Etching Print
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.
Robert Combas
Georges Brassens Complètement Déconnecté, 2022 27.6 x 19.7 inch Print
$1,561
Salvador Dali
The Coach and the Flies, 1974 18.5 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch Print
$1,353
Jean-Michel Folon
La Menace I, 1978 29.5 x 33.9 x 0.1 inch Print
$1,457
Marino Marini
White Horse, 1966 35.4 x 26 x 0 inch Print
$3,330
G.Rodo Boulanger
Voyage Imaginaire I (Elephant), 1988 29.1 x 29.1 inch Print
$832
Victor Pasmore
Abstract Composition, 1982 9.8 x 8.1 x 0 inch Print
$1,041
Mark Tobey
Abstract Portrait, 1970 13.75 x 11.75 x 0.1 inch Print
$1,500
Mimmo Paladino
Sans Titre, 2001 11.5 x 9.2 x 0 inch Print
$1,249
Donald Baechler
Five Flowers I, 2007 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch Print
$1,561
Giacomo Manzú
Lovers I, 1970 25.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch Print
$1,353
José Luis Cuevas
El Cuarto Amarillo, 1981 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch Print
$1,200
Tonino Guerra
Seduta pericolosa II, 2010 8.7 x 8.7 x 0 inch Print
$250
Bernard Bécan
Woman, 1925 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch Print
$302
Stanley William Hayter
Dromond, 1974 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch Print
$1,600
Antoni Tapies
Arc Blau, 1972 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch Print
$2,081
Massimo Petrucci
Greenpeace, 2002 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch Print
$364
Walter Valentini
Portale, 2000 18.5 x 43.3 x 0 inch Print
$1,082
Eugenio Carmi
Abstract Composition, 1987 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch Print
$375
Bernabé del Castillo
Arbre, 2017 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch Print
$812
Atsushi Kaga
Whitesocks steals a slice of pizza from the frog chefs, 2022 13.2 x 12 inch Print
$1,561
Bruce Onobrakpeya
Greg Motifs VIII, 2013 15 x 11.5 inch Print
$1,561
Wolf Kahn
Southampton Barn, 1999 22.25 x 24 inch Print
$3,500
James Coignard
Lettres, 1989 29.9 x 22 inch Print
$572
Henry Goetz
Surreal Composition, 1970 19.9 x 27.4 x 0 inch Print
$271
Mario Avati
Le carte du petit Martin, 1980 15 x 18.9 x 0 inch Print
$510
Neil Welliver
Canada Geese, 1978 28.5 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch Print
$3,000
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Autumn Suite (Green with Red), 1979 21.5 x 21.5 x 0.2 inch Print
$2,500
G.W. Bot
Mountain, 2001 36.2 x 20.5 x 0 inch Print
$3,226
Giacomo Porzano
Blue Rose, 1972 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch Print
$395
Giuseppe Santomaso
Senza titolo, 1977 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch Print
$572
Isis Bi-M
25) Bleu vert, 2019 11 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch Print
$177
Robert Carroll
Man at the Window, 1976 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch Print
$291
Claude Clero
Abstract Composition, 1932 9.8 x 13 x 0 inch Print
$333
Renzo Biasion
Nel Cavo delle Mani, 1970 16.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch Print
$177
Giuseppe Malandrino
Fountain of the Turtles, 1970 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch Print
$250
Giuseppe Giorgi
Villa on the lake, 1980 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch Print
$208
Keith Haring
Untitled (From the Valley Series), 1989 14 x 12 x 1 inch Print
$6,500
Walasse Ting
Green Nude with Skirt and White Snake, 1964 18 x 24 inch Print
$1,500
Jean Miotte
Élegie, 1992 49.6 x 34.6 inch Print
$989
Yves Brayer
La tour Eiffel, 1985 18.9 x 26 inch Print
$1,145
Sandra Chevrier
La Cage et la trace du crayon, 2019 14.2 x 12 x 0 inch Print
$1,561
Eduardo Arroyo
Enterrement du Mexique, 2016 8.7 x 10.6 inch Print
$468
Damien Deroubaix
Damnés 2, 2017 30.3 x 44.9 inch Print
$1,353
Liliana Porter
Corrección, 2018 22.8 x 18.3 inch Print
$1,561
Speedy Graphito
Fragile paradise, 2010 31.5 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch Print
$989
Victor Brauner
Codex d'un Visage, 1962 18.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch Print
$1,873
Gottfried Salzmann
Lehmann Brothers, 2010 19.7 x 29.5 inch Print
$687
François Houtin
L'Ancêtre, 2004 19.7 x 25.6 inch Print
$1,249
Antoni Clavé
Composition bleue, 1990 42.5 x 31.5 inch Print
$1,873
Joe Tilson
Eleusis Proscinemi, 1980 31.5 x 22.5 inch Print
$1,500
Jean Fautrier
Petit paysage vert et violet, 1941 12.8 x 9.8 inch Print
$1,561
Max Papart
Renaissance, 1980 34 x 27.5 inch Print
$1,500
Louisa Chase
Woods, 1985 22.5 x 24.5 inch Print
$1,500
James Rosenquist
Federal Spending (State II), 1978 22.75 x 40 inch Print
$3,750
Jaime Hayón
Nowhere to go, 2022 28 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch Print
$1,561
Daniel Senise
Levitation, 1999 30.3 x 37 inch Print
$1,873
Dorothea Tanning
Composition 7, 1971 16.9 x 12.6 inch Print
$832
Carlos Amorales
Mariposas Negras 3, 2008 44.9 x 34.6 inch Print
$1,561
Thomas Campbell
Uui Nu Cabeer, 2018 24 x 15 x 0.4 inch Print
$1,030
Emilio Vedova
Ruptura, 1977 27.8 x 19.7 inch Print
$936
Howard Hodgkin
The Sky's The Limit, 2002 30 x 33 inch Print
$1,500
Claude Lévêque
Golden World, 2018 29.5 x 41.3 inch Print
$1,561
Unica Zurn
Oracles et spectacles 1, 1967 12.6 x 9.4 inch Print
$1,041
Blaise Simon Balazs
1988 Oiseaux St John Perse Birds, 1988 15 x 11 x 0.2 inch Print
$989
Atsuko Ishii
At First Glance, 2018 11.8 x 9.4 inch Print
$104
Fernando Bellver
Meret Oppenheim, 2001 25.2 x 18.9 inch Print
$624
Guy Allen
Grazing horse, 2019 37.4 x 27.6 inch Print
$925
Ettore Sottsass
L'Altare, 1974 29.5 x 21.7 inch Print
$1,030
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Marie-Noëlle Deverre
[Re]passer le rêve #2, 2021 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch Print
$1,353
Luke Newton
Crayons not colts, 2015 19.7 x 27.6 inch Print
$1,041
Luis Feito
Beijing II, 2000 26.8 x 22 inch Print
$1,134
Lynda Benglis
Anchor 3, 2010 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch Print
$1,041
Pascal Rabaté
Paysage dans le Désordre (Suite), 2018 20.1 x 57.5 inch Print
$832
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