At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique fish print for your home. An antique fish print — often made from
paper,
wood and
ceramic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique fish print — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique fish print made by
Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with
Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique fish print over the years, but those crafted by
F. Valentijn,
Marcus Elieser Bloch and
Anst. v. C. Schach are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Prices for an antique fish print can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $25 and can go as high as $25,000, while the average can fetch as much as $390.
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.