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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Color aquatint and etching on thick wove paper. Published by Alfred Bell & Co Ltd, 6 Old Bond Street, London. Edition unknown, but scarce. Sig...
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Droom der Aanbidden (original Dutch title) Etching and aquatint printed on thick tan wove paper.Two states, one without the background of the sun’s...
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Adèle préparant le tub et Ketty aux bras levés (original French title) Drypoint, etching, and aquatint on wove Rives paper.Reference: Petrides E. 2...
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Alter Bauer mit Koteletten, Seitenansich (German title) Etching and aquatint on thick wove paper, no date. Edition unknown, but likely scarce. We h...
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L’Hiver à Paris or La Neige à Paris (original French titles) Etching, aquatint, scraper, and drypoint on laid paper.Reference: Bourcard & Goodf...
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La Vieille Femme Fumant sa Pipe (original French title) Soft-ground and line etching, and aquatint on wove paper, 1892.Reference: Morane 48.Edition...
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La Place Pigalle en 1878 (original French title) Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on Japan paper, 1878.Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend 129 vi/v...
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Ferme Bretonne au Soleil (French title) Etching and aquatint on laid Ch Wittman paper, no date. Reference: Morane 63. Titled “[La Ferme dans le so...
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Retour de Pêche la Nuit (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Morane 16.Annotated as a fourth state. As Morane com...
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Angélique à Sa Porte (original French title) Soft-ground etching, etching, and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Morane 15.We present two states o...
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Le Grand-Prix de Paris (original French title) Color etching, aquatint, and drypoint printed on simili-japon paper, 1906.Ref: Delteil 74.Edition of...
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Un Gueux (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 10. On impression in black ink only. Impressions in color...
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Etching, aquatint, and drypoint printed in color on wove paper. Reference: Tabanelli 98. From the edition of 30 printed in color. According to Taba...
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En Bretagne, Eaux-Fortes et Lithographies par Maufra (original French title) Color etching & aquatint on wove paper, 1894.Refs: BN-IFF 11.2; Ca...
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Coin 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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Etching and aquatint on laid Arches paper. References: Beraldi 35; BN-IFF 79.The Bibliothèque Nationale mentions the existence of two states. Scar...
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Etching on chine-collé en thick wove paper. Reference: Guiffrey 205; Béraldi page 188. Lower right sheet corner torn off, in wide margins, well awa...
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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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Etching, drypoint, aquatint and stop-out on heavy wove paper. Reference: BN-IFF 1-3. Edition of 50. His etchings are very scarce. Signed and numb...
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Cut-out color aquatint and etching on BFK Rives wove paper.Reference: Spielmann 286.5.Edition of 100. Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
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Cut-out color aquatint and etching on BFK Rives wove paper.Reference: Spielmann 286.4.Edition of 100.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil. Condit...
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Cut-out color aquatint and etching on BFK Rives wove paper.Reference: Spielmann 286.3.Edition of 100. Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
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Cut-out color aquatint and etching on BFK Rives wove paper.Reference: Spielmann 286.1.Edition of 100.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
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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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