Aquatint
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| - | {{Template}}'''Aquatint''' is an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] [[printmaking]] technique, a variant of [[etching]]. | + | [[Image:The Sleep of Reason.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters]]'' is a print by [[Francisco Goya]] from the ''[[Caprichos]]'' series]] |
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| + | '''Aquatint''' is an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] [[printmaking]] technique, a variant of [[etching]]. | ||
| Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a [[printing-press]] together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper. This can be repeated a number of times, depending on the particular technique. | Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a [[printing-press]] together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper. This can be repeated a number of times, depending on the particular technique. | ||
| + | == Famous examples == | ||
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| + | * [[Francisco Goya]] famously took great advantage of aquatint printmaking, in his ''[[Los Caprichos]]'' series (1799); ''[[Los Desastres de la Guerra]]'' (1810–19); ''[[La Tauromaquia]]'' (1816); and ''[[Los disparates]]'' (ca. 1816–23). | ||
| + | * Master engraver Robert [[Havell Family|Havell]] used aquatint for [[John James Audubon]]'s ''[[Birds of America (book)|Birds of America]]'' (1826–38). | ||
| + | * [[David Hockney]], known for his many paintings of the Los Angeles lifestyle in the 60's, has created a number of aquatints and etchings used with color in his "The Blue Guitar" series of prints. | ||
| + | * [[La Belle Assemblée]], a British women's magazine published from 1806 to 1837 had many aquatint colored plates. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Jean-Baptiste Le Prince]] | ||
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Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching.
Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing-press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper. This can be repeated a number of times, depending on the particular technique.
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Famous examples
- Francisco Goya famously took great advantage of aquatint printmaking, in his Los Caprichos series (1799); Los Desastres de la Guerra (1810–19); La Tauromaquia (1816); and Los disparates (ca. 1816–23).
- Master engraver Robert Havell used aquatint for John James Audubon's Birds of America (1826–38).
- David Hockney, known for his many paintings of the Los Angeles lifestyle in the 60's, has created a number of aquatints and etchings used with color in his "The Blue Guitar" series of prints.
- La Belle Assemblée, a British women's magazine published from 1806 to 1837 had many aquatint colored plates.
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See also
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