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Clair de Lune
LAFITTE, Alphonse
Aquatint on wove MBM paper. Signed in black crayon "Alphonse Lafitte", a well-documented pseudonym for artist Manuel Robbe. Signed in black crayon....
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Aquatint: a painterly intaglio technique
While printmakers have always wanted to present some shading or grayscale in their work, until the discovery of aquatint in the 17th century, doing so was technically very challenging. And with a few notable exceptions, such as in the etchings of Francisco Goya, aquatint, this most painterly of intaglio techniques, remained unpracticed by most printmakers. Aquatint started to gain popularity in the latter part of the 19th century, likely as etching was being rediscovered by Impressionists. These artists were often eager to replicate in their prints the atmospheric qualities found in their paintings. Aquatint, with its granular texture, lends itself to effects that offer an endless range of shading, both in black and white and in color. Because it was practiced so masterfully by artists of the Modern Era, we here at Armstrong Fine Art are true “suckers” for a finely crafted aquatint. Here are a few we have, or have had in the past.
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Returning from Fishing at Night
DELAVALLEE, Henri
Retour de la Pêche, la Nuit (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper, 1890.Reference: Morane 16.From the edition stated at 50, bu...
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Summer Nocturne
MESS, George Jo
Etching and aquatint printed in blue ink on simili-Japan paper.Edition unknown, but very likely small. This composition seems scarce. Signed and ti...
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Orrery
PHILLIPS, Nicholas
Aquatint printed on thick wove paper.Edition of 100.Published by Georgetown Graphics Inc for the Print Collectors Club, Washington DC.Signed and nu...
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Meditation
PARKER, Karen
Aquatint and etching printed in blue ink on wove paper.Edition unknown; ours one of 10 artist’s proofs.The border surrounding the composition is se...
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