{"id":404679,"date":"2023-01-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=404679"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:49:49","slug":"difference-between-intaglio-and-woodcut-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/difference-between-intaglio-and-woodcut-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"Just What Is an Intaglio Print, and What Makes It a Good Investment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-950x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-950x709.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-469x350.jpg 469w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master-1250x933.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Mondrian_Meets_the_Beatles_master.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/kota-ezawa-mondrian-meets-beatles\/id-a_2319601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mondrian Meets the Beatles<\/em>, 2017, by Kota Ezawa<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pam Paulson and Rhea Fontaine of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/paulson-bott-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paulson Fontaine Press<\/a> in Berkeley, California, work with contemporary artists to produce original, limited-edition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fine art prints<\/a>. Far more than publishers, they enable a wide variety of artists to experiment with the medium of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/material\/intaglio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intaglio printing<\/a>, Paulson\u2019s longtime speciality.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulson founded the atelier in 1996 as a labor of love after achieving master printer status \u2014 an internationally recognized title demonstrating a high level of aptitude in the studio, bestowed on an apprentice by an existing master printer \u2014 at San Francisco\u2019s Crown Point Press. \u201cShe sold a print by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/richard-diebenkorn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Diebenkorn<\/a> from her personal collection to help finance the new business,\u201d says Fontaine, Paulson\u2019s business partner and the gallery\u2019s director. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/abstract-prints-works-on-paper\/mary-lee-bendolph-fields\/id-a_8694232\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-929x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405054\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-929x950.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-342x350.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-117x120.jpg 117w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master-912x933.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-Fields_2014_master.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/abstract-prints-works-on-paper\/mary-lee-bendolph-fields\/id-a_8694232\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Fields<\/em>, 2014, by Mary Lee Bendolph<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fontaine joined Paulson in 2002 after graduating from UC Berkeley with an art degree, and she has since initiated and overseen hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/paulson-bott-press\/shop\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">print collaborations<\/a> with artists ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/tauba-auerbach-1981-american\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tauba Auerbach<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/kota-ezawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kota Ezawa <\/a>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/kerry-james-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kerry James Marshall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ross-bleckner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ross Bleckner<\/a>. It is clearly a museum-worthy endeavor: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famsf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">de Young Museum<\/a> in San Francisco has a print from every Paulson Fontaine edition in its collection, in perpetuity, having acquired the press&#8217;s archive in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We asked Fontaine to explain the art of intaglio printing, its history and how to keep prints looking their best \u2014 as well as what to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/figurative-prints-works-on-paper\/hernan-bas-renaissance-man\/id-a_944563\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-747x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405051\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-747x950.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-275x350.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-94x120.jpg 94w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-1207x1536.jpg 1207w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master-733x933.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paulson-Fontaine-Press-The_Renaissance_Man_master.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/figurative-prints-works-on-paper\/hernan-bas-renaissance-man\/id-a_944563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Renaissance Man<\/em>, 2013, by Hernan Bas<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>What is an intaglio print exactly, and how does it differ from, say, a woodcut print?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intaglio is a general term for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/guide-to-printmaking-techniques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">metal-plate printmaking techniques<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/etching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">etching<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/material\/drypoint-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dry point<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/engraving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engraving<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/aquatint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aquatint<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/mezzotint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mezzotint<\/a>. The word comes from the Italian <em>intagliare<\/em>, meaning \u201cto incise\u201d or \u201cto carve.\u201d In intaglio printing, the lines or areas that hold the ink are below the surface of the plate, and printing relies on the pressure of a press to force damp paper into these incised lines or etched areas to pick up ink.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the opposite of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/relief-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relief printing<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/woodcut-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">woodcut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/material\/linocut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linoleum cut<\/a>, letterpress, and rubber or metal stamping, for instance. With relief printing, the raised areas of the printing surface are inked and printed, while the areas that have been cut away do not pick up the ink. Often these prints are made by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a bit about the history of intaglio printing? How old is it, and where did it originate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engraving dates to the 1400s in Europe, when paper became more widely popular. Etching by metalsmiths has been known in Europe since the Middle Ages and may go back further. German Renaissance painter, draftsman and printer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/albrechtdurer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albrecht D\u00fcrer<\/a>, who is best known for his virtuoso woodcuts and engravings of religious subjects, popularized engraving in the early 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advice can you provide about how to display and store fine art prints?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Works on paper need to be framed by professionals who use reversible hinging techniques \u2014 in other words, ways of supporting the paper in the frame that are reversible. If sticky, non-archival tape is used for instance, it could damage the paper when removed. We\u2019ve seen prints damaged that way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend avoiding direct sunlight when hanging works in the home and protecting them with UV-filtering Plexiglass. Also, if the prints are being stored unframed, collectors should make sure the environment is not too humid. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/still-life-prints-works-on-paper\/woody-de-othello-about-that-time\/id-a_11512382\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-722x950.jpg\" alt=\"About That Time, 2021, by Woody De Othello\" class=\"wp-image-405027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-722x950.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-266x350.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-768x1011.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-1167x1536.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master-709x933.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/About_That_Time_master.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/still-life-prints-works-on-paper\/woody-de-othello-about-that-time\/id-a_11512382\/\"><em>About That Time<\/em>, 2021, by Woody De Othello<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Are limited-edition prints a good investment?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Art is always a good investment because it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/reasons-to-collect-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an investment in culture<\/a>. It supports the creatives who are contributing to how we perceive the world around us. Fine art prints are a great investment because they allow collectors to obtain pieces by artists whose unique works are often inaccessible because of either demand or price point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How has fine art print collecting changed over the years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s become more exciting for collectors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/ifpda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">history of American printmaking<\/a> is relatively new, with a big push in 1935 due to Roosevelt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/wpa-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project<\/a> [WPA\/FAP]. Since then, print ateliers like ULAE, Tamarind and Crown Point Press have nurtured the next generation of printmakers and publishers, and this has culminated in a healthy offering of prints by the world\u2019s best artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyam_3D_master-copy-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/material\/intaglio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShop Intaglio Prints on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/material\/intaglio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>View All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pam Paulson and Rhea Fontaine of Paulson Fontaine Press in Berkeley, California, work with contemporary artists to produce original, limited-edition fine art prints. 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