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Engravings, hollowed out or raised drawings, have existed since prehistoric times. They made it possible to understand the world of that period, which was still so mysterious to mankind. They can be found at high altitude, as tools for analysing the cosmos, and on the land, depicting everyday life. They are an ancestral tradition: engravings are mentioned in the Bible and in poems from the 8th century BC. Although engraving was a technique in and of itself during this time, during Middle Ages it started to be used as a printing technique used for publishing.

Engraving spread across Europe during the Renaissance, when the printing press was invented. It essential in process of sharing ideas and knowledge through books and illustrations. At the time, engraving art also made it possible to guarantee the authenticity of a work of art to avoid counterfeiting. Although Italy was at the heart of the development of painting during the Renaissance, it was in Northern Europe that artists really recognized the importance of engraving in art with Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt, who mainly used the engraving technique for intaglio prints (image is incised into a surface) .

This technique consists of hollowing out a design on a metal plate, often copper. Ink is then added to the hollowed out engraving. This is different from relief printing, in which the engraver has to remove matter to reveal a raised pattern. These engravings were often made using wood, metal and linoleum - more flexible and therefore easier to work (linocut).

For engraving on a metal plate, they used either a tool (the chisel or the dry point), or a sharp edge as for etching, which was easier to master. Other methods of printing include flat engraving or lithography (printing drawings with ink or a grease pencil on limestone), silkscreen printing (printing on a stitched fabric stretched over a frame) and monotypying (printing on paper, painted on a copper plate).

Modern engravings were made using lithography, which was invented by Alois Senefelder, bypassing the difficulty of having to actually cut into and draw on hard metal. Artistic engraving spread across Europe with the work of Thomas Bewick, who depicted animals, Charles Thompson, who created engravings for the world of publishing, and Heliodorus Pisa, François Pannemaker and Hippolyte Lavoignat, who engraved illustrations.

Engraving became less popular and widespread after the invention of photography. Other modern artists did, however, continue to produce engravings: the Barbizon school, with Millet and Corot who practiced etching, along with the Impressionists, including Manet, Gauguin, Cézanne and Renoir and Modernists such as Picasso and Matisse who worked with linoleum.

Contemporary engraving is practiced by artists including Philippe Mohlitz, Mario Avati and Philippe Favier. Engraving prints available on Artsper are ideal for those looking to buy artwork by some of the greatest artists including Man Ray, René Magritte, Alexander Calder, Edvard Munch, Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Combas, Miss Van and Antoni Tapies.

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Print, Sans titre, Charles Marq

Sans titre

Charles Marq

Print - 18.5 x 16 x 0.02 cm Print - 7.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

CHF 781

Print, Arab, Giacomo Porzano

Arab

Giacomo Porzano

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 664 CHF 465

Print, Plants, Eduard Bargheer

Plants

Eduard Bargheer

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 488

Print, Untitled I, Georges Dussau

Untitled I

Georges Dussau

Print - 21.6 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm Print - 8.5 x 5 x 0.75 inch

CHF 1,054

Print, Etreinte, Ivan Messac

Etreinte

Ivan Messac

Print - 57.5 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 781

Print, Tennis, Fifo Stricker

Tennis

Fifo Stricker

Print - 59 x 39 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0 inch

CHF 527

Print, Sans-titre, Chia Sandro

Sans-titre

Chia Sandro

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 635

Print, Samson, Ernst Fuchs

Samson

Ernst Fuchs

Print - 39.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.6 x 12 x 0 inch

CHF 957

Print, Bulls, Marcel Chirnoaga

Bulls

Marcel Chirnoaga

Print - 58 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 635

Print, Tiles, Brice Marden

Tiles

Brice Marden

Print - 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 5,723

Print, Incantation, Luc Peire

Incantation

Luc Peire

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 586

Print, Parisienne, Rody Iliesco

Parisienne

Rody Iliesco

Print - 51 x 35.5 x 1 cm Print - 20.1 x 14 x 0.4 inch

CHF 166

Print, Chapbook, Richard Smith

Chapbook

Richard Smith

Print - 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

CHF 488

Print, Moiré 2, Anish Kapoor

Moiré 2

Anish Kapoor

Print - 72.4 x 96 cm Print - 28.5 x 37.8 inch

CHF 9,033 CHF 8,130

Print, Puck, Georg Baselitz

Puck

Georg Baselitz

Print - 103 x 71.5 cm Print - 40.6 x 28.1 inch

CHF 7,422

Print, CK-2, Craig Kauffman

CK-2

Craig Kauffman

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

CHF 781

Print, Littoral, Christian Bozon

Littoral

Christian Bozon

Print - 50 x 37.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.8 x 0 inch

CHF 293 CHF 264

Print, Boats, Gaetano Pompa

Boats

Gaetano Pompa

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 635

Print, Untitled, Hsiao Chin

Untitled

Hsiao Chin

Print - 50.4 x 69.9 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.8 x 27.5 x 0 inch

CHF 371

Print, Element, Michel DuPont

Element

Michel DuPont

Print - 45.7 x 40.6 cm Print - 18 x 16 inch

CHF 1,012

Print, Vulcan, Claudio Celli

Vulcan

Claudio Celli

Print - 64 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

CHF 322

Print, Sans titre, Eric Orr

Sans titre

Eric Orr

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 1,953

Print, Six tables, Wang Huaiqing

Six tables

Wang Huaiqing

Print - 75.5 x 88.5 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.7 x 34.8 x 0 inch

CHF 4,883

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Print, Figue, André Masson

Figue

André Masson

Print - 26 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0 inch

CHF 781

Print, Agora, Marc Prat

Agora

Marc Prat

Print - 62 x 96 cm Print - 24.4 x 37.8 inch

CHF 537

Print, No Home, James Rielly

No Home

James Rielly

Print - 90 x 64.8 cm Print - 35.4 x 25.5 inch

CHF 488

Need help with Etching Print ?
What is an etching vs. a print?

Etching is a type of printing which uses acid or another chemical to cut a design onto a surface, often metal. While a print is the end product, etching is the process of creating the print. 

What artists use etching?

Artists that used etching include Francisco de Goya, Rembrandt van Rijn, William Blake and Angelica Kauffman. 

What materials can be etched?

Etching can be done on many different surface materials, such as metal, cardboard, wood, plastic and stone.