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Drypoint
etchings have been a favored art medium for centuries by both artists
and collectors. Unlike the more common softground etching, the drypoint image lends a better artistic
translation to an artist's point of view. Precisely why this happens really comes down to an instinctive visual translation
rather than an didactic one; when "scholars", or anyone, for that matter, venture an explanation for the drypoint appeal,
most suggestions end up as dry, arcane gestures reduced to defining the term of art. For definitions,
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Texture may explain some of the
appeal; many softground etchings tend to be overworked with excessive crosshatching which is necessary to form the image,
but a master etcher can usually overcome this drawback. Also, the majority of drypoints are original, the inspiration of a
single artist and not a copy or "translation" of another artist's painting. This factor alone makes the drypoint etching a
rare, sought after art work and of higher value to both collectors and scholars.
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