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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
Noun
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Christy, meanwhile, was being covertly investigated in 2007 over the theft of several artworks, including a 17th-century etching by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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For something more creamy, you’re best suited to turn to RMS’s nourishing matte formula, or keep it simple with an etching of a Glossier eyeliner pencil.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
13 May 2025
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Several of the watercolors turn out to be composite images constructed in part from bits of his specimens.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But as institutional desires changed, the resulting watercolors, drawings, and photos piled up in the family home.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025
Noun
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For charcoal grills, get the coals going nice and hot, then scoot them to one side or around the perimeter.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Brick colored with aromas of earth, apricots, prunes, smoke, charcoal and black licorice, as well as tar and strudel.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The engraving, however, is particularly extraordinary and those that already know Naoya Hida will recognize it instantly.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
21 May 2025
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The engraving on the face of the seal shows the King, 76, seated on a throne, and the reverse depicts the Royal Arms designed by Heraldic artist Timothy Noad.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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When Devon boards the ferry bound for her sister’s place of employment, a fictional island clearly meant to evoke moneyed havens like Martha’s Vineyard, she’s surrounded by such a ubiquitous uniform of Lilly Pulitzer pastels that the effect is Stepford-esque.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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In a world of pastel, Devin goes to that delicious blood red.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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