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drypoint. A printmaking method in which the design is scratched directly into a copper plate with a pointed tool. This is usually a thick steel needle, sharpened to a point or diamond tipped. It is held like a pen, though considerable force is needed to scratch the metal to any depth. A distinctive feature of the method is created by the
burr—the tiny upturned edge of the furrow made by the cutting tool. The burr retains the ink when the plate is wiped, giving to the drypoint line its characteristic rich and velvety quality, but because the edge is soon worn down by the pressure of the printing process, only a limited number of good impressions can be taken. The degree of blackness of the burred line changes with the variation in pressure of the artist's hand. Drypoint is therefore a more spontaneous and personal technique than
line engraving, but it is not as fluent as
etching, for the point is continuously up against the resistance of the metal.
Drypoint seems to have originated in the last quarter of the 15th century, the
Master of the Housebook being the main pioneer. His prints are in pure drypoint, but the technique has more often been used in combination with other processes, particularly etching.
Rembrandt, for example, often added dark accents in drypoint to his etchings. He also made a few prints purely in drypoint, notably one of his most celebrated works,
The Three Crosses, and he sometimes used special papers to bring out the softness of the burr.
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Etching or drypoint?(ART)(Alfred Hutty )
Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider; 11/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...preferred a type of etching known as drypoint. In standard etching, the artist...clean, and pressed against paper. In drypoint there is no ground or acid; the artist...topped out at between 75 and 100 copies. Drypoint lines have been described as soft, animated...
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The serious side of Whistler.(Arts)(Art)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...27 etchings and drypoints. They show the...one is a wonderful drypoint of her gazing sadly...exacting print media of drypoint and etching. His...lines. With the drypoints, he scratched his...Whistler, and in the drypoint "Elinor Leyland...and darks - in his drypoints of Elinor and ...
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The new collector: of etching and Edward Hopper.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...state when describing a print for sale. Drypoint To darken and intensify certain lines...augment passages of an etched plate in drypoint, cutting directly into the metal instead...acid bath. As the artist draws with the drypoint needle, it throws up a little ridge...
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Images of Charleston: decades ago, artists revived the "Queen of the South"--Charleston, S.C. Today, those artists are experiencing a revival of their own, and Alfred Hutty is leading the way.(Biography)
Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...2005 when an Alfred Hutty drypoint engraving, Charleston Gossip...another of his street scenes in drypoint, Charleston Market, topped...Deep South--another Hutty drypoint--sold outside Columbia...in 75-80 percent of his drypoints, says Rob Hicklin Jr. of...
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A guide to popular printing methods: education is often your best asset in making sales and keeping customers returning to your shop. Here, we continue our series on printmaking methods with a look at some of the work being done at Pace Prints in New York City. (Part 2).
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...explained Noblet. But, he added, they also allow for magnificent results in tone. DRYPOINT The first recorded use of drypoint engraving occurred in 1465. Drypoint differs from etching primarily in that it does not involve acids. Artists use a...
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A NEW SPIN CDs as printing plates.
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...unique printing project that incorporated drypoint etching on old, recycled compact discs...decided to try using this medium to do drypoint prints with our class." Matt has his...and thought that they would make a good drypoint surface. I was attracted to the idea...
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A LEGACY GONE, BUT FOR THE WIND
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/23/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...there were statues, drypoints, paintings, all...black-and-white drypoint etchings, and 200 more drypoints in color. The works...Mortimer Borne Explains Drypoint," a detailed explanation...Borne's hand-size drypoints to $60,000 for...
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GAS SEPARATIONS Hollow Fiber Dryer Removes Water Vapor.
Newspaper article from: Membrane & Separation Technology News; 11/1/1998; 695 words
; ...points of use, in compressed air lines. Drypoint, an innovative membrane dryer from Beko...high-quality dry compressed air. The Drypoint membrane dryer features a patented highly...microfilter, a condensate drain, and the Drypoint module. The microfilter removes any...
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Prints leave good impression
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/6/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...intaglio, which includes such techniques as drypoint, etching, aquatint and mezzotint...onto the paper. An excellent use of drypoint and etching can be seen in Whistler...Whistler's later work, "San Biagio," a drypoint of a Venetian canal, shows even greater...
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Dancing lines
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 5/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...exhibition proper begins with a marvellous drypoint and aquatint 'From Rembrandt: Ecce...group of prints on the end wall, two drypoints from Veronese's 'Adoration of...before a Term -- For Euan' (a drypoint and etching done in memory of Kossoff...
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drypoint
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
drypoint. A printmaking method in which the design...when the plate is wiped, giving to the drypoint line its characteristic rich and velvety...variation in pressure of the artist's hand. Drypoint is therefore a more spontaneous and personal...
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etching
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...combined with other processes, particularly drypoint ; by this means additional work may be...without re-laying the ground, and the drypoint lines also provide a convenient method...medium of etching alone. Later he added drypoint to the etched lines, and finally he...
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Engraving and Etching
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...plate with a needle, a technique called drypoint. A needle causes ridges of metal to...the ridges wear down rapidly, making drypoint unsuitable to large press runs. In engraving...water. Sometimes called Dutch KEY TERMS Drypoint — Technique in which a plate...
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Paul César Helleu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...eacute;sar Helleu , 1859-1927, French drypoint etcher and painter. He is best known for his drypoint studies and portraits of fashionable women...of rapid sketches. His nearly 1,500 drypoints were often printed in two or more colors...
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burr
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
...the cutting tool (in line engraving or drypoint ) and also to the overall sandpaper...required, the burr is removed, but in drypoint it is allowed to remain because the soft...foundation of the process. With both drypoints and mezzotints, only a limited number...
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