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Degas Aquatint

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Museum - Original etching (Delteil #29)
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Museum - Original etching (Delteil #29)

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Museum - Original etching (Delteil #29)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar Degas Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Original etching, softground, aquatint and drypoint Probably an impression from the cancelled plate edited by Ambroise Vollard c. 1880 Unsign...

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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Champagne Before Love - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : Champagne Before Love - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : Champagne Before Love - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Champagne Before Love Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art se...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Briefing with Madam Mother - Etching, 1935
Whorehouse Scene : Briefing with Madam Mother - Etching, 1935

Whorehouse Scene : Briefing with Madam Mother - Etching, 1935

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Briefing with Madam Mother Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great ...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Group of Nude Prostitutes - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : Group of Nude Prostitutes - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : Group of Nude Prostitutes - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Group of Nude Prostitutes Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great ar...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : The Toilet - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : The Toilet - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : The Toilet - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : The Toilet Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art seller, edito...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : A Shy Client - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : A Shy Client - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : A Shy Client - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : A Shy Client Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art se...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : A Gorgeous Woman - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : A Gorgeous Woman - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : A Gorgeous Woman - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : A Gorgeous Woman Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great ar...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Waiting for a Client - Original etching
Waiting for a Client - Original etching

Waiting for a Client - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Waiting for a client Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art seller, edito...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : In the Room with a Miror - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : In the Room with a Miror - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : In the Room with a Miror - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : In the Room with a Miror Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Waking Up After a Long Love Night - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : Waking Up After a Long Love Night - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : Waking Up After a Long Love Night - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Waking Up After a Long Love Night Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the ...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : In the Intimacy of the Room - etching
Whorehouse Scene : In the Intimacy of the Room - etching

Whorehouse Scene : In the Intimacy of the Room - etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : In the Intimacy of the Room Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (t...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitute Dressing her Hair - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Prostitute Dressing her Hair - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitute Dressing her Hair - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Prostitute Dressing her Hair Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : A Group of Prostitutes  - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : A Group of Prostitutes  - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : A Group of Prostitutes - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : A Group of Prostitutes Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the g...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes in Nightie - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes in Nightie - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes in Nightie - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art s...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Blond Hair Girl - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Blond Hair Girl - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Blond Hair Girl - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Blond Hair Girl Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : The Drunk Prostitutes - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : The Drunk Prostitutes - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : The Drunk Prostitutes - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : The Drunk Prostitutes Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the gre...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : The Yellow Saloon - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : The Yellow Saloon - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : The Yellow Saloon - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : The Yellow Saloon Original etching and aquatint On Japan paper 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great ar...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate
Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate

Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Reproduction of the monotype "Au Salon" (In the Salon) as published in the first edition of "Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien" by Pierre Louys, 1934/35.

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Dressed as Ballerinas - etching
Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Dressed as Ballerinas - etching

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Dressed as Ballerinas - etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art seller, editor of Pica...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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"Degas Imaginant"
"Degas Imaginant"

"Degas Imaginant"

By Pablo Picasso

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

PICASSO Pablo Ruiz Picasso Malaga 1881- Mougins 1973 "Degas Imaginant" 26 March1971 V Aguatinta-Etching 498 x 653 mm. Signed on plate 50 edition Cataloged in Georges BLOCH Volume I...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Aquatint

Three Women in a Saloon - Original etching
Three Women in a Saloon - Original etching

Three Women in a Saloon - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Three Women in a Saloon Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art seller, ed...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Edgar Degas " De Ster " The Star Etching and Aquatint Art, Framed
Edgar Degas " De Ster " The Star Etching and Aquatint Art, Framed

Edgar Degas " De Ster " The Star Etching and Aquatint Art, Framed

By Edgar Degas

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

"De Ster" The Star Etching and Aquatint Framed Art, France 1878 A classic piece of artwork by the French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, titled, De Ser translated to The Star.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Expressionist Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms
Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms

Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms

By Edgar Degas

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Intended as a portfolio to accompany a deluxe version of a book Vollard intended to publish about Degas. Degas, knowing about the project, may have cancelled the plates before givin...

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1870s Impressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre - Original etching (Delteil #29)
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre - Original etching (Delteil #29)

Mary Cassatt at the Louvre - Original etching (Delteil #29)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar Degas Mary Cassatt at the Louvre Original etching, softground, aquatint and drypoint Probably an impression from the cancelled plate edited by Ambroise Vollard c. 1880 Unsign...

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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate - color
Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate - color

Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien: one plate - color

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Reproduction of a monotype as published in the first edition of "Mimes des Courtisanes de Lucien / Dialogue of the Courtesans by Lucien" trans.

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Celebration for Madam Mother - etching
Whorehouse Scene : Celebration for Madam Mother - etching

Whorehouse Scene : Celebration for Madam Mother - etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Celebration for Madam Mother Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Two Women : a Delicate Choice - Original etching
Two Women : a Delicate Choice - Original etching

Two Women : a Delicate Choice - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Two Women : a Delicate Choice Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art sel...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Shy and Challenging Prostitutes - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Shy and Challenging Prostitutes - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Shy and Challenging Prostitutes - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Shy and Challenging Prostitutes Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollar...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Model with Arched Back - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Model with Arched Back - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Model with Arched Back - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Model with Arched Back Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the gr...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Nude Waiting on a Bed - Etching
Whorehouse Scene : Nude Waiting on a Bed - Etching

Whorehouse Scene : Nude Waiting on a Bed - Etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Nude Waiting on a Bed Etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (the great art s...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Sharing a Meal - Original etching
Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Sharing a Meal - Original etching

Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Sharing a Meal - Original etching

By (after) Edgar Degas

Located in Paris, IDF

Edgar DEGAS (after) Whorehouse Scene : Prostitutes Sharing a Meal Original etching and aquatint On Rives vellum 25 x 32 cm (c. 10 x 13 inch) In the early 1920s, Ambroise Vollard (th...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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By Rick Sindt

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By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Located in Southampton, NY

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1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

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Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching

Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original dry point etching with aquatint and scraper, created by Pablo Picasso in 1971, for the 156 Series. This piece is stamp signed and numbered from the edition ...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)
Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)

Edgar Degas, Dancer Standing in Profile, 1945 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur debout de profil (Dancer Standing in Profile), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Publ...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Pierre Auguste Renoir“Sur la Plage, a Bernival”, 1892

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“Sur la Plage, a Bernival”

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Southampton, NY

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Etching, Archival Paper, Drypoint

The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)
The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)

The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)

By Édouard Manet

Located in Paris, IDF

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1860s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, 1936 (after)
Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, 1936 (after)

Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, 1936 (after)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite engraving after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Femme se lavant dans sa baignoire (Woman Washing in Her Bathtub), originates from the celebrated album Degas Danse dess...

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1930s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

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The Red Shoes (Erotic), Ink and Watercolor Painting by George Grosz

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By George Grosz

Located in Long Island City, NY

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By Mary Cassatt

Located in Portland, ME

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1880s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Edgard Degas: Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work 48 /certified by Comité Degas)
Edgard Degas: Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work 48 /certified by Comité Degas)

Edgard Degas: Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work 48 /certified by Comité Degas)

By Edgar Degas

Located in Gent, VOV

Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work number 48) Bronze with dark brown green patina bearing the stamp of the signature "Degas", Numbered IV/IX and dated 1998 Posthumous lost wax castin...

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1880s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marche aux Legumes a Pontoise
Marche aux Legumes a Pontoise

Marche aux Legumes a Pontoise

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830- 1903) MARCHE AUX LEGUMES A PONTOISE, 1891 (D. 97ii/ii) Etching and aquatint, Unsigned as published in Le Peintre-graveur Illlustre: Pissarro, Sisley,...

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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Dancer fastening the shoulder strap of her bodice – Edgar Degas, bronze cast by
Dancer fastening the shoulder strap of her bodice – Edgar Degas, bronze cast by

Dancer fastening the shoulder strap of her bodice – Edgar Degas, bronze cast by

By Edgar Degas

Located in Gent, VOV

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20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

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Degas Aquatint For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact degas aquatint you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 12 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a degas aquatint may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right degas aquatint for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and white. Finding an appealing degas aquatint — no matter the origin — is easy, but (after) Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, Louis Icart and Pablo Picasso each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in etching, aquatint and engraving can add an especially memorable touch.

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A Close Look at Modern Art

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.

Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

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