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Etched Copper Plate

Leaves etched into copper plate
Leaves etched into copper plate

Leaves etched into copper plate

Located in Berlin, MD

Copper plate acid etched with leaves and coated in a thick layer of varnish.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Copper

Four Agapanthus Flowers ( 30 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)
Four Agapanthus Flowers ( 30 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

Four Agapanthus Flowers ( 30 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Each botanical cyanotype is a unique monotype as the plants are only laid in that precise composition once. There is no etched copper plate, no carved wood block, no printing press a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Summer Night ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Summer Night ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

Summer Night ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

There is no carved block nor etched copper plate—only the sun causing the photo chemicals to darken every second that it remains exposed to light.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Midnight Japanese Maple ( 32 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)
Midnight Japanese Maple ( 32 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

Midnight Japanese Maple ( 32 x 22 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

All of Christine So's botanical cyanotypes are one-of-kind monotypes. There is no etched copper plate, no carved wood block, no printing press and no ink to be able to reproduce thes...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Sam Gilliam -Buoy Landscape IV Mixed media signed/n Abstract Expressionist print
Sam Gilliam -Buoy Landscape IV Mixed media signed/n Abstract Expressionist print

Sam Gilliam -Buoy Landscape IV Mixed media signed/n Abstract Expressionist print

By Sam Gilliam

Located in New York, NY

Sam Gilliam Buoy Landscape IV, 1982 Color relief print, etching, screenprint, drypoint, aquatint and roulette all from deeply etched copper plates, on handmade wove paper 31 1/2 × 24...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Midnight Olive Trees ( 36 x 18 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)
Midnight Olive Trees ( 36 x 18 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

Midnight Olive Trees ( 36 x 18 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

There is no carved block nor etched copper plate—only the sun causing the photo chemicals to darken every second that it remains exposed to light.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Olive in Spring ( 36 x 19 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)
Olive in Spring ( 36 x 19 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

Olive in Spring ( 36 x 19 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

There is no carved block nor etched copper plate—only the sun causing the photo chemicals to darken every second that it remains exposed to light.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Five Agapanthus Flowers (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)
Five Agapanthus Flowers (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)

Five Agapanthus Flowers (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

There is no carved block nor etched copper plate—only the sun causing the photo chemicals to darken every second that it remains exposed to light.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Monotype, Photogram

Evening Garden Wall (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)
Evening Garden Wall (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)

Evening Garden Wall (original cyanotype, 24 x 36 inches)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

There is no carved block nor etched copper plate—only the sun causing the photo chemicals to darken every second that it remains exposed to light.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Monotype, Photogram

Indigo Maple Triptych (3 original cyanotypes: total 24 x 54" wide)
Indigo Maple Triptych (3 original cyanotypes: total 24 x 54" wide)

Indigo Maple Triptych (3 original cyanotypes: total 24 x 54" wide)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

The Japanese name is Mai Kujaku.There is no etched copper plate, no carved wood block, no printing press and no ink to be able to reproduce these images.

Category

2010s Minimalist Still-life Photography

Materials

Monotype, Photogram

"Flowering Eucalyptus III Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"
"Flowering Eucalyptus III Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"

"Flowering Eucalyptus III Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Each botanical cyanotype by Christine So is a unique monotype as the plants are only laid in that precise composition once before they wilt. There is no etched copper plate, no carve...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Flowering Eucalyptus Cyanotype Monotype, Hand-Printed, 30x21.5 Inches
Flowering Eucalyptus Cyanotype Monotype, Hand-Printed, 30x21.5 Inches

Flowering Eucalyptus Cyanotype Monotype, Hand-Printed, 30x21.5 Inches

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Each botanical cyanotype by Christine So is a unique monotype as the plants are only laid in that precise composition once before they wilt. There is no etched copper plate, no carve...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

"Flowering Eucalyptus II Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"
"Flowering Eucalyptus II Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"

"Flowering Eucalyptus II Cyanotype, Hand-Printed Monotype, 30x21.5"

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Each botanical cyanotype by Christine So is a unique monotype as the plants are only laid in that precise composition once before they wilt. There is no etched copper plate, no carve...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Hippies Suite: Woman in The Waves

Hippies Suite: Woman in The Waves

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Woodmere, OH

Dalí used copper plates to etch detailed designs, which were then printed onto Japon paper, a high-quality, handmade paper from Japan prized for its texture and durability.

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Copper

Liquid Amber
Liquid Amber

Gail TaylorLiquid Amber, Unknown

$480Sale Price|20% Off

Liquid Amber

Located in Berlin, MD

Copper plate acid etched and coated in a thick layer of varnish.

Category

Late 20th Century Naturalistic Mixed Media

Materials

Copper

Apollinaire, The 1914-1918 War

Apollinaire, The 1914-1918 War

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Woodmere, OH

Dalí used copper plates to etch detailed designs, which were then printed onto Japon paper, a high-quality, handmade paper from Japan prized for its texture and durability.

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175
"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Jenny Devereux (b.1945) - 20th Century Etching, Peony
Jenny Devereux (b.1945) - 20th Century Etching, Peony

Jenny Devereux (b.1945) - 20th Century Etching, Peony

Located in Corsham, GB

A vibrant 20th-century etching with hand colouring of a vase of peonies by the printmaker and painter Jenny Devereaux. She etches directly onto copper plates and prints onto fine Jap...

Category

20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Individual Marguerite

Individual Marguerite

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Woodmere, OH

Dalí used copper plates to etch detailed designs, which were then printed onto Japon paper, a high-quality, handmade paper from Japan prized for its texture and durability.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Apollinaire Suite: Woman with Parrot

Apollinaire Suite: Woman with Parrot

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Woodmere, OH

Dalí used copper plates to etch detailed designs, which were then printed onto Japon paper, a high-quality, handmade paper from Japan prized for its texture and durability.

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Individual Notre Dame

Individual Notre Dame

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Woodmere, OH

Dalí used copper plates to etch detailed designs, which were then printed onto Japon paper, a high-quality, handmade paper from Japan prized for its texture and durability.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Hand colored etching - Place des Vosages, Paris / VIEW MORE PARIS / EUROPE serie
Hand colored etching - Place des Vosages, Paris / VIEW MORE PARIS / EUROPE serie

Hand colored etching - Place des Vosages, Paris / VIEW MORE PARIS / EUROPE serie

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

PARK LIFE, Art Print, Folk, Affordable art, Landscape, Abstract
PARK LIFE, Art Print, Folk, Affordable art, Landscape, Abstract

PARK LIFE, Art Print, Folk, Affordable art, Landscape, Abstract

By Tim Southall

Located in Deddington, GB

Park Life is an etching drawn on a copper plate and etched with acid. Set within an imaginary panoramic view of New York City's Central Park, it brings together a rich cast of histor...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last
Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last

Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Etching

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175
"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last
Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last

Hand Colored Etching - Nostalgia Railroad - Last

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Archival Ink

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175
"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

"Plage De Menton", France, Limited Edition Hand Colored Etching - Edn 38/175

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Etching - Cotswolds, England - last 2 left

Etching - Cotswolds, England - last 2 left

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

"The Little Elephant" - Hand Colored Drawing
"The Little Elephant" - Hand Colored Drawing

"The Little Elephant" - Hand Colored Drawing

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe
Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe

Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Etching - South Beach, Miami, Florida
Etching - South Beach, Miami, Florida

Etching - South Beach, Miami, Florida

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Etching

De la Sante aux Gobelins, A La gloire à Paris, Jean Frélaut
De la Sante aux Gobelins, A La gloire à Paris, Jean Frélaut

De la Sante aux Gobelins, A La gloire à Paris, Jean Frélaut

By Jean Frélaut

Located in Southampton, NY

In collaboration with Jean Emile Laboureur and Pierre Dubreuil, he decorates the National Merchant Navy School.In his book « La gravure, les procédés et l'histoire » (La table ronde ...

Category

1930s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Keresan Dancers
Keresan Dancers

Keresan Dancers

By Gene Kloss

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Throughout her life, Kloss etched more than 625 copper plates, producing editions ranging from five to 250 prints.

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Indian Friendship Dance
Indian Friendship Dance

Indian Friendship Dance

By Gene Kloss

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Throughout her life, Kloss etched more than 625 copper plates, producing editions ranging from five to 250 prints.

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Etching - Cotswolds, England

Etching - Cotswolds, England

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Vienna
Vienna

Vienna

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Vienna" c.1930 is a color etching (printed with the original copper plate etched by the artist) on wove paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe

Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe

By Cuca Romley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Helicopters, Mountains, People (from The Valley Suite)
Helicopters, Mountains, People (from The Valley Suite)

Helicopters, Mountains, People (from The Valley Suite)

By Keith Haring

Located in Missouri, MO

The images were proofed by Maurice Payne from 10" x 9" copper plates and printed in black ink. The author copied the text by hand on sixteen sheets of tracing paper, which were photo...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Figure and Fish (from The Valley Suite)
Figure and Fish (from The Valley Suite)

Figure and Fish (from The Valley Suite)

By Keith Haring

Located in Missouri, MO

The images were proofed by Maurice Payne from 10" x 9" copper plates and printed in black ink. The author copied the text by hand on sixteen sheets of tracing paper, which were photo...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Operation Sail, Statue of Liberty
Operation Sail, Statue of Liberty

Operation Sail, Statue of Liberty

By Cuca Romley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Maple Sugar Grove
Maple Sugar Grove

Maple Sugar Grove

By Cuca Romley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Color, Etching

Country Wedding
Country Wedding

Country Wedding

By Cuca Romley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Romley creates her intricate design on the etching ground that covers the copper plate. After the acid has etched the lines into the copper plate she engraves the details into the pl...

Category

1980s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Color, Etching

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century
Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting
Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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"Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #1 (color with white)", abstract, primary colors

"Wavy Brushstrokes Superimposed #1 (color with white)", abstract, primary colors

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Steamboat Springs, CO

A very rare, large scale color aquatint by Sol LeWitt, printed from twelve alternating wavy-lined, photo-etched copper plates. The surface of the print is velvety with the buildup of...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Aquatint

Wavy Brushstrokes #2 (Black), aquatint, abstract, LeWitt, monochromatic

Wavy Brushstrokes #2 (Black), aquatint, abstract, LeWitt, monochromatic

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Steamboat Springs, CO

A very rare, large scale color aquatint by Sol LeWitt, printed from twelve alternating wavy-lined, photo-etched copper plates. The surface of the print is velvety with the buildup of...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Intersections/Skies 19, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.
Intersections/Skies 19, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

Intersections/Skies 19, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

An intense, hand painted monotype made from variously etched copper plates, hand signed in pencil lower right corner.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Waterfall III
Waterfall III

Tom OrrWaterfall III

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 29 in

Waterfall III

Located in Bloomington, IL

Each of the three prints in the series are hand-printed from two etched copper plates in cool gray and warm black inks on Somerset Satin white paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Waterfall II
Waterfall II

Tom OrrWaterfall II, 2008

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 29 in

Waterfall II

Located in Bloomington, IL

Each of the three prints in the series are hand-printed from two etched copper plates in cool gray and warm black inks on Somerset Satin white paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Waterfall I
Waterfall I

Tom OrrWaterfall I, 2008

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 29 in

Waterfall I

Located in Bloomington, IL

Each of the three prints in the series are hand-printed from two etched copper plates in cool gray and warm black inks on Somerset Satin white paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

"Intersections/Skies 13", abstract geometric print, red, orange, silver, blue.

"Intersections/Skies 13", abstract geometric print, red, orange, silver, blue.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/Skies 13" is an intense, monoprint made from variously etched copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and grandeur of the universe.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Skies 21, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, orange, blue.
Intersections/Skies 21, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, orange, blue.

Intersections/Skies 21, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, orange, blue.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/ Skies 21” is an intense, abstract geometric monoprint made from variously etched copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity of the universe.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Skies 11, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, violet, gold.

Intersections/Skies 11, abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, violet, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/Skies 11" is An intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched copper plates, reflecting an awe at the beauty and immensity of the universe.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Gall

Philip Van KeurenGall, 2016

Unavailable

H 18 in W 14 in

Gall

Located in Bloomington, IL

The photogravure print is printed on paper from the etched copper plate that has been inked and wiped as a regular intaglio plate.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Allee II

Philip Van KeurenAllee II, 2016

Unavailable

H 18 in W 14 in

Allee II

Located in Bloomington, IL

The photogravure print is printed on paper from the etched copper plate that has been inked and wiped as a regular intaglio plate.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Fountain

Philip Van KeurenFountain, 2016

Unavailable

H 14 in W 18 in

Fountain

Located in Bloomington, IL

The photogravure print is printed on paper from the etched copper plate that has been inked and wiped as a regular intaglio plate.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Snowstorm

Philip Van KeurenSnowstorm

Unavailable

H 14 in W 18 in

Snowstorm

Located in Bloomington, IL

The photogravure print is printed on paper from the etched copper plate that has been inked and wiped as a regular intaglio plate.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

"Otherwhere (Tarlatan)", abstract etched monoprint, layered blue, grey, black.
"Otherwhere (Tarlatan)", abstract etched monoprint, layered blue, grey, black.

"Otherwhere (Tarlatan)", abstract etched monoprint, layered blue, grey, black.

By Claire Seidl

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Otherwhere (Tarlatan)" is a contemporary monoprint, created using a variety of etched and aquatinted copper plates. It's layers of graphic marks create a surface of organic lines ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold 11", gestural abstract etched monoprint, red, blue, pink.
"Shattered Scaffold 11", gestural abstract etched monoprint, red, blue, pink.

"Shattered Scaffold 11", gestural abstract etched monoprint, red, blue, pink.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold 11" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plate, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous br...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold 9", gestural abstract etched monoprint, blue, green, orange.
"Shattered Scaffold 9", gestural abstract etched monoprint, blue, green, orange.

"Shattered Scaffold 9", gestural abstract etched monoprint, blue, green, orange.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold 9" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plates, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous br...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Charles MeryonSan Francisco., 1856

Unavailable

H 9.45 in W 39.77 in

San Francisco.

By Charles Meryon

Located in PARIS, FR

MERYON Charles Paris 1821 † Saint-Maurice (Seine) 1868 San Francisco. 1856. Original copper plate etched, beveled, bow angle. H240xL1010mm.

Category

1850s More Art

Materials

Copper, Steel

none of these things is quite like the other
none of these things is quite like the other

none of these things is quite like the other

By Rachel Perry

Located in Milton, MA

Based on her well known bread tag wall installations and sculptures, the bread tag shapes were etched deeply into the copper plate and then etched again with aquatint.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Sideways 3

Kate PetleySideways 3, 2016

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 27 in

Sideways 3

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's graphite drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Monoprint

Upside 1

Kate PetleyUpside 1, 2016

Unavailable

H 27 in W 21.5 in

Upside 1

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's graphite drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Monotype

Upside 4

Kate PetleyUpside 4, 2016

Unavailable

H 27 in W 21.5 in

Upside 4

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's graphite drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Monoprint

Upside 6

Kate PetleyUpside 6, 2016

Unavailable

H 27 in W 21.25 in

Upside 6

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's graphite drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print seri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Monoprint

Corner 7

Kate PetleyCorner 7, 2013

Unavailable

H 26.5 in W 20.63 in

Corner 7

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print series.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Photogravure, Monoprint

Flap 4

Kate PetleyFlap 4, 2013

Unavailable

H 22.5 in W 29.5 in

Flap 4

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a repeatable matrix for the print series.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Monoprint

Replay 5

Kate PetleyReplay 5, 2020

Unavailable

H 29.75 in W 21.25 in

Replay 5

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Photogravure

Replay 2

Kate PetleyReplay 2, 2020

Unavailable

H 29.75 in W 22.25 in

Replay 2

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Photogravure

Replay 3
Replay 3

Kate PetleyReplay 3, 2020

Unavailable

H 29.75 in W 21.25 in

Replay 3

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Photogravure

Replay 4

Kate PetleyReplay 4, 2020

Unavailable

H 28.25 in W 21.88 in

Replay 4

By Kate Petley

Located in Bloomington, IL

The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite, Photogravure

"Intersection/Cosmos Six", abstract geometric print, gold, orange, silver grid.

"Intersection/Cosmos Six", abstract geometric print, gold, orange, silver grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Cosmos 6" is an intense, hand painted monoprintmade from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, inspired by the artist’s awe at the immensity and boudlessness ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersection/Cosmos Six", abstract geometric print, gold, orange, silver grid.
"Intersection/Cosmos Six", abstract geometric print, gold, orange, silver grid.

"Intersection/Cosmos Six", abstract geometric print, gold, orange, silver grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Cosmos 6" is an intense, hand painted monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, inspired by the artist’s awe at the immensity and boundlessnes...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Way", abstract linear etching monoprint, violet, silver, gray-black.

"Way", abstract linear etching monoprint, violet, silver, gray-black.

By Claire Seidl

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Way" is a contemporary linear etched monotype made with multiple copper plates, with layers of graphic marks creating a surface of organic lines and shapes that vibrate and absorb i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Cosmos 18, abstract geometric print, red, metallic gold, silver

Intersections/Cosmos 18, abstract geometric print, red, metallic gold, silver

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/Cosmos 18” is a lyrical monoprint made from a variety of etched and aquatinted copper plates, a reflection of the artist's awe at the immensity and boundlessness of t...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monotype

Intersection/Skies 3, abstract geometric monotype, blue, red, yellow, gold grid.
Intersection/Skies 3, abstract geometric monotype, blue, red, yellow, gold grid.

Intersection/Skies 3, abstract geometric monotype, blue, red, yellow, gold grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies 3" is an intense, abstract, geometric monotype made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates. Printed in metallic gold with a gold grid, and hand pain...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monotype

Intersections/Cosmos 18, abstract geometric print, red, metallic gold, silver
Intersections/Cosmos 18, abstract geometric print, red, metallic gold, silver

Intersections/Cosmos 18, abstract geometric print, red, metallic gold, silver

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/Cosmos 18” is a lyrical monoprint made from a variety of etched and aquatinted copper plates, a reflection of the artist's awe at the immensity and boundlessness of t...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monotype

Intersections/Cosmos 20, abstract geometric monoprint, blue, copperbronze, gold.

Intersections/Cosmos 20, abstract geometric monoprint, blue, copperbronze, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

Cosmos 20" is an intense yet lyrical abstract monoprint made from a variety of etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and magnificence of...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Cosmos 9, abstract geometric monoprint, greens, yellow, gold grid.
Intersections/Cosmos 9, abstract geometric monoprint, greens, yellow, gold grid.

Intersections/Cosmos 9, abstract geometric monoprint, greens, yellow, gold grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/Cosmos 9" is an intense, hand painted monotype made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates. It is printed in shades of sap and spring green with a metallic ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Cosmos 13", abstract geometric monoprint, green, red, gold grid.

"Intersections/Cosmos 13", abstract geometric monoprint, green, red, gold grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/Cosmos 13”is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted monotype copper plates, reflectinting the artist's awe at the immensity and bound...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Skies 12, abstract geometric monotype in green, silver, red.

Intersections/Skies 12, abstract geometric monotype in green, silver, red.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies 12" is an intense, hand painted monotype made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, with a diaphanous green background over printed silver metallic...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"New Alphabet 39", graphic aquatint monoprint, muted warm and cool gray tones.
"New Alphabet 39", graphic aquatint monoprint, muted warm and cool gray tones.

"New Alphabet 39", graphic aquatint monoprint, muted warm and cool gray tones.

By Marina Adams

Located in Long Island City, NY

“New Alphabet 39” is a striking graphic aquatint monoprint created using etched and aquatinted copper plates. It is printed in silvered gray, blues, reds, and gold ink on 100% rag p...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 20", abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

"Intersections/Skies 20", abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/skies 20" is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, a reflection of the artist's awe at the immensity and unknowablenes...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Skies Four, abstract geometric print, blue, red, sienna, gold grid
Intersections/Skies Four, abstract geometric print, blue, red, sienna, gold grid

Intersections/Skies Four, abstract geometric print, blue, red, sienna, gold grid

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies4" is an intense, hand painted abstract monotype made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates. This print was made using a diaphanous silver aquatint...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Cosmos 12", abstract geometric monoprint, blue, silver, gold.
"Intersections/Cosmos 12", abstract geometric monoprint, blue, silver, gold.

"Intersections/Cosmos 12", abstract geometric monoprint, blue, silver, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

An intense monoprint, "Intersections/Cosmos 12" made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe and the immensity and magnificence of the univers...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 14", abstract geometric print, blue, violet, ochre, silver
"Intersections/Skies 14", abstract geometric print, blue, violet, ochre, silver

"Intersections/Skies 14", abstract geometric print, blue, violet, ochre, silver

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies 14" is an intense, abstract monotype made from variously etched and aquatint copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and enormity of the uni...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersection/Skies Two”, abstract geometric print, blue, red, yellow, gold.
"Intersection/Skies Two”, abstract geometric print, blue, red, yellow, gold.

"Intersection/Skies Two”, abstract geometric print, blue, red, yellow, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies Two” is an intense abstract monoprint printed from multiple variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and beaut...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Acrylic, Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersection/Cosmos Five", abstract geometric print, blues, gold, silver grid.
"Intersection/Cosmos Five", abstract geometric print, blues, gold, silver grid.

"Intersection/Cosmos Five", abstract geometric print, blues, gold, silver grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Cosmos Five" is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, inspired by the beauty and serenity of the universe.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 15", abstract monoprint, blue, silver grid, violet, ochre.
"Intersections/Skies 15", abstract monoprint, blue, silver grid, violet, ochre.

"Intersections/Skies 15", abstract monoprint, blue, silver grid, violet, ochre.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Skies 15" is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and magnificence of t...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Intersections/Cosmos 11, abstract geometric monoprint, blue, yellow, gold grid.
Intersections/Cosmos 11, abstract geometric monoprint, blue, yellow, gold grid.

Intersections/Cosmos 11, abstract geometric monoprint, blue, yellow, gold grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/Cosmos 11” is a lyrical yet intense, monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, a meditation on the immensity and mystery of our universe.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Cosmos 16", abstract geometric monoprint, blue, red, silver grid.

"Intersections/Cosmos 16", abstract geometric monoprint, blue, red, silver grid.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersections/Cosmos 16" is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and boundlessness of...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 20", abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

"Intersections/Skies 20", abstract geometric monoprint, red, yellow, blue, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/skies 20" is an intense, abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, a reflection of the artist's awe at the immensity and unknowablenes...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersection/Cosmos Three", abstract geometric print, blues, silver, gold.
"Intersection/Cosmos Three", abstract geometric print, blues, silver, gold.

"Intersection/Cosmos Three", abstract geometric print, blues, silver, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/Cosmos Three" is an intense otherworldly abstract monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and bo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 5", abstract geometric monoprint, green, yellow, red, gold.

"Intersections/Skies 5", abstract geometric monoprint, green, yellow, red, gold.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

“Intersections/Skies #5” is an intense, abstract geometric monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist’s awe at the immensity and boundle...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Prints and Multiples

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Intersections/Skies 7", abstract geometric monoprint, yellow, red, blue, green.
"Intersections/Skies 7", abstract geometric monoprint, yellow, red, blue, green.

"Intersections/Skies 7", abstract geometric monoprint, yellow, red, blue, green.

By Arlene Slavin

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Intersection/Skies 7" is an intense, abstract geometric monoprint made from variously etched and aquatinted copper plates, reflecting the artist's awe at the immensity and boundless...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold 18", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, green, red, blue.
"Shattered Scaffold 18", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, green, red, blue.

"Shattered Scaffold 18", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, green, red, blue.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold 18" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plate, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous br...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold 16", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, pink, red, orange.
"Shattered Scaffold 16", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, pink, red, orange.

"Shattered Scaffold 16", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, pink, red, orange.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold 16" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plate, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous br...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold Six”, gestural abstract  monoprint, blue, yellow green.
"Shattered Scaffold Six”, gestural abstract  monoprint, blue, yellow green.

"Shattered Scaffold Six”, gestural abstract monoprint, blue, yellow green.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold Six” is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plates, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold Seven", gestural abstract monoprint, blue, yellow green.
"Shattered Scaffold Seven", gestural abstract monoprint, blue, yellow green.

"Shattered Scaffold Seven", gestural abstract monoprint, blue, yellow green.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold Seven" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plates, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorou...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Shattered Scaffold 21", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, greens, blues.
"Shattered Scaffold 21", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, greens, blues.

"Shattered Scaffold 21", gestural abstract monoprint, violet, greens, blues.

By Jeanette Fintz

Located in Long Island City, NY

"Shattered Scaffold 21" is an abstract monoprint created using an etched and aquatinted copper plate, and hand printing by the artist using various stencils, offsets, and vigorous br...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

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Etched Copper Plate For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact etched copper plate you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a modern version. Making the right choice when shopping for an etched copper plate may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding an etched copper plate to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, beige, orange and more. Finding an appealing etched copper plate — no matter the origin — is easy, but Kate Petley, Cuca Romley, Jackson Lee Nesbitt, Tim Southall and Robert Sargent Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in etching, intaglio and photogravure can add an especially memorable touch. A large etched copper plate can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller etched copper plate, measuring 4.38 high and 3.5 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Etched Copper Plate?

The average selling price for an etched copper plate we offer is $1,240, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $72,000 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.)

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