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Medium: Intaglio
Carl Ashby, Wind Thru the Trees, South Wellfleet, 1991, intaglio, embossed
Located in New York, NY
A native of New Mexico, Carl Ashby (1914-2004) moved to New York City in 1938 following a stint with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He attended the Art Students League and Atelier ...
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1990s American Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Sandwich Tern (with Florida Cray Fish) (Florida Keys) /// Ornithology Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Sandwich Tern (with Florida Cray Fish) (Florida Keys)" (Plate CCLXXIX - 279; part No. 56) Portfolio: The Birds of America, Ha...
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1830s Victorian Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Gold Leaf

Garden of Eden
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LEONARD EDMONDSON (1906 – 2001) GARDEN OF EDEN c. 1960 Color intaglio (carborundum?) Signed and titled in pencil. Small edition, these larger prints...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Phllétas Lesson - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Un Barbier Distrait, The Distracted Barber, French late C19th photogravure
By Jules Worms
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Un Barbier Distrait' A Distracted Barber Photogravure by Goupil after Jules Worms, 1879. Jules Worms (1832-1924) was a 19th century French painter. He was born in Paris and began ...
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Late 19th Century French School Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

(after) Samuel Palmer - "The Brothers under the Vine"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: photogravure (after the watercolor). Samuel Palmer had always admired the work of John Milton, and executed a suite of watercolors which were made into photo-engravings for "...
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1880s Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Asclepios, British Museum Greek Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Asclepios' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. ...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Picturesque New York; Twelve Photogravures from Monotypes
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: The Society of Iconophiles, 1908. The complete portfolio containing 12 photogravures after monotypes printed on O.W. handmade paper. Each image measuring approximately 8 1/4 x 6 inches (208 x 151 mm), with full margins. Each with the Society of Iconophiles blind stamp in the lower left margin. In very good condition with no visible defects. Printed by John Andrew & Son, Boston. Presented in the original greenish-gray paper wrapper with the contents page. Edition of 100. Subjects are: 1. Van Cortland Manor House 2. Oyster Market on West Street 3. St. John's Chapel, Varick Street 4. Fraunces Tavern 5. Houses at Battery Park...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Valpicon Bather
Located in New York, NY
Known for their work in painting, photography, sculpture, and film, McDermott & McGough comprises visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough, who formed their partnership on th...
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20th Century Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

1960s "Duo" Orange, Teal, Green Collagraph NY Artist Myril Adler
Located in Arp, TX
Myril Adler "Duo" c.1960s Collagraph ink on paper 2."x2.5" unframed Signed and titled in pencil Myril Adler, was born on September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus), and im...
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1960s Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Intaglio

Set of Three Etchings by Bertram Buchanan /// English Modern Land City Sky Scape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Bertram George Buchanan (English, 1873-1962) Titles: "The Seven Sisters", "Rye from the Hills", and "Pett Level" *Each work is signed by Buchanan in pencil lower right Circa ...
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1920s Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Eagle Angels, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of two Eagles dressed as angels, celegrating a beautiful landscape under a smilin...
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2010s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

"(Love s) Ring of Fire", Intaglio with Aquatint, geometric shapes, patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "(Love's) Ring of Fire" is a limited edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from intaglio with aquatint, soft ground, and drypoint on Rives BFK. This piece is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio, Aquatint, Drypoint, Paper

Near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire /// British Victorian Landscape Etching Black Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jacob George Strutt (English, 1784-1867) Title: "Near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire" Portfolio: Deliciae Sylvarum or Grand and Romantic Forest Scenery in England and Scotland *Monogram signed by Strutt in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1828 Medium: Original Etching on chine appliqué on heavy wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Jacob George Strutt, London, UK Sheet size: 14.25" x 21.13" Image size: 10.38" x 13.94" Condition: Minor soiling and discoloration in margins. A few light areas of waterstaining at right and bottom edges in margins. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Very rare Notes: There is an example of this work within the permanent collection of the British Museum, London, UK and the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Biography: Jacob George Strutt (4 August 1784 – 1867) was a British portrait and landscape painter and engraver in the manner of John Constable. He was the husband of the writer Elizabeth Strutt, and father of the painter, traveller and archaeologist Arthur John Strutt...
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1820s Victorian Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Intaglio

Pegase Captif - after Odilon Redon - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Pegase Captif is a prototype reproduction realized after Odilon Redon. They belong to the suite "Odilon Redon Peintre, Dessinateur et Graveur", published by Henri Felury in 1923. ...
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1920s Symbolist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Le Chapiteau et la Guitare , Paris, Atelier 17, Tokyo, NYMOMA, V&A, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right in graphite, 'Shoichi Hasegawa 長谷川 彰一' (Japanese-French, born 1929), titled lower center, 'le chapiteau et la guitare', with number and limitation, lower left, '18...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Mulberry Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

La Tauromaquia, Plate #5
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Brave Moor Gazul" from the suite "La Tauromaquia" engraved between 1815 and 1816, is a photogravure on creme wove paper after renown Spanish artist Francisco Jose De Goya...
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Early 19th Century Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"Only you fit ..." 2004 signed original photoengraving 1 Cuban artist 30x22in
Located in Miami, FL
Juan Carlos Alom (Cuba, 1964) 'Sólo tú cabes en la palma de mi mano' (only you fit in the palm of my hand), 2004 Photoengraving on paper 30 x 22.1 in. (76 x 56 cm.) Edition of 99 ID:...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Harney County, Oregon
Located in New York, NY
Robert Adams Harney County, Oregon 2005 Set of four photogravures Each image: 19 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches; 51 x 40 cm Each frame: 29 x 25 inches; 74 x 64 cm Edition of 30 Each signed, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Weed Wreath (Framed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Weed Wreath" is an original artwork made from hand colored cut-plate intaglio on Somerset by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Color, Intaglio

Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print intagio monotype n62
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Feito (Spain, 1929-2021) 'Guadarrama IV', 2004 intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Edition of 76 Unframed ID: FEI1051-062 Hand-signed by author
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Early 2000s Abstract Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Intaglio, Monotype

"Like a Pen VE 6/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 6/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Curios
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Curios" is an original artwork made from found object plates printed in relief and intaglio on Somerset by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Found Objects, Intaglio

Endymion, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Endymion' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 1...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Tauromaquia - Plate 3
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Dialogando en Amarillo, Aquating by Stephan Strocen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stephan Strocen, Argentine (1930 - 1999) Title: Dialogando en Amarillo Year: 1970 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Intaglio, signed and dated in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 30 x 2...
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1970s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

"La Mer VE 3/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 3/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...
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2010s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Surrealist composition
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the Miro lithograph). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: ...
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1940s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"This Must Be the Place VE 5/7" Intaglio, hand colored, patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "This Must Be the Place VE 5/7" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of 7 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 9/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 9/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

By Blue Law, Pop Art Intaglio by Jean Sariano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Sariano, Algerian/American (1943 - ) - By Blue Law, Year: 1979, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 17.5 x 18.5 in. (44.45 x 46.99 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Wish I Was the Moon VE 1/7
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Wish I Was the Moon" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of 7 measures 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"La Mer VE 6/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 6/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings from Curtis s Botanical Magazine /// Botany
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed Year: 1801-1809 (Second series) M...
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Early 1800s Victorian Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 8/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 8/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 1/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 1/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Tauromaquia - Plate 12
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...
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1940s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Fight - Photoype after Corrado Cagli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fight is a artwork realized after Corrado Cagli in the middle of the 20th century.  Photype print. Signed on the low side. Good condition.   Corrado Cagli (Ancona, 1910 - Rome, ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"The Secret Life of Plants VE 6/8" Intaglio, hand colored, house, leaves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Secret Life of Plants VE 6/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece is an edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 14/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 14/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 16/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 16/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

"Extraordinary Machine VE 4/6" Intaglio, hand colored, Industrial, egg motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Extraordinary Machine VE 4/6" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from Intaglio with soft ground and chine colle on Rives BFK. This piece is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Untitled IV, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled IV, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

"Like a Pen VE 4/18" Intaglio, hand colored, tool motifs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Like a Pen VE 4/18" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from hand-colored etching on Rives BFK with an artist-made frame. This piece is an edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio

Nereid, British Museum Greek antiquity Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Nereid' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 260...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Apotheosis of Homer, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apotheosis of Homer' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Nine Easy Pieces, Pop Art Intaglio by Jean Sariano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Sariano, Algerian/American (1943 - ) - Nine Easy Pieces, Year: 1979, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 20.75 x 18.5 in. (52.71 x 46.99 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Acrobate, Pop Art Intaglio Etching by Jean Sariano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Sariano, Algerian/American (1943 - ) - Acrobate, Year: 1979, Medium: Intaglio Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 23 x 27 in. (58.42 x 68.58 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Intaglio

The Flying Dutchman, Pop Art Etching with Intaglio by Jean Sariano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Sariano, Algerian/American (1943 - ) - The Flying Dutchman, Year: 1979, Medium: Etching with Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 26.5 in. x 18 in. (...
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1970s Pop Art Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Intaglio

Untitled VII, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled VII, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Untitled VI, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled VI, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Hort Club Sale, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A celadon decorated Chinese vase with flowers, with a full moon and clouds in the background. Intaglio print with Chine Colle, signed, titled and numbered by the artist. While the i...
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2010s Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Germania, British Museum Roman Classical sculpture photogravure
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Germania' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 2...
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1910s Other Art Style Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Amos Prophecy - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature. On bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris. Ref. Mourlot,...
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1960s Surrealist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Vegetable and Bugs - Print - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vegetable and bugs is a  phototype print on paper realized in the late 20th Century by a Unknown Chinese Master. Monogrammed on plate on the left margin The artist want to define a ...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

"La Mer VE 7/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 7/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Eclogue 3 (after) Samuel Palmer
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: heliogravure (after the drawing). This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by S...
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1880s Realist Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

(after) Amedeo Modigliani "Deux jeunes filles"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: collotype (after the painting). Printed in 1926 at the Leon Marotte atelier and published in an edition of 1000 by Editions des Quatre Chemins. Image size: 8 x 5 1/4 inches (...
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1920s Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Photogravure

Peter Grippe, Symbolic Group
Located in New York, NY
This work is signed, titled, and dated, in pencil. Grippe was a master printer, highly creative printmaker, and sculptor.
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1950s American Modern Intaglio Prints and Multiples

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Intaglio

Shopping for Intaglio Prints?

There are many good reasons for an art lover to venture into the world of intaglio prints and other types of fine art prints. For one, art is a smart investment if the print-collecting bug has bitten you. But maybe you’re merely looking to bring art into your home — if so, prints and other art can help enhance your space while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.

Making a print can be as straightforward as pressing one painted surface to another or as complex as triggering a chemical reaction to create an image. Intaglio is a broad term for the variety of techniques 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). 

In intaglio printmaking, after the artist incises the image, the plate is covered with ink then wiped clean, leaving pigment only in the marks that have been made on the plate. The plate is then covered with a piece of damp paper and run through a press to transfer the ink. Different intaglio techniques are often combined to create varying effects of line and tone.

OK, so what is the difference between a woodcut print and an intaglio print?

“It is the opposite of relief printingwoodcut, linoleum cut, letterpress, and rubber or metal stamping,” says Rhea Fontaine of Paulson Fontaine Press. “With relief printing, the raised areas of the printing surface are inked and printed, while the areas that have been cut away do not pick up the ink. Often these prints are made by hand.”

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