aquatint

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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. 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
  • Indoors, Maureen would allow Lilian to study and admire the Modigliani and Matisse etchings on the wall before drawing Lilian’s attention to the collection of rare books.
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
  • In several of their respective etchings, both George and Isaac Cruikshank personified that affliction as menacing blue demons.
    Amanda Fortini, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Visual Arts: Experiment with watercolor, sketching, pottery or digital art.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • 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.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Remember to bring your own camping equipment, dinner supplies to barbecue, and grill/charcoal.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Wright’s childhood nursery was decorated with engravings of English cathedrals 2.
    Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
  • That church, the Basílica de San José de Flores, has an engraving marking the date when Francis received his vocation, while in the confessional — September 21, 1953.
    David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The great debate that has already raged for centuries and surely will for centuries more: do pastel colours belong on a football shirt?
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • While summer typically calls for vibrant colors, this season there’s a fresh emphasis on powder pastels and zesty hues.
    Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 25 June 2025

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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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