aquatint

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Recent Examples of aquatint Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024 Like any new technology, aquatint, in its earliest days, embraced an idealism, found in prints depicting fantasies of classical antiquity. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 There also are a few that combine multiple techniques, including etching and aquatint, to achieve a softer, more watery effect. Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020 The 40 artworks in the show are lithographs, etchings, drypoints, aquatints and woodcuts. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019 An 1879 etching-aquatint-drypoint by Felix Hilaire Buhot tells the story of a deadly two-week cold snap in Paris. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019 Jenny Freestone and Jake Muirhead, both Marylanders, uses such venerable techniques as etching, drypoint and aquatint. Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019 That sparked his obsession with prints, of which there are several types, including lithographs, woodcuts and aquatints. Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019 Michael Arike’s etching-aquatint shows three pears sitting on a windowsill, resembling fat pigeons side-by-side, looking out on the cityscape outside. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 July 2019
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Noun
  • The etchings are carved into the walls at Gainsborough Old Hall, a residence built by Sir Thomas Burgh II in the late 15th century.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Rembrandt’s etchings are also spotlighted at a new exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum.
    Layla Ilchi, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Zemach’s lively watercolor illustrations of the one-room hut packed with cows, chickens and children will reward repeat readers with rib-tickling new details each time.
    Jennifer Hubert Swan, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • During their courtship, the watercolor projections at the back of Beowulf Boritt’s set, which is dominated by a wedding-cake-like rendering of Delia’s apartment, display a split between Northern California redwoods and a city skyline straight off a New Yorker cover.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • For Reduced to a Few Kilos of Ash, resembling the ruins of a boat hull, Myre scanned the charcoal drawing, then inverted it on her computer before printing it.
    Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The team suspects that charcoal helped detoxify the ferns, which can be toxic.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Other art pieces on display include lithographs by Aristide Maillol and Joan Miro, an engraving by Pierre Bonnard and photographs by Peter Schlesinger and Wolfgang Tillmans.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • An undated engraving depicting Abelard reading to Heloise.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This versatile crossbody comes in muted pastels, neutrals, and wear-with-everything black, and is also durable thanks to a water-repellent finish.
    Jane Sung, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Nov. 2024
  • White, pastels, light-colored prints, and light gray should be placed in one pile.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024

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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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