Fishermen by a River at Dusk
JAQUES, Bertha
Color etching printed on thick wove paper. Edition unknown, probably small. Signed in pencil.
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.
Color etching printed on thick wove paper. Edition unknown, probably small. Signed in pencil.
Les Corbeaux (original French title) Aquatint and soft-ground etching printed in color on thick wove paper.State proof, before the edition of 100.B...
View full detailsPetite Marcheuse (original French title) Etching, aquatint & drypoint printed on simili-japon wove paper.References: Arwas 361; Exsteens 250.Pl...
View full detailsLes Manèges (original French title) Aquatint, etching and drypoint printed in bistre on laid paper.Reference: Tabanelli 280.Edition of 50.Signed in...
View full detailsLes Anes (original French title) Color aquatint and soft-ground etching printed on thick wove paper.References: not in Addade, nor in BN-IFF.State ...
View full detailsColor etching and aquatint. Refs: DC 366; BN-IFF 5. Monogrammed in the plate. Signed in the lower right platemark in pencil. Annotated "L'heure du ...
View full detailsColor etching and aquatint. Signed and numbered "48/100" in pencil.
Color aquatint and etching. Ref: BN-IFF 2-5. Edition of 60. Signed, titled, annotated "tire a 60 - 6" and dedicated "a Georges Lepape. son ami" in ...
View full detailsLe 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 detailsAquatint and drypoint on simili-Japan paper. Refs: Exsteens 248; Arwas 359. Edition of 100. From the album, “Le Petite Classe”. Numbered “25/100...
View full detailsChiens 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...
View full detailsPetit Café à Soldats (original French title) Color drypoint and aquatint on laid Arches paper, c. 1906.Ref: BN-IFF 38-116.From the loosely associat...
View full detailsLa Robe Bleue (original French titles) Color aquatint and etching on thick wove paper, 1909.Ref: BN-IFF 2-8; not in Addade.Stated edition of 200 (o...
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