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Recent Examples of aquatint
In Loewe’s flagship store, in Madrid, a colorful abstract aquatint by Howard Hodgkin, more than twenty feet in length, hangs opposite the main entrance.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The aquatints are presumed to be from an original Bodmer collection.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Like any new technology, aquatint, in its earliest days, embraced an idealism, found in prints depicting fantasies of classical antiquity.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
There also are a few that combine multiple techniques, including etching and aquatint, to achieve a softer, more watery effect.
—Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
The 40 artworks in the show are lithographs, etchings, drypoints, aquatints and woodcuts.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019
An 1879 etching-aquatint-drypoint by Felix Hilaire Buhot tells the story of a deadly two-week cold snap in Paris.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019
Jenny Freestone and Jake Muirhead, both Marylanders, uses such venerable techniques as etching, drypoint and aquatint.
—Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The aquatints are presumed to be from an original Bodmer collection.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Like any new technology, aquatint, in its earliest days, embraced an idealism, found in prints depicting fantasies of classical antiquity.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
There also are a few that combine multiple techniques, including etching and aquatint, to achieve a softer, more watery effect.
—Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
The 40 artworks in the show are lithographs, etchings, drypoints, aquatints and woodcuts.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019
An 1879 etching-aquatint-drypoint by Felix Hilaire Buhot tells the story of a deadly two-week cold snap in Paris.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Oct. 2019
Jenny Freestone and Jake Muirhead, both Marylanders, uses such venerable techniques as etching, drypoint and aquatint.
—Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aquatint
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The etchings reveal plenty of traces of European pilgrims, too, including the autograph, dating back to the 1400s, of a German pilgrim named Johannes Poloner, who later wrote a detailed account of his journey to Jerusalem.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The etchings reflect the 13-month lunar calendars the tribes used, with a different design on each of the 13 scales on a snapping turtle’s back.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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As watercolor materials incorporated gum arabic, the printing industry would soon also come to rely on the substance.—
Erik Zou,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Apr. 2025
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Art is everywhere in food, from doodles on condiment packaging to watercolors on plates and tea towels.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Here, the emphasis is on clean flavors, with a charcoal grill and wood oven producing wild prawns, smoked guanciale pizza, and roasted eggplant.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Combined with historical records, Wang and colleagues say the pollen and charcoal buried in those sediments point to a dramatic increase in the local population and the scale of their agricultural industry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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The work is based on an engraving of Lady Charlotte Mary Harley that accompanied an edition of Finden’s Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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An engraving notes the year it was installed: 1993.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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Men show up in full suits often in shades of baby blue, butter yellow, mint, and other pastels.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Studio Bosko, founded by architect Kasia Kronberger, was presented with a wish list starting with one item at the top: to create a multifunctional home with a palette that wasn’t limited to whites and pale pastels.—
Eva Morell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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