Rauschenberg similarly combined traditional printmaking techniques with unconventional experimental methods and mixed media approaches, often incorporating hand manipulation and physical abrasion into his prints to create gestural, layered surfaces that blur the line between fine art and process.

Johns is renowned for his deeply experimental approach to etching and printmaking, frequently combining hand coloring with mechanical and gestural mark making to produce richly textured works that challenge conventional printmaking boundaries in ways very similar to this Dine piece.

Stella's innovative print works frequently merged traditional etching with unconventional abrasive and mixed media techniques on premium paper, resulting in experimentally textured and boldly expressive surfaces that share the same investigative printmaking spirit found in this work.