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• n  an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color
• n  a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color
• v  etch in aquatint

• All 31 etchings (reinforced with aquatint) were reasonably naturalistic and most of them were minor masterpieces as well.
• Technically, the prints are a virtuoso performance in which the artist often combines various techniquesetching, aquatint, drypointon the same plate.

News & Articles

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• National Museum of Women in the Arts presents first major museum exhibition of Audrey Niffenegger
  Frontispiece from The Three Incestuous Sisters. Aquatint, 1985–98, 12 ? x 16 x 2 ¼ (book); 12 ¼ x 30 in. (aquatints). Edition 10/10, Collection of Audrey Niffenegger, Chicago, Illinois.
  June 22, 2013 - Art Daily

Quotes

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• Peter Blume in Art Daily
  What unites many of these prints is aquatint. It's used by Francisco de Goya in the late 18th century and Kiki Smith in the 21st century,said Peter Blume, director of the museum.