Etchings & Engravings Special

The theme of this auction special is intaglio printing: etchings, engravings, drypoint and aquatints. This technique uses a metal printing plate in which small recesses, for example a needle-drawn image, hold the ink. In the case of an etching or aquatint, the drawing is first etched in via acid action. Gravure printing has a long tradition in Art History. Rembrandt van Rijn, for instance, was a master of this technique