1980

$250

H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 0.01 in

Garden

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Leafs
Leafs

Charles EckartLeafs, c.1980

$250

H 8.35 in W 7.5 in D 0.01 in

Leafs

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Nude III
Nude III

Charles EckartNude III, 1981

$300

H 8.25 in W 10 in D 0.01 in

Nude III

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook by Rembrandt van Rijn
Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook by Rembrandt van Rijn

Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in New Orleans, LA

Though known today primarily for his paintings, Rembrandt's fame spread outside the Netherlands thanks to his etchings. He made hundreds of etchings throughout his career from 1626 u...

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17th Century Old Masters Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Charles EckartUntitled, 1999

$650

H 22.35 in W 17.85 in D 0.01 in

Untitled

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Nude II
Nude II

Charles EckartNude II, 1982

$325

H 9.75 in W 7.5 in D 0.01 in

Nude II

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Seven Nudes
Seven Nudes

Charles EckartSeven Nudes, 1982

$500

H 12.5 in W 14.85 in D 0.01 in

Seven Nudes

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Untitled I
Untitled I

Charles EckartUntitled I, 2000

$750

H 16.15 in W 15 in D 0.01 in

Untitled I

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Kazakh Steppes
Kazakh Steppes

Richard Claude ZiemannKazakh Steppes, 1965

$1,100

H 26.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 in

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...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Untitled III
Untitled III

Charles EckartUntitled III, 1973

$425

H 13.15 in W 10 in D 0.01 in

Untitled III

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled (Man)
Untitled (Man)

Charles EckartUntitled (Man), 1977

$425

H 14.85 in W 10.5 in D 0.01 in

Untitled (Man)

By Charles Eckart

Located in San Francisco, CA

He is a painter who started etching with his own press in 1966. The etching has always paralleled the various phases of his painting development.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Movement in White by Mark Tobey from Transitions water plants sky landscape
Movement in White by Mark Tobey from Transitions water plants sky landscape

Movement in White by Mark Tobey from Transitions water plants sky landscape

By Mark Tobey

Located in New York, NY

Mark Tobey, Movement in White 1970 Plate 7 from Transitions portfolio Etching and aquatint on wove paper 11 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. / 28.9 x 24.1 cm 21 x 16 3/4 in. / 53.3 x 42.5 cm Edition...

Category

1970s Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

New York (from Ports of America)
New York (from Ports of America)

New York (from Ports of America)

By Louis Orr

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Louis Orr, 'New York' (from the portfolio 'Ports of America', published by Yale University Press, 1928), etching, 1925, edition not stated.

Category

1920s Realist Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors
Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors

Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

As recorded in the artist’s unpublished notes: “In 1974 an ambitious project for a suite of large-scale etchings was hatched with Paul Cornwall-Jones, for production by Maurice Payne...

Category

1970s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above and Below Ground
Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above and Below Ground

Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above and Below Ground

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

Printed by Bill Law, Winston Roeth and Allan Uglow at Petersburg Press, New York. Published by Petersburg Press, London and New York, for the Artists Benefit for Attica Defense Fund

Category

1970s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph

Howard Hodgkin hand-colored Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art
Howard Hodgkin hand-colored Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art

Howard Hodgkin hand-colored Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in New York, NY

Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Early Evening in the Museum of Modern Art at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become ...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Gouache, Etching

Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above & Below Ground Oldenburg
Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above & Below Ground Oldenburg

Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q Above & Below Ground Oldenburg

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

Printed by Bill Law, Winston Roeth and Allan Uglow at Petersburg Press, New York. Published by Petersburg Press, London and New York, for the Artists Benefit for Attica Defense Fund

Category

1970s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph

Bust (Mauve): Erotic drawing of nude bound woman
Bust (Mauve): Erotic drawing of nude bound woman

Bust (Mauve): Erotic drawing of nude bound woman

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

As recorded in the artist’s unpublished notes: “In 1974 an ambitious project for a suite of large-scale etchings was hatched with Paul Cornwall-Jones, for production by Maurice Payne...

Category

1970s Pop Art Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

Howard Hodgkin Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art abstract black white
Howard Hodgkin Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art abstract black white

Howard Hodgkin Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art abstract black white

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in New York, NY

Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in Late Afternoon in the Museum of Modern Art at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced and where he would become...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

A  Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice]
A  Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice]

James McBeyA Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice], 1930

$1,250Sale Price|37% Off

H 8.88 in W 15.38 in D 0.5 in

A Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice]

By James McBey

Located in Plano, TX

Born in Newburgh near Aberdeen, James McBey attended evening classes at Graydon's School of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching

After Lunch Howard Hodgkin: Abstract black white painting, dots lines texture
After Lunch Howard Hodgkin: Abstract black white painting, dots lines texture

After Lunch Howard Hodgkin: Abstract black white painting, dots lines texture

By Howard Hodgkin

Located in New York, NY

Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in After Lunch at Petersburg Press, where this print was produced, and where he would become a long-time collaborator.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Etching Press Used

Materials

Paint, Gouache, Etching

Containers portfolio by Dieter Roth
Containers portfolio by Dieter Roth

Containers portfolio by Dieter Roth

By Dieter Roth

Located in New York, NY

Containers 1972 (published 1973) Portfolio of 33 signed and numbered prints: nine etchings (eight with various collage additions), four offset lithographs, one etching, one transfer...

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1970s Etching Press Used

Materials

Etching, Lithograph, Offset, Screen

Original Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition Silkscreen Poster
Original Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition Silkscreen Poster

Original Fritz Scholder 'Art '78" Exhibition Silkscreen Poster

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Sheridan, CO

In 1975, Scholder did his first etchings at El Dorado Press in Berkeley, California.

Category

1970s American Expressionist Etching Press Used

Materials

Paper

Jacques Maret, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Jacques Maret, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Jacques Maret, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Jacques Maret 1

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Jacques Maret (1900–1980) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: 1...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Roger Vieillard, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Roger Vieillard, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Roger Vieillard, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Roger Vieillard

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Roger Vieillard (1907–1989) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions:...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Hermine David, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Hermine David, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Hermine David, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Hermine David

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Hermine David (1886–1970) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: 9...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Jean-Gabriel Daragnes, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Jean-Gabriel Daragnes, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Jean-Gabriel Daragnes, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Jean-Gabriel Daragnes (1886–1950) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimen...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Jean Emile Laboureur, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)
Jean Emile Laboureur, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)

Jean Emile Laboureur, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)

By Jean Emile Laboureur

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: After Jean Emile Laboureur (1877–1943) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper ...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Andre Lhote, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Andre Lhote, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

André LhoteAndre Lhote, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946, 1946

$1,996Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.875 in W 12.875 in

Andre Lhote, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By André Lhote

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Andre Lhote (1885–1962) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: 9.8...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Andre Dignimont, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Andre Dignimont, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Andre Dignimont, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By André Dignimont

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Andre Dignimont (1891–1965) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions:...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Edouard Goerg, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Edouard Goerg, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Edouard Goerg, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Edouard Goerg

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Edouard Goerg (1893–1969) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: 1...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Marie Laurencin (1883–1956) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions:...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Valentin Hugo, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Valentin Hugo, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Valentin Hugo, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Valentine Hugo (1887–1968) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: ...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Henri Matisse, Mask of a Young Boy, from Alternation, 1946
Henri Matisse, Mask of a Young Boy, from Alternation, 1946

Henri Matisse, Mask of a Young Boy, from Alternation, 1946

By Henri Matisse

Located in Southampton, NY

Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album Alternance (Alternation), published by Le Gerbier, Paris; printed by Atelier Lacouriere-Frelau ...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Pierre Dubreuil, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)
Pierre Dubreuil, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)

Pierre Dubreuil, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946 (after)

By Pierre Dubreuil 1

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: After Pierre Dubreuil (1872–1944) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimen...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Henri de Waroquier, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Henri de Waroquier, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Henri de Waroquier, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Henri de Waroquier

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Henri de Waroquier (1881–1970) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensio...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Jacques Villon, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Jacques Villon (1875–1963) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: ...

Category

1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Southampton, NY

Artwork Details: Artist: Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation) Medium: Etching on velin de Rives paper Dimensions: 12...

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1940s Modern Etching Press Used

Materials

Engraving

Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract
Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract

Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract

By Arthur Krakower

Located in Soquel, CA

Krakower was invited to make monotypes at Smith-Andersen Editions in Palo Alto, and etchings at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. He also was invited to artists' residencies in Otr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Etching Press Used

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Etching Press Used For Sale on 1stDibs

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an etching press used in our inventory may begin at $14 and can go as high as $100,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,641.

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