![Robert Mapplethorpe, Brooke Shields, 1988: Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portrait](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180004099_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
Etching Art
![Robert Mapplethorpe, Brooke Shields, 1988: Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portrait](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180004099_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![Christopher Murphy Jr, Hermitage Plantation, Etching: Property from the Estate of Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum Description: Christopher Murphy Jr. (Savannah, 1902-1973), Hermitage Plantation, Etching, signed lower right and signed in the plate lower l](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395120_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![2 CHINESE RIDERS ON AN OSTRICH: China, drawing on paper, probably 18th c. 18.2 x 16 cm The drawing is torn, stained, and glued on top on an etching.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5889/330325/178069677_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716124879)
![Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778 Italian) "Campus Martius" c.1762: Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778 Italian) Subject: The Campus Martius Medium: Etching Date: 1762 Size: Unframed: 23" x 34" Framed: 27.75" x 38" Pr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6120/212793/173576955_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717687474)
![Adolphe Sylvain, Untitled, 1946 - 17: Photographer: Adolphe Sylvain - 1920-1991, was a French-Tahitian photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of Tahiti and Tahitian models. Subject/Title: Tahiti Date Of Negative: 194](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892610_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![ROGELIO POLESELLO ACRYLIC SCULPTURE W CERTIFICATE: Rogelio Polesello, Argentinian, 1939 to 2014, a geometrical shaped acrylic sculpture made in the Op Art manner. Signed with etching, Polesello, on the sculpture. Completed with an inscribed certificat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/332667/179457213_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717760590)
![Prints, Group of 7: Lot 177 Prints, Group of 7 Fred Martin, Old Tomb, etching, signed lower right John Van Hamersveld, Untitled, offset lithograph, 1972 Gabor Peterdi, Painting - Prints Posters (2 Works), 1967 Unknown A](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6059/333512/180102074_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718397675)
![6 Prints: Arthur Heintzelman- Maria- etching, signed in pencil. Harold Griffith- The Old Willow- etching, signed in pencil. David Robertson- Roman Bridge- et](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/492/333776/180326084_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718736390)
![14 Etchings of Court and Genre Scenes: Description: 14 Etchings of Court and Genre Scenes, unsigned, most numbered in plates, 4 larger and 10 smaller, unframed. Measurements: Height: by sight of larger, 8 7/8 in. x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332501/179394589_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710159)
![Leonard Baskin (1922-2000), Our General, Etching: Property from the Estate of Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum Description: Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000), Our General, Etching, 1967 , pencil signed lower right and numbered 292/300, signed and d](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395181_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![Herbert List, Greece, 1936 - 1: Title: Herbert List, Greece, 1936 - 1 Type: Sheet-Fed Photogravures Year: 1988 Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers Size: 10.5" x 8" Print Origin: Japan Condition: Excellent](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892644_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Adolphe Sylvain, Untitled, 1946 - 16: Photographer: Adolphe Sylvain - 1920-1991, was a French-Tahitian photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of Tahiti and Tahitian models. Subject/Title: Tahiti Date Of Negative: 194](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892609_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Where Marilyn Monroe died: Photographer: George Barris Subject/Title: Where Marilyn Monroe died Date Of Negative: 1962 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure Date Of Print: 2000 Publisher: teNeues](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892389_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![George Dureau, Emmit Johnson, 1989: Photographer: George Valentine Dureau (December 28, 1930 – April 7, 2014) was an American artist, also is a nationally recognized painter, sculptor, and photographer. Subject/Title: Emmit Johnson Da](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892358_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Diane Arbus, Untiteld, 1970-71: Photographer: Diane Arbus Born: March 14, 1923, New York, New York, United States. Died: July 26, 1971, Westbeth Artists Housing, New York, United States. Diane Arbus was an American photographer. Arb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892281_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Helmut Newton, Jane Kirby, Paris, 1977: Photographer: Helmut Newton (Germany, 1920 - 2004) - best known for his erotically charged highly stylized images, Helmut Newton was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Titl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892203_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Helmut Newton, Chez Yves Saint Laurent, French Vogue, Paris, 1977: Photographer: Helmut Newton (Germany, 1920 - 2004) - best known for his erotically charged highly stylized images, Helmut Newton was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Titl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892160_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Francesca Woodman, Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976 - 1: Title: Francesca Woodman, Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976 - 1 Type: Sheet-Fed Photogravures Year: 2022 Publisher: Moderna Museet Size: 4.5" x 4.5" Print Origin: Sweden Condition: Excellent](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003904_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![3 20th c. American prints: Federico Castellon-Oggio Yesterday- etching, signed, titled and numbered 68/100 in pencil. 9 7/8 x 7 3/4" Ruth Leaf- Coney Island Wonder Wheel- wood](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/492/333776/180326189_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718736390)
![Robert Mapplethorpe, Lydia Cheng, 1985: Photographer: Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portrait](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333245/179892442_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718299231)
![Helmut Newtom, Jenny Capitain, Pension Florian, Berlin - 1977, Hand Signed: Description Helmut Newtom, Jenny Capitain, Pension Florian, Berlin - 1977 Original Hand Signed (pencil) by Helmut Newton lower right corner Photo from the special collection series, almost 50 years ol](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003290_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917) ETCHING, AQUATINT AND DRYPOINT TITLED DANSEUSES DANS LA COULISSE, 1877,: Edgar Degas (1834-1917) original etching, aquatint and drypoint, printed in black ink on thick wove creme paper. It was impressed in 1877, and is titled Danseuses Dans La Coulisse (Dancers in the Wing](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145681_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![18th C. Etching of the Tomb of Theron' in Sicily: A mid-century framing of an 18th C. French etching/engraving of the Tomb of Theron at the Roman necropolis of Giambertoni, a cemetery located outside the walls of the ancient city of Akragas in Sicily](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8050/328421/176939430_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714605816)
![18th C. Engraving Temple of Caftor & Pollux, Roman: A mid-century framing of an 18th c. French Etching/Engraving of the Temple of Castor & Pollux in Rome, marked A.P.D.R., When A.P.D.R. appears on an antique print, it means it was engraved “avec priv](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8050/328421/176939429_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714605816)
News about Etching Art
![Toussaint portrait a fetching highlight in Crescent City’s May 13-14 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Fernand-Toussaint-1.jpg)
Toussaint portrait a fetching highlight in Crescent City’s May 13-14 sale
NEW ORLEANS – Original oil paintings by Fernand Toussaint (French/Belgian, 1873-1956) and Andre Gisson (American/French, 1929-2003), six pieces of matte glazed Newcomb Pottery and a large pair of German silver covered urns will all be part of Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important May Estates Auction, scheduled for the weekend of May 13 and 14. […]
![Rembrandt etching earns top lot status at Dallas Auction Gallery](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/182-1.jpg)
Rembrandt etching earns top lot status at Dallas Auction Gallery
DALLAS — Dallas Auction Gallery realized strong results in Contemporary art in their November 17 Fine and Decorative Art Auction. The sale featured a large selection of contemporary art from Dallas’ TXU Energy Corporate Art Collection, all of which was formerly part of the LA-based Atlantic-Richfield (ARCO) corporate art collection.
![Miro etching among top works at Capsule Auctions Dec. 12](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Joan_Miro_La_Femme_FEAT.jpg)
Miro etching among top works at Capsule Auctions Dec. 12
NEW YORK – Capsule Gallery Auctions will present Signed and Numbered: 20th Century Editions & Photography on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Met exhibition exploring renaissance of etching opens Oct. 23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-04-at-5-FEAT.png)
Met exhibition exploring renaissance of etching opens Oct. 23
NEW YORK – The emergence of etching on paper in Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries – when the technique moved out of the workshops of armor decorators and into those of printmakers and painters – was a pivotal moment that completely changed the course of printmaking. Opening Oct. 23, “The Renaissance […]