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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Color aquatint and etching on thick wove paper. Published by Alfred Bell & Co Ltd, 6 Old Bond Street, London. Edition unknown, but scarce. Sig...
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Seigneur Prenez Pitié… (original French title) Aquatint printed in blue and warm-gray inks on wove BFK Rives paper, circa 1918. This plate was poss...
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L’Hiver à Paris or La Neige à Paris (original French titles) Etching, aquatint, scraper, and drypoint on laid paper.Reference: Bourcard & Goodf...
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Retour de Pêche la Nuit (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Morane 16.Annotated as a fourth state. As Morane com...
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Angélique à Sa Porte (original French title) Soft-ground etching, etching, and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Morane 15.We present two states o...
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Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on simili-Japan wove paper.Reference: Novák 177. Edition of 100.Signed in pencil.
Le Grand-Prix de Paris (original French title) Color etching, aquatint, and drypoint printed on simili-japon paper, 1906.Ref: Delteil 74.Edition of...
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Un Gueux (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 10. On impression in black ink only. Impressions in color...
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La Femme au Rocking-Chair (original French title) Color aquatint, soft-ground, and etching on laid paper, 1900. Reference: Cate & Grivel 101, F...
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Etching, aquatint, and drypoint printed in color on wove paper. Reference: Tabanelli 98. From the edition of 30 printed in color. According to Taba...
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Coin de rue, Quartier des Grandes Carrières (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid Japan paper.Reference: Tabanelli 76. Artist's proo...
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Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Likely one of the artist's early etchings, which often depicted "La Butte Montmartre" and its picturesque stre...
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Etching, drypoint, aquatint and stop-out on heavy wove paper. Reference: BN-IFF 1-3. Edition of 50. His etchings are very scarce. Signed and numb...
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Color aquatint on laid paper, circa 1907. Reference: Merrill Chase 27. Likely an edition of 100. Signed in crayon on the image, and numbered below ...
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Le Potin (original French title) Aquatint and drypoint on wove paper. Reference: Ginestet et Pouillon 96. Undescribed state proof, between the firs...
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