Etching is a method utilizing acid and acid-resisting grounds to incise marks into the surface of a metal plate. Those marks are filled with ink, and the top surface is wiped clean. The plate is printed with high pressure on damp paper.
Jorge Alvarez, "Faun", Etching, Edition of 10
Jorge Alvarez, "Lady Six Tun", Etching, Edition of 12
Alexander Arrechea, "Dancing Lovers", Color Etching, Edition of 14
Amy Freeman, "Alone", Color Etching. Edition of 10
Amy Freeman, "Exposure", Etching, Edition of 10
Photogravure is a photographic etching method that produces rich and detailed photographic prints. Photogravure has continued to evolve with digital photography.
Steve Wiley, "Coney Island, 1994", Photogravure, Edition of 12
Steve Wiley, "Coney Island, 1994", Photogravure, Edition of 12
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Chakaia Booker, "Foundling Warrior Series", Photogravure, 2010, Edition of 20
Alexi Natchez, "The Artist and His Model", Direct Gravure, 2001, Edition of 15
Kael Alfred, "Ribnovo Vista", Photogravure, Edition of 20
Lithography is a method of printing from a chemically treated flat surface, traditionally limestone. Recent innovations utilize aluminum and photo emulsion. All lithographic methods rely on oil and water repelling one another.
Monica Cook, "Untitled", Stone lithography, 2006, Edition of 14
Valerie Hammond, "Untitled", Lithography, 2012, Edition of 20
Valerie Hammond, "Untitled", Lithograph, 2012, Edition of 20
Kiki Smith, "Seton", Lithography, 2012, Edition of 13
Kiki Smith, "Girl", Lithograph, 2012, Edition of 13