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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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Le Nu à la Jarretière, from The Hippies
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Salvador Dali
Le Nu à la Jarretière, from The Hippies
Etching with hand coloring on Japon
Signed in pencil and embossed signature to lower right
Edition V/C to lower left
Published ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
LOVE /// Robert Indiana Typography Pop Art Screenprint Black and White Print Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018)
Title: "LOVE"
Portfolio: Banner, Multiples Calendar for 1970
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1969
Medium: Original Screenprint on smooth w...
Category
1960s Pop Art More Prints
Materials
Screen
Salvador Dalí, Composition (Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3), Biblia Sacra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on Fabriano hand-made, rag, cream laid paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Michler/Löpsinger 1600; Field 69-3....
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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"Grave of Santa Anna's Leg" Original Woodblock Print, Signed Artist's Proof
Located in Soquel, CA
"Grave of Santa Anna's Leg" Original Woodblock Print, Signed Artist's Proof
Boldly colored woodblock print by Carol Summers (American, 1925-2016). This piece is a segment of a grave...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
July Fifteenth
By Grant Wood
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"July Fifteenth" is a lithograph from 1938 by Grant Wood. The artwork size is 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches. The framed size is 17 x 19 1/2 x 5/8 inches. The piece is signed in pencil, lower...
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Round Dance - Etching by Marino Marini - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Round Dance is an original etching contemporary artwork realized by Marino Marini in 1963.
Good conditions.
Edition of 100 copies.
The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced compo...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
