About The Artist:
Richard Diebenkorn
Born in Portland, Oregon, Richard Diebenkorn became a key figure in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland) figurative school of painting. His early art talent was encouraged by his grandmother, and at Stanford University, he studied oil painting with Victor Arnautoff and Daniel Mendelowitz. He served in the active reserves during World War II and attended the University of California, Berkeley where he studied with but was not greatly influenced...
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About The Medium:
Aquatint
An etching process in which tone is created by treating a plate with fine particles of acid resistant material (like powder resin) and then placing the plate in an acid bath. The acid bites into the plate between the grains of resin and when printed, the mass of tiny spots produces a textured area with tonal effects similar to watercolor wash.