Prints
1960s Spanish Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Prints
Paper
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Prints
Enamel, Pewter, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century American International Style Prints
Paper
20th Century Chinese Export Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Prints
Metal
Late 20th Century French Modern Prints
Paper
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Prints
Silk
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Prints
Silk
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Prints
Paper
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Prints
Silk
1950s American Vintage Prints
Early 18th Century European Antique Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman Prints
Paper
Late 18th Century French Antique Prints
Paper, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman Prints
Paper
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Prints
Canvas
1980s American Modern Vintage Prints
Gold Leaf
Early 2000s Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Prints
Canvas, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Prints
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Prints
Paper
1960s American Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Vintage Prints
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
Linen
Late 20th Century American Modern Prints
Glass, Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
20th Century Modern Prints
Wood
Late 20th Century American Prints
1940s French Vintage Prints
Parchment Paper
1980s Vintage Prints
Paper
20th Century American Classical Roman Prints
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Prints
Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Prints
Paper
1980s Russian Modern Vintage Prints
Wood, Paint, Paper
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Prints
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Late 20th Century Minimalist Prints
Paper
20th Century American Modern Prints
Paint
Mid-20th Century Other Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman Prints
Plexiglass, Paper
Early 20th Century Art Deco Prints
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman Prints
Plexiglass, Paper
Early 20th Century American Classical Prints
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1920s French Vintage Prints
Paper
Antique and Vintage Prints for Wall Decor
Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.
Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.
Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.
Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.
All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.
Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.