Jean Cocteau Book
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1920s Surrealist More Art
Paper
1920s Modern More Art
Paper
1920s More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1920s More Art
Paper
1920s More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Animal Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
1930s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern More Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern More Prints
Lithograph
1960s Cubist Animal Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Nude Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Animal Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Animal Prints
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1960s Modern Animal Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern More Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1950s Surrealist Nude Prints
Lithograph
1950s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
India Ink, Paper
1920s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Paper
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1950s Modern Landscape Prints
Lithograph, Stencil
1950s Modern Landscape Prints
Lithograph, Stencil
1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Linen, Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
1960s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1950s Prints and Multiples
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
1940s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Wool
1920s Modern More Art
Lithograph, Offset, Paper
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Paper
1950s Figurative Prints
Etching
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
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Finding the Right Prints and Multiples 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 Jean Cocteau known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jean Cocteau was a man of many talents and was known for his paintings, poetry, screenplays and novels. He also was a director and sometimes an actor. Considered some of his most important works are the poem L'Ange Heurtebise, the novel Les Enfants Terribles, the play Orphée, and the movie La Belle et la Bête. Find an assortment of Cocteau art from the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024What movement Jean Cocteau was a part of is open to debate. The French artist and writer is today thought of as one of the most important figures of French Surrealism. However, he always denied being in any way connected to the movement. As a result, some people simply classify his work as modernism. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Jean Cocteau art.