Editing Drypoint (section)

==History==
The technique appears to have been invented by the [[Housebook Master]], a south German 15th-century artist, all of whose prints are in drypoint only. Among the most famous artists of the [[old master print]], [[Albrecht Dürer]] produced 3 drypoints before abandoning the technique; [[Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn|Rembrandt]] used it frequently, but usually in conjunction with [[etching]] and [[engraving]]. As [[Intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] techniques, they can all be used on the same plate. [[Alex Katz]] used this process to create several of his famous works, such as  "Sunny" and "The Swimmer".
[[Image:Mary Cassatt - Woman Bathing.jpg|thumb|[[Mary Cassatt]], ''Woman Bathing'', drypoint combined with [[aquatint]], 1890–01]]

In the 20th century many artists produced drypoints, including [[Max Beckmann]], [[Milton Avery]], [[Hermann-Paul]] and [[Martin Lewis (artist)|Martin Lewis]]. By adding [[aquatint]] work on the plate and inking with various colours, artists such as [[Mary Cassatt]] have produced colour drypoints. Canadian artist [[David Brown Milne]] is credited as the first to produce coloured drypoints by the use of multiple plates, one for each colour.<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-brown-milne David Milne], [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]</ref> On the West Coast of the United States the respected printmaker [[Pedro Joseph de Lemos]] simplified the methods for producing drypoints in art schools.<ref name="edwardsrw">{{cite book|last1=Edwards|first1=Robert W.| title=Pedro de Lemos, Lasting Impressions: Works on Paper| date=2015|publisher=Davis Publications Inc.| location=Worcester, Mass.|isbn=9781615284054|pages=66–67, 91 notes 353–354}}</ref>

Contemporary artists who have extensively used drypoint include [[Louise Bourgeois]], [[Vija Celmins]], [[William Kentridge]] and [[Richard Spare]].