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To tell if an art print is real, first take the time to learn about the artist and the types of prints that they have produced. Identifying characteristics vary based on the print method, and some artists have incorporated certain flourishes or markings that can aid in authentication. Researching the artist and their techniques using information available from trusted online resources can help you determine what to look for. Alternatively, you can take your print to a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer to seek an expert opinion. Find a large selection of art prints on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
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The Art Wagon Galleries: Fritz Scholder (Reclining Woman) Poster (Signed)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005)
Title: "The Art Wagon Galleries: Fritz Scholder (Reclining Woman)"
*Signed by Scholder in purple marker lower right
Circa:...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Westhampton /// Contemporary Thomas McKnight Screenprint Hamptons NY Modern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas McKnight (American, 1941-)
Title: "Westhampton"
Portfolio: The Hamptons
*Signed by McKnight in pencil lower right
Year: 1987
Medium: Original Screenprint on soft-white Somerset paper
Limited edition: 143/175, (there were also 40 artist's proofs)
Printer: Willco Fine Art, New York, NY
Publisher: Chalk & Vermilion, New York, NY
Sheet size: 21" x 23"
Image size: 16" x 18.13"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away in its original green silk boxed portfolio for decades. In mint condition
Notes:
Numbered by McKnight in pencil lower left. Comes from McKnight's 1987 "The Hamptons" portfolio of twelve screenprints. Artist's copyright stamp lower right on verso.
Biography:
Thomas McKnight (born 1941) is a U.S. artist. He was born in 1941 in Lawrence, Kansas. He attended Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, where he was one of only five art majors. He spent his junior year in Paris. After a year of graduate work in art history at Columbia University, in 1964 McKnight found a job at Time Magazine where he would work for eight years, interrupted by a two-year stint in the U. S. Army in South Korea. In 1972 McKnight left Time, summered on the Greek island of Mykonos, and commenced painting in earnest. In 1979 in Mykonos, McKnight met Renate, a vacationing Austrian student, and married the following year. Throughout the 1980s McKnight’s art, mainly limited edition serigraph prints, became increasingly popular. In 1994 he was commissioned by the White House to paint the first of three images for President Clinton...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church /// History of Dorset English Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773)
Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15)
Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset
Year: 1861-1870...
Category
1860s Victorian Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Donald Judd Last Editions at Brooke Alexander, 1993-94, Vintage
By Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset
36x48 "Jaws" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Fine Art Print Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro.
We all remember those iconic nights at the video store.
Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN. Modern Design British Artist Blue
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN
Date of creation: 2021
Medium: 14 colour screenprint on Somerset satin paper
Edition: 125
Size: 75 x 56 cm
Condition: Brand new, in mint c...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen


