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1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Intaglio
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Intaglio
1980s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Lithograph
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
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Finding the Right abstract-prints-works-on-paper for You
Explore a vast range of abstract prints on 1stDibs to find a piece to enhance your existing collection or transform a space.
Unlike figurative paintings and other figurative art, which focuses on realism and representational perspectives, abstract art concentrates on visual interpretation. An artist may use a single color or simple geometric forms to create a world of depth. Printmaking has a rich history of abstraction. Through materials like stone, metal, wood and wax, an image can be transferred from one surface to another.
During the 19th century, iconic artists, including Edvard Munch, Paul Cézanne, Georgiana Houghton and others, began exploring works based on shapes and colors. This was a departure from the academic conventions of European painting and would influence the rise of 20th-century abstraction and its pioneers, like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.
Some leaders of European abstraction, including Franz Kline, were influenced by the gestural shapes of East Asian calligraphy. Calligraphy interprets poetry, songs, symbols or other means of storytelling into art, from works on paper in Japan to elements of Islamic architecture.
Bold, daring and expressive, abstract art is constantly evolving and dazzling viewers. And entire genres have blossomed from it, such as Color Field painting and Minimalism.
The collection of abstract art prints on 1stDibs includes etchings, lithographs, screen-prints and other works, and you can find prints by artists such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder and more.
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