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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La Route de Landemer, Pointe de La Hague (original French title) Soft-ground etching and aquatint on laid Arches paper. Reference: Morane 7.Third s...
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Color aquatint, spitbite (?) and drypoint on wove paper.Printed to the sheet edge, as usual.Edition of 70.Published by Galerie Antarès, Paris, with...
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Aquatint on chine-collé, highlighted with red ink.Reference: BN-IFF 26.Trial proof, richly inked and dramatically enhanced with red ink. Far more ...
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Aquatint, etching, and drypoint on Arches wove paper.Reference: Sanchez 517.Edition of 50.Compared to another version of this print, titled “Riders...
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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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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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Un Conte de Noël (original French title) Color etching and aquatint on wove paper, no date. An artist’s proof. Edition unknown. Cautiously a man le...
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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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Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on simili-Japan wove paper.Reference: Novák 177. Edition of 100.Signed in pencil.
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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La Fête National de 30 Juin au Boulevard Clichy (original French title) Etching and aquatint printed in two tones on wove paper, 1878.Reference: Bo...
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