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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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The Lady with the Swans
BUHOT, Felix
La Dame aux Cygnes (original French title) Drypoint, etching, aquatint and roulette on laid Arches paper. Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend 44. ...
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The Donkeys
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Les Anes (original French title) Color aquatint and soft-ground etching printed on thick wove paper.References: not in Addade, nor in BN-IFF.State ...
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$1,500
The Skater
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
La Patineuse (original French title) Color aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on thick wove paper. References: neither in the BN-IFF...
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"French Garden" or "Elegant Woman with Red Crinoline Dress"
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Le Jardin Francais or Elegante a la Crinoline Rouge (original French titles) Color etching and aquatint printed on wove paper. Ref: not in BN-IFF. ...
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L'Heure du Repos
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Color etching and aquatint. Refs: DC 366; BN-IFF 5. Monogrammed in the plate. Signed in the lower right platemark in pencil. Annotated "L'heure du ...
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La Charrette
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Color etching and aquatint. Signed and numbered "48/100" in pencil.
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The Barge
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
La Chaland (original French title) Aquatint and soft-ground etching. Also titled "La Peniche". Printed in color on laid paper. Refs: Addade pg. 4...
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The Greyhounds
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Les Levriers (original French title) Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed on wove paper.Ref: not in Addade, not in BN-IFF.Edition of 200.Signed...
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Un Portrait (Self-Portrait)
BOUTET DE MONVEL, Bernard
Color aquatint and etching. Ref: BN-IFF 2-5. Edition of 60. Signed, titled, annotated "tire a 60 - 6" and dedicated "a Georges Lepape. son ami" in ...
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Supper of the Apache
LEGRAND, Louis
Le Souper de l’Apache (original French title) Etching and aquatint on simili-japon paper, 1904.References: Arwas 211; Exsteens 191.Published by Gus...
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Washer Women
LEGRAND, Louis
Les Blanchisseuses (original French title) Color aquatint and etching on simili-japon.References: Arwas 186; Exsteen 163.From the album Faune Paris...
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$450
Meeting Place in Saint-Maximin
CAPORASO, Angelica
Lieu de Rencontre – St Maximin (original French title) Color etching and aquatint on BFK Rives wove paper.Edition of 50.Signed, titled, numbered an...
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The Masterpiece
VILLON, Jacques
Le Chef d’Oeuvre (original French title) Drypoint, aquatint and roulette printed in four colors, à la poupée (yet from two registered plates) on wo...
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Frogs
HOUDARD, Charles
Grenouilles (original French title) Color aquatint on chine paper, 1894.References: Stein and Karshan 36; Boyer and Cate 36.Artist’s proof aside fr...
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Breton Woman Dressed in Black
DELAVALLEE, Henri
Bretonne en Noir (original French title) Soft-ground etching, drypoint and aquatint on thick wove paper. Reference: Morane 58.From the edition of 5...
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The Road to Landemer on La Hague Cape
DELAVALLEE, Henri
La Route de Landemer, Pointe de La Hague (original French title) Soft-ground etching and aquatint on laid Arches paper. Reference: Morane 7.Third s...
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The Eiffel Tower at Night
DELAVALLEE, Henri
Henri DELAVALEE (1862-1943) La Tour Eiffel la Nuit (original French title) Soft-ground etching and aquatint on simili-japon paper. Reference: Moran...
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The Bendeliere Farm
VILLON, Jacques
La Ferme de la Bendelière (original French title) Etching and aquatint on wove paper.Reference: Ginestet & Pouillon E 138.Edition of 50.Signed ...
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Enez Bihan
BALLIF, Yannick
Color aquatint, spitbite (?) and drypoint on wove paper.Printed to the sheet edge, as usual.Edition of 70.Published by Galerie Antarès, Paris, with...
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$400
Daylight
BALLIF, Yannick
Luz Do Dia (original Portugese title) Embossed color aquatint and drypoint on wove paper.Printed to the sheet edge, as usual.Edition of 70.Publishe...
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National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy
BUHOT, Felix
FELIX BUHOT (1847-1898) National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy La Fête nationale au Boulevard Clichy (original French title) Etching, aquatint...
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The Country Neighbors
BUHOT, Felix
Les Voisins de Campagne (original French title) Etching, drypoint and aquatint on wove paper, circa 1878-80.Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend 14...
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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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