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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.

Barbara Neustadt - Odysseus Perils - Aquatint soft ground etching abstract green - detail Sold
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Odysseus' Perils

NEUSTADT, Barbara

Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in simultaneous color printing (color viscosity) on Arches wove paper.Proof impression, aside from the edi...

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Krishna Reddy - Two Fishes - Butterfly Formation - 1957 - Artists Proof - Epreuve d'Artiste - detail Sold
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Two Fishes

REDDY, Krishna

Color viscosity intaglio print on tan wove paper, 1957.Artist's proof.  No edition as a such.  But clearly used for another edition.Seemingly this ...

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Arun Bose - Ajuna - color intaglio viscosity - Atelier 17 - Indian artist - framed painting print by Pablo Picasso - detail Sold
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Ajuna

BOSE, Arun

Color intaglio viscosity print, with mica ink, printed on wove paper.Edition of 120.Signed and numbered in pencil. The artist obtains effects that ...

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Yasuyuki KIHARA - Displacement - Déplacement - Aquatint printed black ink - 1975 - detail
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Displacement

KIHARA, Yasuyuki

Déplacement (original French title) Aquatint printed black ink on BFK Rives wove paper, with a silver background tint, 1975. Edition of 100. Publis...

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Gil Cowley - Earth - color viscosity aquatint - February 1964 - edition of 10 - numbered 4 of 10 - Atelier 17 - detail Sold
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Earth

COWLEY, Gil

Color viscosity intaglio on Arches wove paper.Stated edition of 10, but according to the artist likely not printed in full.Printed while the artist...

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