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What is the difference between an etching and a print?
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The difference between an etching and a print depends on how specific the terms are. Print is a general term for any type of artwork made by transferring an image onto another material, such as paper or fabric. A specific printmaking technique, etching is a way of incising lines in a metal plate by first drawing on an acid-resistant coating, or ground, to reveal the metal beneath. The plate is then submerged in acid, which “bites” the lines into the metal plate. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of etchings and other prints.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Shop for Art by Medium: Etching on 1stDibs
Eucalyptus resinifera (Red Gum Eucalyptus / Botany Bay Gum Tree)
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Thomas Bensley, 1805.
Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 10 1/4 x 8 inches (260 x 204 mm) the full sheet, margins trimmed. In very good condition with e...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Etching
The Persian Cyclamen (Plate 4 from The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature)
By Abraham Pether
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Kew Gardens, 1804.
Mixed-method engraving (combining aquatint, stipple, line engraving, and mezzotint), printed in color a la poupée with hand-coloring in watercolor and gou...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor, Mezzotint, Aquatint
Karneval - Etching by Rudolf Kügler - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint on paper.
Hand signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
Edition of 200.
The artwork showcases a wonderful balance of Post-Cubist abstraction and Informel texturi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dali : The Blue Horsemen, Original signed print, Field #73-1 J
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI (1904–1989)
The Blue Horsemen
Original print (etching)
Signed on the plate
On Japanese paper, 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14.9 in)
REFERENCES:
- Field Catalogue Raisonné #73-1 J...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Old Master, etching, Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641), Tobias and the Fish
By Willem van de Velde the Younger
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641)
Tobias Surprised by the Fish
Etching and engraving on fine laid paper without watermark, c. 1620-1630
After Moses van Uyttenbroeck (Dutch, c. 1595–aft...
Category
1620s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Lust - Etching, (Ed. Goupil, 1897)
Located in Paris, IDF
Auguste RODIN (1840–1917) (after)
Lust, 1897
Heliogravure retouched with drypoint (Goupil Studio)
Unsigned
Limited edition of 125 unnumbered copies
On vellum, 42.5 x 31 cm (16.7 x 1...
Category
1890s Academic Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
