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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Submerge charcoal in water until it's thoroughly cooled.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Only an engraving of Equiano’s likeness printed in the frontispiece of The Interesting Narrative remains.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Aquatint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aquatint. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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