Motherwell's printmaking practice similarly combines etching and aquatint to achieve rich abstract color fields and gestural marks, sharing Marden's interest in exploring pure abstraction through intaglio techniques on fine paper.

Twombly's prints and works on paper share a lyrical abstract sensibility with Marden's Focus series, using subtle color layering and gestural line quality that evokes a similar meditative and refined aesthetic in printmaking.

Johns is a close peer of Marden who has dedicated himself to technically sophisticated printmaking using etching and aquatint, producing color abstract works on fine paper that share the same level of craft and contemplative abstraction seen in the Focus series.