Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character. Clarence Day
After I took up etchings [c. 1915], my paintings seemed to crystallize. Edward Hopper
After the war [1918] etching became Kirchner's favorite medium. He attributed this to its responsiveness. 'Etchings', he wrote, 'develop in the first states the most immediate hieroglyphs. Rich in lively handwriting and rich in variety of motifs, the etchings are like a diary of the painter. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
I produce a form, an impression of light, a beauty of tones... The etchings are now full of life, an ecstasy, a dance, a gentle motion and fluctuation in tones. Emil Nolde
Therefore etching produces a different result from the ten drawings of the same character... [The etchings are] better, in that they are fresher, bolder, and freer.. Emil Nolde
You speak of errors... Men who are so correct and flawless are mostly boring; small weaknesses can be loved... One chief characteristic of the etchings gives me much pleasure: because out of them streams forth a tremendous life. Emil Nolde