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...
View full detailsWhile 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.
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...
View full detailsCoucher de Soleil sur la Lagune de Venise (descriptive French title) Color aquatint on wove paper, n.d.Edition of 50.Signed and numbered “tir à 50 ...
View full detailsGrenouilles (original French title) Color aquatint on chine paper, 1894.References: Stein and Karshan 36; Boyer and Cate 36.Artist’s proof aside fr...
View full detailsLa Ferme de la Bendelière (original French title) Etching and aquatint on wove paper.Reference: Ginestet & Pouillon E 138.Edition of 50.Signed ...
View full detailsFELIX BUHOT (1847-1898) National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy La Fête nationale au Boulevard Clichy (original French title) Etching, aquatint...
View full detailsColor aquatint on laid paper, mounted on japon, circa 1902.Edition unknown, but certainly small, if any was issued at all. We have never encountere...
View full detailsLe Jardin des Tuileries (original French title) Color aquatint printed on Arches laid paper.Reference: Merill-Chase 48.Edition of circa 100.Signed ...
View full detailsEssai de Frontispice pour « l’Eloge de la Folie » (original French title) Aquatint and etching on simili-japon paper, circa 1896.Reference: Rouir 6...
View full detailsLa Coulée (original French title) Color aquatint and etching on laid paper.Ref: not in BN-IFF.Edition of 50, but like all of this artist’s prints, ...
View full detailsFemme Nue Assise or Eve (descriptive French titles) Color etching and aquatint printed from four plates on Arches wove paper.We are presenting a gr...
View full detailsAu Bal (original French title) Aquatint on Pellet et Legrand wove paper.Reference: Exsteens 317 ; Arwas 431. Edition of 70. Published by Gustave P...
View full detailsDémolitions Rue Lepic (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid Arches paper.Reference: Delteil 14; BN-IFF 3. Early state before further...
View full detailsJardin du Luxembourg (original French title) Color etching and aquatint on laid paper. Ref: Goldschmidt 25. Edition of 50. Published by Charles H...
View full detailsDans le Tramway Passy-Louvre (original French title) Soft-ground etching and aquatint on wove paper. Reference: Morane 43.Third state impression. ...
View full detailsL’Alsace… (original French title) Aquatint printed in blue ink, with a touch of red in the cockade on simili-Japan paper, April 1916. One of 8 impr...
View full detailsL’Hiver à Paris or La Neige à Paris (original French titles) Etching, aquatint, scraper, and drypoint on laid paper.Reference: Bourcard & Goodf...
View full detailsUn Gueux (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 10. On impression in black ink only. Impressions in color...
View full detailsLa Femme au Rocking-Chair (original French title) Color aquatint, soft-ground, and etching on laid paper, 1900. Reference: Cate & Grivel 101, F...
View full detailsEtching, aquatint, and drypoint printed in color on wove paper. Reference: Tabanelli 98. From the edition of 30 printed in color. According to Taba...
View full detailsEn Bretagne, Eaux-Fortes et Lithographies par Maufra (original French title) Color etching & aquatint on wove paper, 1894.Refs: BN-IFF 11.2; Ca...
View full detailsPromenade Matinale (original French title) Etching and aquatint printed in color on wove paper, circa 1900.Edition of 50. This print has become qui...
View full detailsCoin 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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