The eclectic array of artworks on view reflects the expansive range of the press in terms of both printmaking techniques — such
as aquatint, collagraphy, etching, lithography, and screen printing — and subject matter.
Not exact matches
Cool White Mist, Icy Blue and
Aquatint transition into warm tones such
as Moroccan Navy, Metallic Rose Gold and Radiant Orchid.
Silva moves from student to student, showing them how to wet their brushes with the right amount of water
as they begin to fill in the outlines with
aquatint.
Frankenthaler has worked with Pace Prints to create four Ukiyo - e plus woodcuts, including «Geisha» (2003), a twenty - three color Ukiyo - e woodcut printed from 15 woodblocks on Torinoko paper and mounted onto Fabriano Classico,
as well
as «Book of Clouds,» a large - scale print using a combination of
aquatint, woodcut and pochoir techniques.
The Hockney will be followed by three Alex Katz prints: two lithographs: Ann I (Est. $ 1,000 / $ 1,500) and Caroline ($ 700 / $ 1,000),
as well
as an unusual color spit bite and
aquatint titled Beach Sandals, 1987 ($ 2,000 / $ 3,000) from an edition of 60.
This exhibition brings together 60 works in a variety of mediums, from printmaking (such
as lithograph, etching with
aquatint, photogravure, linocut, and screen - print), to wall murals, metal sculpture and shadow puppetry.
Over the course of four decades, Judd created hundreds of prints in
aquatint, etching, and screenprint techniques though focused on woodcuts
as his primary print medium.
Judd also explored screenprint techniques, sometimes using different techniques to generate the same shape, such
as in the case of the parallelogram, which he used in his sculpture
as well
as in woodcuts, etchings, and
aquatints.
Indigo, 1990 color
aquatint with spitbite,
aquatint, ed 15/50 40-1/2 x 54-1/4» - paper size 47-1/8 x 56-1/4» - framed signed on verso Al Held began his career
as an Abstract Expressionist, but after becoming dissatisfied with this type of painting, he began to exhibit work demonstrating an alternative style.
P07513 ANKING 1979 Inscribed «John Hoyland 79» bottom right and «BAT» Etching and
aquatint, printed at J.C. Editions, published by Waddington Graphics / Bernard Jacobson in an edition of 50, 26 1/2 × 21 (67.3 × 53.2) Purchased from Waddington Graphics (Grant - in - Aid) 1981 These prints [P07513, P07514, P05549, P05550, P05551, P05567] manifest Hoyland's desire to use the etching process
as a colouristic rather than linear medium.
Photographs: «
As Time Goes By (Orange)», unique sugar - lift
aquatint with carborundum relief on five hand torn sheets of 35gsm Moulin du Gré paper, by Sir Howard Hodgkin (2009 - 2014).
Brice Marden produced several editions among them Focus I - V (1979), a portfolio of five etchings with
aquatint on paper,
as well
as the After Botticelli series and the Han Shan series (1992).
Working primarily in series in intaglio mediums such
as etching, drypoint, and
aquatint, Samuel has invited artists to create prints in his Santa Monica studio but has also traveled internationally to collaborate with artists in their own studios.
She writes: «Though printmaking has been an important means of expression for many artists of his generation, it was a brief endeavor for Twombly... That said, he worked in nearly all traditional printmaking techniques... including line etching, mezzotint,
aquatint, lithography, and screenprinting... Many of them were issued
as portfolios, in keeping with his mode of painting and drawing in cycles.»
In addition to popular favorites Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Alex Katz and Roy Lichtenstein, there is a selection of prints by Wayne Thiebaud featuring his iconic candies and treats,
as well
as two rare landscapes: Freeway Curve, color
aquatint and etching, 1979 - 80 and River and Farm, color direct gravure with drypoint, 2002 ($ 6,000 to $ 9,000 and $ 3,000 to $ 5,000, respectively).
Alex Katz: New York comprises some 40 paintings and
aquatints, focusing mainly,
as the title suggests, on his relationship with his native city.
Six of the seven offered lots by Hockney sold above or within their estimates, including the complete portfolio of Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, 1970, with 39 etchings, some with
aquatint,
as well
as an additional six etchings on handmade paper.
The former is also featured in the Face of the Poet series of
aquatints,
as are several others including Allen Ginsberg, John Godfrey and Frank Lima.
Triumphs and Laments, originally produced
as a 550 - meter long frieze along the banks of the Tiber River in Rome, will include the complete set of
aquatint etchings and woodcuts relating to the frieze, two long maquettes that diagram its figural processional, a set of monumental stencils, and a video highlighting the opening performance in Rome.
The artist has continually explored the possibilities of printmaking throughout his career, working across a number of techniques, such
as sugarlift
aquatint and lithography, in addition to experimenting with scale.
ROBERT MOTHERWELL: I remember when in the last few years I made a series of
aquatints with the Gauloises blue cigarette package — because I love that blue —
as part of the image, Helen Frankenthaler looking at me with stupefaction and saying, «I can't imagine you being a Pop artist.»
Francisco Goya's Caprichos are probably the most famous
aquatints, though some contemporary artists, like Alex Katz, often employ the
aquatint technique
as well.
Motherwell had made his first prints in 1943 and returned to printmaking in 1961 with such works
as Poet I. Alone among the original Abstract Expressionist group to embrace printmaking enthusiastically, he subsequently produced a body of graphic work that includes A la pintura (1972), a limited edition book of
aquatints with letterpress texts, and more than 500 editions made in collaboration with workshops and printers in the United States and Europe.
Also noted for her fine pastels,
as well
as her prints, made using a variety of techniques including drypoint,
aquatint, and etching.
Of the more than 40 paintings and
aquatints gathered here, many depict that distinguished circle,
as well
as the iconic skyline where they changed the world.
In the mid-1980s, Chase combined mediums such
as etching,
aquatint and linoleum cut to create abstract works, according to IPFDA's website.
Since then, they have attracted an impressive roster of emerging
as well
as internationally recognized artists — including Martin Puryear, Ross Bleckner, Hung Liu, Gary Simmons and Tauba Auerbach — who spend weeklong residencies at the Berkeley press, using centuries - old intaglio techniques (etching, drypoint,
aquatint).
Also on view is one of the artist's earliest screenprints, the 1986 «Blueberry Field,»
as well
as a portfolio of six
aquatints called «Small Cuts» that Katz made in 2008 inspired by the early collages he made in the late 1950s.
Amongst these selected works, one can admire engravings on fabric
as well
as drypoints,
aquatints, and lithographs on paper that Bourgeois often enhanced with drawings.
Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928) Sky Frame Orbit (Harrison 38) lithograph, etching and
aquatint in colours, 1964 - 73, on pinkish - cream Arches paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 2/6 (there were also two artist's proofs aside from the edition), published by U.L.A.E, New York, with their blindstamp, with wide margins, the full sheet
as published, a deckle edge to left and right, apparently in very good condition, not examined out of the frame L. 545 x 385 mm., S. 759 x 571 mm.
HELEN FRANKENTHALER William Carlos Williams, Valentine for Mr. Wonderful, Mount Kisco, New York, Tyler Graphics, Ltd., 1995 the complete set of seven
aquatints with embossing in colors, hors - texte, text and colophon / justification, on TGL handmade, signed and dated on the justification in pencil, copy 34 of 35 (there were also 10 artist's proofs), with full margins or the full sheet, loose (
as issued), in excellent condition, original paper wrappers with
aquatint and embossing in colors on the front, burgundy cloth - covered portfolio box with gilt - embossed title, artist and publisher's names on the front.
Contemporary artists such
as Alex Katz frequently use
aquatint techniques in their art pieces.