Circus Original Etching
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Screen
1910s Academic Figurative Prints
Etching, Pencil
1910s Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
1930s Realist Landscape Prints
Drypoint
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Impressionist More Art
Engraving, Etching
2010s More Art
Etching
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Prints
Paper
1980s Surrealist Animal Prints
Etching, Graphite
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Prints
Paper
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Aquatint
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1870s Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern Landscape Prints
Stencil, Lithograph
1970s Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Earthenware
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Ink, Intaglio
18th Century Animal Prints
Engraving, Etching
1720s Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
1720s Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Digital
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paper
1960s Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Etching
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
Early 1900s Modern Landscape Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1920s Modern Landscape Prints
Etching
1770s Landscape Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
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Finding the Right prints-works-on-paper for You
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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- What is an original etching?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024An original etching is a print produced during the first production run of a print series. After making an etching plate, an artist will create a limited number of etchings. Collectively, these prints are the original etchings. They differ from restrike etchings made years later, sometimes after the death of the artist. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of etchings.