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Knife and Butterfly - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
Knife and Butterfly - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

Knife and Butterfly - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Etching, aquatint, black ink realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Not signed. Very good condition. Leo Guida: Artist sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical techniq...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The butterfly - Original etching, Handsigned
The butterfly - Original etching, Handsigned

The butterfly - Original etching, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ The butterfly Original etching Handsigned in pencil Edition of 45 copies On vellum Rives, 20 x 15" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the editor "Marcel Guiot...

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Trained butterfly. Figurative etching, Monochromatic, Surrealism, Polish artist
Trained butterfly. Figurative etching, Monochromatic, Surrealism, Polish artist

Trained butterfly. Figurative etching, Monochromatic, Surrealism, Polish artist

By Leszek Rózga

Located in Warsaw, PL

20th century figurative etching print by Polish artist Leszek Rozga. This piece is signed by the artist. LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska pri...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Butterfly's tragedy - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic
Butterfly's tragedy - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic

Butterfly's tragedy - XX Century, Abstract Etching Print, Monochromatic

By Irena Snarska

Located in Warsaw, PL

Irena Snarska (b. 1934, d. 2013) Irena Snarska was born in 1934 in Lviv. She studied at the Faculty of Interior Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 1956 and 1...

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1990s Other Art Style Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Butterfly and Knife - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

Butterfly and Knife - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1970

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Buttefly and Knife is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Etching on Fabriano paper.Image Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Dated and h...

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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Ian Hornak, Butterflies Among Fantastical Blossoms, Circa 1963
Ian Hornak, Butterflies Among Fantastical Blossoms, Circa 1963

Ian Hornak, Butterflies Among Fantastical Blossoms, Circa 1963

By Ian Hornak

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Ian Hornak (1944–2002), titled Butterflies Among Fantastical Blossoms, was executed circa 1963 during the artist’s undergraduate studies.

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1960s Expressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Madame Butterfly", Dated 1927
Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Madame Butterfly", Dated 1927

Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Madame Butterfly", Dated 1927

Located in København, Copenhagen

Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "Madame Butterfly". Dated 1927.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

Butterfly
Butterfly

Butterfly

By Darren Waterston

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Darren Waterston (born 1965) is an American artist who is mainly known for his ethereal paintings. Etching monotype with hand work an...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Butterfly Effect 1
Butterfly Effect 1

Butterfly Effect 1

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Moon Butterflies by Guy Allen
Moon Butterflies by Guy Allen

Moon Butterflies by Guy Allen

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

A rabble of butterflies Guy Allen’s etchings inspired by the fauna of Norfolk have a remarkable level of detail.

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21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Swallowtail Butterfly by Guy Allen
Swallowtail Butterfly by Guy Allen

Swallowtail Butterfly by Guy Allen

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

The Swallowtail butterfly is the largest butterfly in the UK and a prized inhabitant of the Norfolk Broads – its only established UK home.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Swallowtail Butterfly and Lady Bird Diptych
Swallowtail Butterfly and Lady Bird Diptych

Swallowtail Butterfly and Lady Bird Diptych

By Guy Allen

Located in Deddington, GB

Guy Allen Lady Bird and Swallowtail Butterfly are original etchings, engraved onto a copper plate, from which Guy Allen creates an impression of ink onto paper.

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

"The Game of Transformation. Butterflies"
"The Game of Transformation. Butterflies"

"The Game of Transformation. Butterflies"

By Elena Shichko

Located in Zofingen, AG

The etching "The Game of Transformation. Butterflies" is an artist's play with meanings and associations.

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2010s Aesthetic Movement Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Mulberry Paper, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

fern-butterfly effect  f-1
fern-butterfly effect  f-1

fern-butterfly effect f-1

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

fern-butterfly effect  e-1
fern-butterfly effect  e-1

fern-butterfly effect e-1

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

fern-butterfly effect  b-5
fern-butterfly effect  b-5

fern-butterfly effect b-5

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

fern-butterfly effect  g-1
fern-butterfly effect  g-1

fern-butterfly effect g-1

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Swallowtail Butterfly, Guy Allen, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Animal Art
Swallowtail Butterfly, Guy Allen, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Animal Art

Swallowtail Butterfly, Guy Allen, Limited Edition Print, Affordable Animal Art

By Guy Allen

Located in Deddington, GB

Please note the price is for the unframed original etching . Swallowtail Butterfly is an original etching, engraved onto a copper plate, from which Guy Allen creates an impression o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Prints

Materials

Gold Leaf

Retro Mode Dancing with Crane — Stylized Female Figure with Crane and Butterfly
Retro Mode Dancing with Crane — Stylized Female Figure with Crane and Butterfly

Retro Mode Dancing with Crane — Stylized Female Figure with Crane and Butterfly

By Yuji Hiratsuka

Located in Palm Springs, CA

a lyrical, stylized scene in which a female figure engages in a graceful, symbolic exchange with a crane. The figure’s elongated pose, simplified facial features, and patterned dress...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Etching, Aquatint

Contemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink Blue
Contemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink Blue

Contemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink Blue

By Joseph Scheer

Located in Buffalo, NY

This digital print on handmade paper comes in a natural wood archival framing presentation I have called the body of work that I have done over the past decade “Imaging Biodiversity...

Category

2010s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Digital Pigment, Etching

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Butterfly
Butterfly

Leslie GolombButterfly, 2020

Unavailable

H 30 in W 26 in

Butterfly

Located in Brooklyn, NY

These images are from a series that strives to revisualize time , blurring the boundaries of current political events and childhood memories. The haunting photogravure image is in c...

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2010s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Photogravure

Cosmopolitan: Red Butterfly
Cosmopolitan: Red Butterfly

Cosmopolitan: Red Butterfly

Located in New York, NY

Etchings, chine colle and hand coloring, A/P Paper size: 21"x 24.5" Plate(image) size: 19.5"x15.5" Paper: French Arches Cover Over the past 15 years, Ms. Toda has crafted a body of ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Release A/P (butterflies, anxiety, let go, fluttering)

Release A/P (butterflies, anxiety, let go, fluttering)

By Paula Schuette Kraemer

Located in Basalt, CO

Paula's work happens in distinct stages, beginning with design and concept. She draws and works out her design on mylar allowing her to heavy-handedly erase as well as providing a wo...

Category

2010s Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Etching, Monotype

untitled (Butterlies)
untitled (Butterlies)

untitled (Butterlies)

By George Whitman

Located in Milton, MA

This is from a suite of four meticulously drawn etchings of butterflies against backgrounds of exquisite flora.

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Blue Butterfly, Etching, 2008
Damien Hirst, Blue Butterfly, Etching, 2008

Damien Hirst, Blue Butterfly, Etching, 2008

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The 'Blue Butterfly' by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Soul Etching, Red, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Soul Etching, Red, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Soul Etching, Red, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Soul in Red by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Violet by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Violet by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Violet, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Violet by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Red by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Red, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Red by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Red Butterfly Soul Etching, 2007
Damien Hirst, Red Butterfly Soul Etching, 2007

Damien Hirst, Red Butterfly Soul Etching, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Red Butterfly Soul by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Cobalt, 2007
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Cobalt, 2007

Damien Hirst, Butterfly Souls Etching, Cobalt, 2007

By Damien Hirst

Located in New York, NY

The Butterfly Souls in Cobalt by Damien Hirst is an etching on Velin Arches Paper.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Nine 1820's Hand Colored Etchings of Butterflies
Nine 1820's Hand Colored Etchings of Butterflies

Nine 1820's Hand Colored Etchings of Butterflies

Located in Water Mill, NY

Set of nine hand colored 1820's etchings of butterfies in custom wood frames

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Butterfly I from the Butterfly Suite
Butterfly I from the Butterfly Suite

Butterfly I from the Butterfly Suite

By Richard Smith

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Richard Smith, CBE (1931-2016) British Title: Butterfly I from the Butterfly Suite, a suite of 8 etchings plus frontispiece Date: 1972 Publisher: Waddington Galleries.

Category

1970s Post-Minimalist Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Butterfly Away

Fumiko TodaButterfly Away, 2022

Sold

H 31.5 in W 25.5 in

Butterfly Away

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Etching

Butterfly Away (Brown)

Butterfly Away (Brown)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper

Butterfly Away (Grass)

Butterfly Away (Grass)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Etching

Butterfly Away (Red)

Butterfly Away (Red)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Etching

Butterfly Away (Yellow #1)

Butterfly Away (Yellow #1)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper

Butterfly Away (Emerald Green)

Butterfly Away (Emerald Green)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil, Etching

Butterfly Away (Yellow #2)

Butterfly Away (Yellow #2)

Located in New York, NY

Etching and hand coloring on paper.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil, Etching

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Butterfly Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the butterfly etching you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Find Modern versions now, or shop for Modern creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect butterfly etching may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a butterfly etching to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, beige, brown and more. There have been many interesting butterfly etching examples over the years, but those made by Damien Hirst, Fumiko Toda, Leo Guida, Guy Allen and Edmund Blampied are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in etching, paper and aquatint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Butterfly Etching?

The average selling price for a butterfly etching we offer is $933, while they’re typically $311 on the low end and $11,299 for the highest priced.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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