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13:14 Jul 18, 2009
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Radierung / etching
English term or phrase: foul biting
"Unintentional marks, usually fine dots, caused by acid biting through a faulty acid-resistant ground. Foul biting results from accidental or unintentional erosion of the acid resist."

Der Begriff stammt aus einem Abstract über die Grundlagen des Kupferstechens.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Fehlätzung
apk12
2Spritzätzung
erika rubinstein


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Spritzätzung


Explanation:
http://www.radiertechniken.de/inhalt.pdf

erika rubinstein
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Fehlätzung


Explanation:
aus den angegebenen Referenzen:
"... den zusätzlichen Strichlagen im Bereich der Fehlätzung im Korb rechts,..." (aus der Beschreibung einer Rembrandt-Radierung)
"...Sir Francis Seymour Haden, Evening, 1864, Radierung-Kaltnadel u. Fehlätzung, 15,7 x 9,6 cm..." (Katalogbeschreibung einer Radierung)

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Note added at 33 mins (2009-07-18 13:48:49 GMT)
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kurze Nachbemerkung:
""Unintentional marks, usually fine dots, ..." - beide angegebenen Beispiele (links) zeigen ungewollte Ätzspuren in der Reproduktion.


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    Reference: http://www.moyland.de/pages/staendigesammlung/index.php?sub=...
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gudrun Dauner: Foul biting ist definitiv eine Fehlätzung, ein Gravurfehler oder ein Fehler, der sich beim Drucken eingeschlichen hat und den der Künstler nachträglich bearbeiten kann. downloads.philatelie.de/MICHEL_Zeichenerklaerung.pdf
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