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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.

Raoul Du GARDIER - Bathers - Baigneuses - Color etching and aquatint - 1912 - detail Sold
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Bathers

DU GARDIER, Raoul

Baigneuses (original French title) Color etching and aquatint on laid Arches paper.Reference: listed as missing in BN-IFF. Edition of 50, but quite...

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Eugène DELÂTRE - Moonrise - Lever de Lune - Color aquatint and etching - circa 1898 - detail Sold
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Moonrise

DELATRE, Eugene

Lever de Lune (original French title) Color aquatint and etching on Arches laid paper, circa 1898. Ref: BN-IFF 9-11. Seemingly an edition of 200 (i...

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