John Collette born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 25, 1941. His interest in art began in early childhood when he discovered the fun and excitement of drawing and painting. His first formal art training, in junior high school, was particularly helpful to his becoming an artist because his teacher recognized his talent and gave him more demanding assignments than his classmates and generously offered to enter John's work in National Scholastic Art Competitions. Music was another of John's early interests and he studied several instruments and played in various musical groups while growing up. When he was ready for college he wanted to continue his musical studies. After passing an audition on piano, he was accepted as a music major at Boston University. In 1963, John visited Quebec City, Canada. There, he decided to do some sketches of the quaint old parts of the town. This led to his meeting a group of art students who had recently begun to exhibit their work on a narrow street. Rue du Trésor, just off the main square. They invited John to join them. He showed them the sketches he had just completed and quickly sold for a few dollars. For the next several summers, he worked in Quebec, experimenting with a wide variety of mediums and styles and finding a steady stream of buyers in the tourists who visited the city. The rest of the year, while attending Boston University, he continued to paint, selling his work through galleries in Boston and Philadelphia. His early work in watercolors and ink paved the way for the development of his distinctive hand-colored etching technique, to which he devoted himself for more than 25 years. John also did a series of paintings of the Hudson River Valley for limited edition giclee prints. John’s work is well-known in the United States and abroad. His art is included in many private, corporate and public collections. For the last 13 years of his life, he spent most of his time in New England and Hawaii. John Collette passed away in Boston in September of 1997.
John Collette "Drilling" Original Drypoint Etching W/ Aquatint C.1980
By John Collette
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Collette "Drilling" Original Drypoint Etching W/ Aquatint C.1980 Plate dimensions 6" wide x 9" high The frame measures 13.25" wide x 18.5" high Pencil signed, titled and numb...
Etching, Aquatint
Castle, Folk Art Aquatint Etching by Keiko Minami
By Keiko Minami
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Keiko Minami, Japanese (1911 - 2004) Title: Castle Year: circa 1985 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Image Size: 12 x 11 inches Size: 22 ...
Etching, Aquatint
Notre Dame de Paris
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb, dark impression of a well known scene by Arms. Etching with aquatint on watermarked handmade F.J. Head & Co. laid paper, 12 3/8 x 13 15/16 inches (315 x 354 mm), full marg...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$35,432
H 29.02 in W 41.74 in
My Pool and Terrace (from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
By David Hockney
Located in Bristol, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours on wove paper Edition 73 of 250 + 30 AP's 73.7 x 106 cm (29 x 41.7 in) Excellent. Only visible on the reverse of the print under studio lighting, mino...
Etching, Aquatint
Communipaw, NY; January Thaw
By Thomas Moran
Located in Middletown, NY
A delicate composition of an industrial Hudson River town, seen from lower Manhattan; a view of what is now Liberty State Park. New York: 1884. Etching with aquatint on cream laid p...
Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$400
H 8.67 in W 11.97 in
A view of the New York Public Library, looking uptown along 5th Avenue.
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: c 1920. Etching with aquatint printed in brownish black ink on cream wove paper, 8 3/4 x 12 inches (220 x 304 mm), full margins. Signed and titled in pencil in the lower ma...
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Gathering, foggy water front scene by Stephen McMillan
By Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
water front scene on a foggy morning, calm and meditative. Born in Berkeley, California, on December 21, 1949, he was raised in a home that had a sweeping view of the San Francisco ...
Etching, Aquatint
Prag / Prague
Located in Middletown, NY
An atmospheric view of the Charles Bridge and Old Town Bridge Tower. Dresden: Max Sinz, 1928. Etching and aquatint in colors on cream wove paper, 11 1/2 x 9 inches (292 x 227 mm) f...
Etching, Aquatint
Mexican Garden Tangle
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an artist proof (one of a kind) aquatint and watercolor depicting a cactus-filled Mexican garden, a mirror tilted up and an image of the artist s...
Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Aquatint, Watercolor
From the Ponte Vecchio, Florence
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and aquatint on hand made F.J. Head & Co watermarked cream laid paper, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin. From the edition of 160 (from a total of ...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$400
H 8.67 in W 11.97 in
A view of the New York Public Library, looking uptown along 5th Avenue.
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: c 1920. Etching with aquatint printed in brownish black ink on cream wove paper, 8 3/4 x 12 inches (220 x 304 mm), full margins. Signed and titled in pencil in the lower ma...
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Durham Cathedral - English School
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with aquatint on cream laid paper with a partial Arches watermark, 5 3/8 x 4 inches (135 x 100 mm), full margins. Signed illegibly in pencil in the lower right margin.
Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Forum of Minerva, Assisi, Italy
By William Walcot R. E. Hon. R. I. B. A.
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with aquatint on watermarked F J Head & Co. cream laid paper, 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (245 x 290 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil, lower margin. Scattered age tone and mat t...
Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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H 17.5 in W 15 in
'Drilling Rig', Oil Platform, Boston, Quebec, San Francisco Bay Area, Derrick
By John Collette
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'J. Collette' for John Collette (1941-1997), titled lower center, 'Deep Drilling' and with number and limitation, lower left, '22/200'. Paper dimensions: 18.5 x ...
Etching, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Aquatint
"Magnolia" - Beacon Hill, Boston Landscape
By John Collette
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful aquatint landscape of Beacon Hill, Boston titled "Magnolia" by John Collette (American, 1941-1997), circa 1990. #126/400. Signed, numbered and titled lower edge. Presented ...
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Etching
"Summer" - Beacon Hill, Boston Landscape
By John Collette
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful landscape etching with hand coloring in watercolor of Beacon Hill, Boston titled "Summer" by John Collette (American, 1941-1997), circa 1990. #30/400. Signed, numbered and ...
Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor, Etching