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Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones
Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones

Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones

By Esteban Chavez

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This vintage work by Esteban Chavez illustrates his skills as a master-printer. Plate size dimension is 4.25" x 4" Framed, the work measures 16.5" x 14" Please note, there is a sm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint

“Figure with Large Brain”
“Figure with Large Brain”

“Figure with Large Brain”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“The Bird”
“The Bird”

“The Bird”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Chorus Boys”
“Chorus Boys”

“Chorus Boys”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Black and white original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Woman with Beast”
“Woman with Beast”

“Woman with Beast”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Black and white original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Woman Riding Horse”
“Woman Riding Horse”

“Woman Riding Horse”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

“Untitled”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

By Roy Fairchild

Located in London, GB

This Artist Proof print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

By Roy Fairchild

Located in London, GB

This Artist Proof print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving
"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving

"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving

By Raul Anguiano

Located in Miami, FL

Raul Anguiano (Mexico, 1915-2006) 'Salomé', 2003 Engraving, sugarlift on Deponte handmade heavy-weight paper of 650 g. 19.3 x 15 in. (49 x 38 cm.) ID: ANG-108 Hand-signed by author

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Etching, Aquatint

“Creatures”
“Creatures”

“Creatures”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"
Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

By Eugène Leroy

Located in Miami, FL

Eugene Leroy abstract composition or original artist proof, eau forte or etching. This intriguing work of art is titled "Sleep".

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899
Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899

Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899

By Lionel Lecouteux

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork is from an original realized by Antoine Calbet. Artist's Proof, before Letter. The etching is from the cachet de la "Société Française des Amis des Arts".

Category

1890s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Landscape - Original Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1980s

Landscape - Original Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1980s

By Fiorella Diamantini

Located in Roma, IT

Signed in pencil on the lower right margin and with the abbreviation "P.d.a." in pencil on the lower left margin. Our original etching, an artist proof, confirms the artist's love f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings
The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings

The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 100 copies of which 60 numbered from 1 to 60, 25 for the collaborators numbered from X to XXV and 15 Artist proofs. Edition including 20 original etchings chosen by Trista...

Category

1960s More Art

Materials

Etching

Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973
Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973

Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973

Located in Roma, IT

Osteria del Tempo Perso is an artwork realized by Bruno Canova,1973.  Etching, Artist Proof.  75 x 95 cm. Handsigned and dated lower right.

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962
Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962

Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962

By Ossip Zadkine

Located in Roma, IT

"Femme à la guitare" is an print realized by Ossip Zadkine (Vitebsk 1890 - Paris 1967) in 1962 Color etching - artist's proof. Hand-signed and dated lower right in pencil.

Category

1960s Cubist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Decalogue N° 3 - Original Etching by Lucio Del Pezzo - 1970s

Decalogue N° 3 - Original Etching by Lucio Del Pezzo - 1970s

By Lucio Del Pezzo

Located in Roma, IT

Original print realized by Lucio del Pezzo in the late 1970s, it is from the "Decalogue", a portfolio of ten sheets, variously numbered from the total of 105 pieces (75 in Arabic Num...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970
CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970

Located in Chatham, ON

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX (1937-2020) - 'Circus Crocodile' - Epreuve d’Artiste 18/30 (Artist's Proof) - Wonderful mid century color etching and watercolor on paper by an artist famous for h...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Prints

Materials

Metal

Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length
Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length

Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Glyn Thomas (b.1946) : Lighthouse, Orford Ness Etching. Artists proof from a limited edition of 150, signed and titled in pencil, f Depicting the lighthouse in the foreground, the ...

Category

20th Century English Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

High Wire Desire Signed AP Aquatint Etching by Dan M. Allison, 1978
High Wire Desire Signed AP Aquatint Etching by Dan M. Allison, 1978

High Wire Desire Signed AP Aquatint Etching by Dan M. Allison, 1978

Located in Raymondville, TX

Allison's modern primitive style 'High Wire Desire' 1978 signed artist's proof three-color aquatint etching on float mounted German copperplate paper in a black metal frame.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Abricot (Apricot), From FlorDalí (Les Fruits), 1969
Abricot (Apricot), From FlorDalí (Les Fruits), 1969

Abricot (Apricot), From FlorDalí (Les Fruits), 1969

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Naples, Florida

Edition: 125 impressions on Rives paper and 15 on Japan nacré, with additional artist’s proofs such as this example.

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph

Landscape with Grapevine

Landscape with Grapevine

By Franco Gentilini

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed on the right lower margin. Artist's proof. Beautiful etching describes a man sitting under a grapevine.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Oiseau de Terre
Oiseau de Terre

Oiseau de Terre

Located in Houston, TX

Beautifully detailed abstract etching artist proof by French artist Oiseau de Terre, circa 1990.

Category

1990s Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Iris (5)
Iris (5)

Iris (5)

By Leonard Baskin

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leonard Baskin, 'Iris ( 5 )', etching, 1988, artist proof before the edition of 10, outside the book edition.

Category

1980s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Decalogue N° 3

Decalogue N° 3

By Lucio Del Pezzo

Located in Roma, IT

Original print realized by Lucio del Pezzo in 1976, it is from the "Decalogue", a portfolio of ten sheets, variously numbered from the total of 105 pieces (75 in Arabic Numerals Edit...

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Marino from Shakespeare
Marino from Shakespeare

Marino from Shakespeare

By Marino Marini

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this color aquatint and etching. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 75.

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint

Bulls, Skulls, and Tears, monochromatic linear animals bones

Bulls, Skulls, and Tears, monochromatic linear animals bones

By Jenny Toth

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This is an artist proof (one of a kind) etching of a woman peaking behind a bull's skull with other live bulls dancing around behind.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Etching

Feeling Prickly

Feeling Prickly

By Jenny Toth

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This is an artist proof (one of a kind) etching of a woman with a cactus growing in and out of her.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Etching

Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof
Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof

Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Venus, Mars et Cupidon (1971) Original Etching on vellum Arches Handsigned in pencil Artist proof Size : 30 x 22.2 inch (76 x 56,5 cm) References : Cat...

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching
"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching

"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching

Located in Pasadena, CA

As phoenixes, they symbolize the cycles of death and resurrection. This etching is an artist's proof, signed and dated on the back.

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Prints

Materials

Paper

Loto

Robert HarveyLoto, 2000

Unavailable|$900

Loto

By Robert Harvey

Located in Emeryville, CA

Artists Proof, etching of a Lotus flower, 15" x 11" paper size, Named, dated, and signed in pencil.

Half Demolished, Manchester
Half Demolished, Manchester

Half Demolished, Manchester

By Norman Clifford Jaques

Located in Greater Manchester, Cheshire

'Half Demolished, Manchester'. Artist's proof etching by Norman Clifford Jaques, (1922 - 2014).

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Louis Icart Original Hand Colored Etching Hand Signed Female Portrait Artwork
Louis Icart Original Hand Colored Etching Hand Signed Female Portrait Artwork

Louis Icart Original Hand Colored Etching Hand Signed Female Portrait Artwork

By Louis Icart

Located in Bloomington, MN

This piece is an actual, Icart HAND SIGNED etching, from the rare Artist's Proof edition, with Icart's copyright, windmill stamp, and comes with a gallery certificate guaranteeing i...

Category

1920s Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Australian Indigenous Artist Etching
Australian Indigenous Artist Etching

Australian Indigenous Artist Etching

By Dennis Nona

Located in Paradise Point, Queensland

Dennis Nona, etching, artists proof, Ari Puii Laig The Rain Sorcerer, signed and dated 2005 bottom right, image 98 x 50cm, frame 137 x 85cm Dennis Nona is recognised as Australia's l...

Category

Early 2000s Australian Other Drawings

Materials

Paper

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Artist Proof Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate artist proof etching for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Impressionist versions now, or shop for Impressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for an artist proof etching from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right artist proof etching for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, brown and red. Finding an appealing artist proof etching — no matter the origin — is easy, but Doris Warner, Albert Al Hirschfeld, Edgar Chahine, Johnny Friedlaender and Shirley Gorelick each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, paper and ink.

How Much is a Artist Proof Etching?

The price for an artist proof etching in our collection starts at $299 and tops out at $7,500 with the average selling for $1,190.
Questions About Artist Proof Etching
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Whether artist’s proofs are more valuable varies. The limited supply of artist’s proofs often makes them more valuable than other prints. Discrepancies between artist’s proofs and the final prints can also increase their value. However, an artist’s proof that has a poor-quality image or is in poor condition may not be worth as much. If you're curious about the value of a particular piece, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can evaluate it for you. Explore a selection of art prints on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024
    Yes, an artist's proof may be worth more than a regular edition print. The reason for this is that there is a smaller number of artist's proofs since these prints are ones that the artist produces and then holds back rather than offering for sale. Depending on the image quality and overall condition, an artist's proof is usually worth 20% to 50% more than an edition print. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can provide a more specific valuation for your print. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of art prints from some of the world's top galleries and dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    Yes, an artist's proof may be valuable. Generally, an artist's proof may sell for 20 to 50% more than the going price for a limited edition print from its series. However, the value of prints varies greatly depending on the artist, subject, age and condition. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can give you an idea of how much a particular proof may be worth. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of art prints.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    The difference between an artist's proof and an edition comes down to purpose. An artist's proof can be thought of as a test run, a print that the artist makes to see how the image appears. Normally, the artist does not intend to sell these proofs. An edition is a print produced for the purpose of sale. You will sometimes see the term "main edition" used in place of edition. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of art prints.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024
    How much a Norman Rockwell artist's proof is worth depends on its condition, size, history and other factors. Generally, Rockwell's artist's proofs are worth more than standard limited edition prints of the same subject and quality because fewer were made, and selling prices for them are often in the thousands of dollars. Rockwell is among the most revered painters of the 20th century. His figurative and portrait paintings reflect an innocent and idyllic America described by the artist as "life as I would like it to be." For nearly 50 years, he illustrated the covers of The Saturday Evening Post in a rich and emotive style that gave distinctive personalities to his imagined characters. In total, Rockwell created more than 4,000 works of art throughout his life. To get a valuation performed on your artist's proof, use the services of a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Norman Rockwell art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Artist proofs often command a higher price because of their rarity.