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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.

Shaded River Sold
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Shaded River

MEUNIER, Henri

Rivière Ombragée (descriptive French title)Color aquatint printed on Arches laid paper.Artist's proof, before the edition.Published by Georges Peti...

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Seated Man or Sailor Smoking Sold
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Seated Man or Sailor Smoking

McCLELLAN POTTER, Louis

Color aquatint & etching printed on Arches laid paper.Reference: Cate & Grivel 143 (ill. page 115).Edition of 50.

Kaiko Moti - Aiglon - Eaglet - eagle chick - aigle - color viscosity - atelier 17 - simultaneous color printing - detail Sold
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The Eaglet

MOTI, Kaiko

L’Aiglon (original French title) Simultaneous color printing aquatint on Arches wove paper, n.d.Edition of 120.Signed and numbered in pencil.

Maurice Taquoy - Chiens d'Arrets - Pointer Dogs - oblong hunting scene - at attention - detail Sold
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Pointer Dogs

TAQUOY, Maurice

Chiens d’Arrêt (original French title) Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on wove paper.Likely an edition of 50.The dogs depicted ar...

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Rene Lorrain - La Coulee - The Casting - aquatinte en couleurs - detail Sold
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The Casting

LORRAIN, Rene

La 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, ...

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Michael Fairclough - Western Isle II - colo aquatint - detail Sold
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Western Isle II

FAIRCLOUGH, Michael

Color aquatint on wove paper, 1982.Edition of 100.Published by Georgetown Graphics Inc for the Print Collectors Club, Washington DC.Signed and numb...

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Yannick Ballif - Clematite - Clematis - vine plans flowering - deep royal blue - detail Sold
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Clematis

BALLIF, Yannick

Clematite (original French title) Embossed color aquatint and drypoint on wove paper.The “BAT” impression.  The abbreviation stands for “Bon à tire...

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Paul Cezanne After The Card Players - Apres Les Joueurs de cartes - color etching aquatint Jacques Villon detail Sold
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The Card Players

VILLON, Jacques

after Paul CÉZANNE (1839-1906) Les Joueurs de Cartes (original French title) Aquatint and etching printed in color on Arches wove paper.Reference: ...

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Shaul Banay - Ben Banay - Mm Papillon - Mrs Butterfly - 1975 - detail1 Sold
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Ms. Butterfly

BANAY, Ben

Mm. Papillon (original French title) Cutout etching and aquatint printed in color on Arches wove paper.Edition of 100.Published by Georgetown Graph...

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Charles MAURIN - Luxembourg Gardens - Le Jardin du Luxembourg - Color etching and aquatint on laid paper – 1900 - detail Sold
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Luxembourg Gardens

MAURIN, Charles

Jardin du Luxembourg (original French title) Color etching and aquatint on laid paper. Ref: Goldschmidt 25.  Edition of 50.  Published by Charles H...

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Henry Chapront - Seigneur prenez pitie - Huysmans - La-Bas - detail
$400

Lord Have mercy

CHAPRONT, Henry

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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TF Simon - St Chapelle Paris - soft ground and aquatint - 1911 - detail Sold
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St. Chapelle, Paris

SIMON, Tavik Frantisek

Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on simili-Japan wove paper.Reference: Novák 177. Edition of 100.Signed in pencil.  

Charles MAURIN - Street in Montmartre - Etching and aquatint - detail
$625

Street in Montmartre

MAURIN, Charles

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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Dans le Jardin
$700

Dans le Jardin

ROBBE, Manuel

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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Jacques VILLON - Le Potin - The Gossip - Aquatint and drypoint - 1904 - detail
$2,400

The Gossip

VILLON, Jacques

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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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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