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How are prints made from original paintings?
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How prints are made from original paintings varies. For centuries, the primary methods were traditional printmaking techniques such as engraving, etching, aquatint, drypoint and woodcut. Today, many artists use digital technology, scanning and photographing paintings and then using the files to produce giclée prints using large, specialized inkjet printers. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of art prints.
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VINCENT VAN GOGH Irises in a Vase, 2016
By Vincent van Gogh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27 x 30 inches ( 68.58 x 76.2 cm )
Image Size: 22.5 x 28 inches ( 57.15 x 71.12 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: van Gogh Exhibition poster from the...
Category
2010s Impressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
JACKSON POLLOCK Number 28, 2016
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27 x 35 inches ( 68.58 x 88.9 cm )
Image Size: 21.25 x 33 inches ( 53.975 x 83.82 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: Poster for Jackson Pollock's "Num...
Category
2010s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Romare Bearden - The Woodshed -
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 30 x 34 inches ( 76.2 x 86.36 cm )
Image Size: 25 x 31.25 inches ( 63.5 x 79.375 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: Original exhibition poster for a ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Be the Dance, Edition of One Work on Paper, Emerging Art
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
Be the Dance, 2023 by a.muse is a colorful one-of-a-kind art on paper. The work is an invitation to freedom of self-expression and invites the viewer to let go, get lost in the dance...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype
Love Bats - Red
By Nick Walker
Located in palma de mallorca, ES
Step into the captivating world of acclaimed artist Nick Walker, where a collection of limited edition silkscreen prints eagerly awaits to ignite your imagination. In a truly exclusi...
Category
2010s Street Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
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Watch Us: Together We Can Do It, II, Limited Edition by Asian Artist from Taiwan
Located in New york, NY
Watch Us: Together We Can Do It, II 2020 by Chin Chih Yang is a signed limited edition digitally created print on archival paper: 29/75 - edition number, date of creation, and artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Pigment
