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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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The floor piece is almost like making a rubbing or an etching of that part of the footprint of the museum.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Laser etching throughout the structure allows radar signals to pass through without compromising its heat-hiding abilities, according to SCMP.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The open-air art show brings together more than 150 local and regional fine artists with works ranging from watercolor, oils, mixed media and photography to glasswork, woodworking, jewelry, pottery and sculpture.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Scholars who weren’t alive for the 1793 showing at the Royal Academy mistook the setting for Rochester Castle (which Turner also painted that same year) and assumed the medium was watercolor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The charcoal gray chenille upholstery adds a touch of sophistication and is easy to clean.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Submerge charcoal in water until it's thoroughly cooled.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The custom bottle engraving is by Angel’s Envy Bourbon and it is priced at $55.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Only an engraving of Equiano’s likeness printed in the frontispiece of The Interesting Narrative remains.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The refreshed decor is quietly luxurious, with a fresh color palette of whites and tans layered with soft blues and pastels.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Instead, butter yellow nails are meant to be a vibrant pastel—creamy, opaque, and with just enough pigment not to veer too white or like a white manicure that has changed color over time.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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