How are Audubon prints made?

Audubon prints are made from copper plates using the “intaglio” process, which includes engraving, etching, aquatint and drypoint. Intaglio is a printmaking process where an image is etched onto the surface of a plate. Ink is applied and removed, leaving ink only in the grooves to create a stamp-like effect. Shop a selection of Audubon prints on 1stDibs.

How can I tell if my Audubon print is real?

To check if you have a real Audubon print, use a magnifying glass to look at the print up close. If you see that the print is made up of tiny dots, your print is likely a reproduction. Shop a collection of expertly vetted John James Audubon prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

Audubon Lithographs

Audubon Plates

Audubon First Edition

Audubon Birds Of America

Audubon Elephant Folio

Hand Colored Animal Print

Elephant Prints

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Lithograph

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H 20.75 in W 24 in

Glossy Ibis, Bien Edition

By John James Audubon

Located in New York, NY

Original Audubon chromolithograph of the Glossy Ibis Plate 358 is from the Bien Edition of Birds of America, Elephant Folio published in 1860 by Julius Bien. approximately 75 ...

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19th Century Realist Animal Prints

Lithograph

H 10.04 in W 6.7 in D 0.02 in

Antique Bird Print, Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, circa 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique bird print titled 'L'Epeiche - Le Pic Vert à tête rouge - Le Pic rayé de Cayenne'. Lithograph depicting the spotted woodpecker, Eurasian green woodpecker and the spot-breaste...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

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Paper

John James Audubon"Esquimaux Curlew": A Framed Original Audubon Hand-colored Folio Engraving, 1834

$3,020Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.25 in W 28.38 in D 0.75 in

"Esquimaux Curlew": A Framed Original Audubon Hand-colored Folio Engraving

By John James Audubon

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original hand-colored folio edition John James Audubon engraving entitled "Esquimaux Curlew", Folio, Pl. CCVIII", No. 42, Plate 208, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It ...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

François Nicolas MartinetA Pair of Woodpeckers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet, 1765

$460Sale Price|20% Off

$460Sale Price|20% Off

H 12.38 in W 9.13 in

Red & Black Woodpeckers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of a pair of red and black woodpecker birds entitled "1. Pie Roux, de Cayenne 2. Petit Pie Noir, de Cayenne (Red a...

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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

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John GouldPair of 19th C. Hand-colored Lithographs of Ducks by John Gould, 1840-1848

$1,340Sale Price|20% Off

H 22.25 in W 29.75 in D 1 in

Pair of 19th C. Hand-colored Lithographs of Ducks by John Gould

By John Gould

Located in Alamo, CA

A pair of hand-colored lithographs of ducks entitled "Tadorna Vulpanser" (Sheldrake Ducks) and "Mergus Umbellus' (Smew or Nun Ducks) from John Gould's publication "Birds of Great Br...

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1860s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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Audubon Lithographs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of audubon lithographs is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the audubon lithographs that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, white and black. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but John James Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home. Some audubon lithographs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 6.25 inches across, are available.

How Much are Audubon Lithographs?

The average selling price for audubon lithographs we offer is $660, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $13,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Audubon Lithographs

How are Audubon prints made?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Audubon prints are made from copper plates using the “intaglio” process, which includes engraving, etching, aquatint and drypoint. Intaglio is a printmaking process where an image is etched onto the surface of a plate. Ink is applied and removed, leaving ink only in the grooves to create a stamp-like effect. Shop a selection of Audubon prints on 1stDibs.
How can I tell if my Audubon print is real?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
To check if you have a real Audubon print, use a magnifying glass to look at the print up close. If you see that the print is made up of tiny dots, your print is likely a reproduction. Shop a collection of expertly vetted John James Audubon prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.