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Medium: Drypoint
Dans La Poudrière - Original Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24.5 x 19 cm. Hand signed. Edition of 100 prints on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien”, published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Anse...
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1910s Futurist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Frontispiece
Located in Milwaukee, WI
No. 189. Prestel. Ed. Ralf Michler and Lutz W. Lopsinger. Catalog Raisonne of Dali's Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924 - 1980. From the Secret Poems by Apollinaire Series (Poemes...
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Late 20th Century Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Enfant à accroupi - Etching and drypoint - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15.7 x 10.5 cm. Enfant à accroupi is a superb original drypoint on paper, realized at the beginning of XX century by an unidentified artist. Unsigned This print s...
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Early 20th Century Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Figures - Drypoint by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Drypoint, Etching

THE CLINIC
Located in Portland, ME
Bacon, Peggy. THE CLINIC. Flint 109. Drypoint, 1932. Edition size not known, but likely very small as the print is rare. 4 15/16 x 6 7/8 inches, plus wide margins (the sheet is 11 x ...
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1930s American Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Nude - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original colored print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created throug...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

At the Sea - Etching and Drypoint by Mino Maccari - 1925/1930
Located in Roma, IT
At the Sea is an original drypoint realized by Mino Maccari (1925-1930). The artwork is in good conditions, except for worn paper on the margins. Hand-signed by the artist on the r...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Self Portrait - Drypoint after Giuseppe Viviani - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Self Portrait is a drypoint realized after Giuseppe Viviani in 1983. Hand signed and numbered. 1983 edition of 100 prints. Signed by the Artist widow "Eralda Benso Viviani". Refe...
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1980s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Eight Sculpture Ideas (framed hand signed etching)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching, aquatint, drypoint & roulette in colors on arches paper. Hand signed lower right by Henry Moore. Hand numbered 38/50 lower left (there were also 15 artist's proofs). Shee...
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1980s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching, Drypoint, Aquatint

Painter and Model
Located in Roma, IT
Painter and Model is an original artwork realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1964. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 102 copies (16/102), etch...
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1960s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Figure - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confident strokes,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

The Dressing - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
The Dressing is an original Etching and Drypoint Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1925. Hand-signed in pencil. Good condition with diffused foxing. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was a...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Winter Chestnut
Located in Deddington, GB
This print of a chestnut tree depicts the harsh light and dark light and shadow on a bright winters day, highlighting the curve of the bark and the scars of time and age. This body ...
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2010s Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Two Lake Landscapes - Original Etching and Drypoint - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 10 x 14.8 cm. Two Lake Landscapes are the subjects on these two original black and white etchings and drypoint on paper,l realized by a German artist whose signatu...
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1970s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Graphic Work / Opera Grafica -
Located in London, GB
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980 Pistoia, Italy 1901-1980 Viareggio, Italy (Italian) Title: Graphic Work / Opera Grafica, 1972 1. Impressions/ Impressioni, 1959 2. Emotion of the Scene / Mo...
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1970s Other Art Style Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Nu Accroupi - Original Etching by Dunoyer de Segonzac - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 8 x 17 cm. Etching on ivory colored paper, with en embossing stamp "Libreria Prandi Reggio E." in lower-right corner. Edition of 50 prints. Beautiful etching rep...
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1930s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

The Cabin - Drypoint by Sir Francis Saymour-Haden - 1877
Located in Roma, IT
The Cabin is an original Modern artwork realized by Sir Francis Saymour-Haden (16 September 1818 – 1 June 1910) in 1877. Beautiful Proof on vélin fort, with stamp "Lugt 1048”. Full ...
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1870s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Nude - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through deft s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Nude - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confid...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

At the Beach - Drypoint and Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
At the Beach is an original Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Macc...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Il Barocciaio - Etching and Drypoint by A. Checchi - 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Il barrocciaio is a superb etching, drypoint and burin on an ivory-colored laid paper, realized in 1939 by the Italian artist Arturo Checchi (1886-1971)...
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1930s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

City of Future - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
City of Future is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through deft strokes in perfect composition, resembling the Russian constructivism...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Books - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Books is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Posing Nude - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nude is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

The Exhibition - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Exhibition is an original print in etching and drypoint. on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created th...
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Mid-20th Century Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Greville Smyth Pine
Located in Deddington, GB
This print considers how we view the contemporary sublime landscape and how easy it can be to experience when we take the time to look. We often don’t have to travel far: parks in cities, the coastline and stars in the night sky. The mature Scots Pine tree pictured...
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2010s Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Scots Pine
Located in Deddington, GB
This print depicts a mature pine tree, standing proud from the rest of the tree line. The use of gampi chine collé with it's delicate sheen, helps to give an ethereal glow to the maj...
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2010s Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Basketball - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Basketball is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Drypoint

l inquiétude des Sphères
By Michel Roncerel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered artist proof, aside from the edition published in a fine press artist book. Image size: 9.25 x 7 in. Sheet: 18.5 x 15 in. Year: 1995 Beginning in 1993, Manière ...
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1990s Abstract Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Mezzotint

Figure - Drypoint on Cardboard by Mino Maccari - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original dry-point drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil n...
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Early 20th Century Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

At the Concert - by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
At the concert is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original black and white etching and drypoint. Hand-...
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1970s Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Figures - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original etching and dry point on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confident stroke...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Drinking - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Drinking is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Floral Print - Original Etching and Embossig by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Floral Print is an original artwork realized in 1971 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Etching, drypoint and embossing on ivory-colored cardboard. Hand...
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1970s Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Cosmic Garden - Etching and Drypoint by R. Castello - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Cosmic Garden is an original black and white etching realized by Raffaele Castello in 1964. Hand signed on the right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 102 copies (16/1...
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1960s Abstract Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Portrait - Etching - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The profile is depicted through deft and fine delicate stroke...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Drypoint

The Portrait of a Boy - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait of a Boy is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork creat...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Girl s Head - Woman s Head (Harvard)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Girl's Head - Woman's Head (Harvard) Drypoint, 1920 Unsigned (as issued) From: The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman, 21 unpublished prints by the sculptor, proof from the original zinc an...
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1920s American Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Composition - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through confident strokes,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Painter - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Painter is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through def...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Study of Five Heads - Original Etching by J.-J. Boissieu
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Five Heads is a beautiful black and white etching with drypoint interventions on paper, realized at the end of XVIII century by the French artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon, 1736- 1810). Five study of heads of which two profiles (a female and a male) are lightly sketched with the drypoint technique, and we could appreciate the incredible draftsmanship. Instead, the bigger three portraits are very detailed and etched with a superb technique. Although the subjects are drawn in different scales and with different degrees of finish, each portrait has the dignity of a unique piece and the composition is very balanced. In particular on the lower margin at the center there is the portrait of "Le Père Cotrot, Garçon Teinturier à Lyon'", an elderly man, toothless and with a large-nosed, slightly turned to left, with a hat and unbuttoned jacket over waistcoat, shows all his wrinkles in a very realistic way. Signed on plate on lower right margin “De Boissieu”. This old master’s original print with fresh impressions, is in very good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the paper above all on the edges and some signs of the time and light foxing along the margins, do not affect the image. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon,1736 –1810) Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French artist studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon, but he was mostly self-taught. His first prints were realized between 1758–64. When he went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador and Duc de la Rochefoucauld d’Enville, he had the lifechanging encounter: he met Voltaire and he entered in the world of luminaries, he had the opportunity of realizing some plates for the Diderot-d’Alembert’s Encyclopèdie. Then he continued to produce prints in Lyon, Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the French countryside around Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

"Whisperings at a Cross Point" - Doorway Arch Drypoint Etching
By Susan Varjavand
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming drypoint etching of a series of three arched interior doorways by Susan Varjavand (American, 1941-2018). Numbered, titled, and signed ("13/20 Whisperings at a Cross Point Susan Varjavand") along the bottom edge. Presented in a new cream mat. No frame. Image size: 14"H x 11"W Susan Varjavand (American, 1941-2018) was an artist from San Francisco, California. She studied with Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) while at the College of San Mateo, as well as with Richard Bowman (American, 1918-2001) and Alan May...
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1980s American Impressionist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Abstract Landscape - Etching and Drypoint - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 5.5 x 18 cm. Abstrahierte Landschaft is a black and white etching on paper realized the 1970's by an artist whose signature is not completely readable. Signed "Y...
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1970s Abstract Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Oedipus - Etching by Giacomo Manzù - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene from King Oedipus is an original etching realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1968. Racolin Press inc New York, Officina Bosoni Verona. Numbered on th...
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1960s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Pirueta de Plátano - Drypoint and Collotype by S.Dalì - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Pirueta de Plátano is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1977. Dry point and collotype, Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin....
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1970s Surrealist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Banchetto d’Amore is an original etching and aquatint, realized by Alberto Martini in 1917, signed in the plate, 2nd state on 3, edition 25 copies in 1945 . Included a frame. In v...
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1910s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Abstract Composition - Etching and Drypoint - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 7 x 10 cm. Abstract Composition is an original color etching and drypoint o paper realized around the 1970's. Signed "Bénic" in pencil on the lower right margin. ...
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1970s Abstract Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Mein Weg mit dem Weib #17 - Original Etching by W.R. Rehn
Located in Roma, IT
Drypoint and aquatint (brown ink) on cream paper. Signed "Rehn" in pencil on the lower right margin. Titled and numbered in pencil on the lower left margin. Edition of 25 prints. Fr...
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1910s Symbolist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Aquatint

The Old Teacher of Philosophy - Original Drypoint by Jeanne Bardey - 1913
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Teacher of Philosophy is an original artwork realized by French Artist Jeanne Bardey (1872 - 1954) Drypoint print. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil, on up dated 191...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Dame Romaine - Etching and Drypoint by Lèon Gaucherel - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 cm. Dame Romaine is an original modern artwork realized by the French artist Léon Gaucherel (1816-1886) in 1862. Original...
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1860s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Alpino - Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 10 x 9.5 cm. Hand signed. Edition of 100 prints on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien” , published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Anse...
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1910s Futurist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

momento no. 7006 (know)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Carrie Lingscheit's print often deal with relationships and memories. "Human experience is plagued by an inherent incompleteness—both perception and memory being naturally imperfect,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Mezzotint, Etching

Scenario - Original Etching and Drypoint by Marino Marini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Artist's proof. Etching and drypoint on ivory colored paper. In excellent condition. Image Dimensions : 48 x 32 cm Reference: I Selection, Plate IV, Propyläen, berlin,...
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1960s Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Ilusiones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edtion of 50. Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypoint and aquatint. They reflect th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Study of Six Heads - Etching by J.-J. Boissieu
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Six Heads is a beautiful black and white etching with drypoint interventions on paper, realized at the end of XVIII century by the French artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon, 1736- 1810). Six study od heads ( four elder men, a middle-aged man at the center, and a woman with turbant) etched with a superb technique and an incredible draftsmanship are drawn to different scales and with different degrees of finish, have the dignity of six different portraits with the same passion and effort. Signed on plate on lower right margin “De Boissieu”. Inscription ( number plate) on higher-right corner "10". This old master’s original print with lifetime impressions, is in very good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the paper above all on the edges and some signs of the time,do not affect the image. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon,1736 –1810) Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French artist studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon, but he was mostly self-taught. His first prints were realized between 1758–64. When he went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador and Duc de la Rochefoucauld d’Enville, he had the lifechanging encounter: he met Voltaire and he entered in the world of luminaries, he had the opportunity of realizing some plates for the Diderot-d’Alembert’s Encyclopèdie. Then he continued to produce prints in Lyon, Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the French countryside around Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Salvador Dalí – Femme à le béquille – hand watercolored drypoint etching – 1969
Located in Varese, IT
hand watercolored drypoint etching on extremely fine Japanese paper, edited in 1969 limited edition of 145 copies water-colored , numbered in lower left corner ea ( artist proof ) si...
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1960s Surrealist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching

The Little Model - Original Drypoint by Lino Selvatico - 1910
By Lino Selvatico
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Includes passepartout (cm. 53x37). Lino Selvatico was an Italian painter. The elegance of his portraits is close to the atmosphere of the Post-Impressionism. This artwo...
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1910s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Rider and the Deer - Handsigned Engraving 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 3...
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1970s Surrealist Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Profile Bust of a Girl - Woman s Head in Profile (Havard)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Profile Bust of a Girl - Woman's Head in Profile (Havard) Drypoint, 1920 Unsigned (as issued) From: The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman, 21 unpublished prints by the sculptor, proof from ...
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1920s American Modern Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Hot Housekeeper - Original Etching and Drypoint by A. Soffici - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dedicated in red pencil. Signed on plate top left. Ardengo Soffici was an Italian painter, intellectual, poet and writer. He was an exponent of the Futurism even if ...
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1920s Drypoint Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Original Drypoint Art and Other Fine Art Prints

Original drypoint prints and other types of fine art prints can help enhance any room in your home while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.

Similar to engraving, with drypoint, an artist incises a metal plate with a sharp tool. As the metal is carved, metal shavings, also called the burr, build up in the grooves. But unlike with engraving, the burr is not cleaned away with drypoint, resulting in very soft, velvety lines. Since the burr slowly wears away with each printing, fewer impressions can be made, and the first impression tends to be stronger than the last — a characteristic that sets the technique apart from many other printing methods.

Drypoint is a simple technique used to produce intaglio prints. Intaglio is a broad term for the variety of methods used to create images by incising a metal plate, either with a sharp instrument (engraving, drypoint and mezzotint) or with acid (etching, aquatint and photogravure). 

“If you talk to great artists, they see printmaking as another part of their practice that often informs what they do,” says Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, a print specialist and art adviser who has worked on major print projects over the years with Johns and Ellsworth Kelly and authored the catalogue raisonné of John Baldessari’s prints

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