What is a signed lithograph?

A signed lithograph is an art print produced with a particular method that bears the artist's real signature, signed in ink. The term lithograph refers to a print made by drawing an image onto a stone, etching the stone with chemicals and then applying ink. The term signed lithograph is different from a plate-signed lithograph, where the artist adds their signature to the stone to transfer it onto finished prints rather than signing their works by hand. Explore a large collection of lithographs on 1stDibs.

What is the difference between a hand-pulled lithograph and an offset lithograph?

In a hand-pulled lithograph , the image is painted or drawn by hand on the plate, which is then inked and used to make an impression on the print medium; in an offset lithograph, the inked image is transferred to a rubber blanket or roller, which is then used to mass-produce the prints.

Are plate-signed lithographs worth anything?

Yes, some plate-signed lithographs are worth something. With a plate-signed print, the artist paints or draws their signature onto a stone along with the image so they are printed together. Generally, plate-signed prints are worth more than unsigned prints, but not as much as ones that bear handwritten signatures. When valuing a print, experts consider the artist, age, historical significance, image quality and overall condition, in addition to the type of signature. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can evaluate your lithograph and give you an estimated fair market value. Find a wide variety of lithographs on 1stDibs.

Hand Signed Lithographs

Salvador Dali Signed Prints

Paper, Lithograph

Oscar PattersonOscar Patterson Cuban artist 1970 original hand signed lithograph, 1970

$380

Oscar Patterson Cuban artist 1970 original hand signed lithograph

Located in Miami, FL

Edition of 6 ID: PAT-301 Hand-signed by author Regular conditions

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Edward PlunkettVampire Traffic Jam Hand-Signed Lithograph, 1980, Limited Edition, 1980

$200

Vampire Traffic Jam Hand-Signed Lithograph, 1980, Limited Edition

Located in Aventura, FL

Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated lower right by Edward Plunkett; hand titled lower middle.

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Romare BeardenMecklenburg Autumn Hand Signed Lithograph, 1979, Contemporary Collage Portrait, 1979

$6,000Sale Price|25% Off

Mecklenburg Autumn Hand Signed Lithograph, 1979, Contemporary Collage Portrait

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

MECKLENBURG AUTUMN is an original limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edit...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Flor DavidVases and Candles - Hand Signed Lithograph, 1970s Contemporary Art, 1970

$344

$600

Surrealist composition - Hand-signed lithograph Leonor Fini Surrealist, 1975

By Leonor Fini

Located in New York, NY

Leonor Fini Surrealist composition, 1975 Colored etching on Arches paper 11 × 15 in 28 × 38 cm Limited edition of 185

Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Norman RockwellSmoking (Sepia), Hand Signed Lithograph Print, American Impressionist, 1976, 1976

$2,065

Smoking (Sepia), Hand Signed Lithograph Print, American Impressionist, 1976

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Tom Sawyer Portfolio. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 17 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. From the editi...

Category

1970s American Impressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

José María MijaresCrisalida, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 100, Framed, 1987, 1987

$1,875

Crisalida, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 100, Framed, 1987

By José María Mijares

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 100. Frame size: 40 x 32.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity inc...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Pierre Fernandez ArmanPierre Fernandez Arman 'Amnesty International' 1976 -Hand Signed Lithograph, 1976

$480Sale Price|20% Off

Pierre Fernandez Arman 'Amnesty International' 1976 -Hand Signed Lithograph

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Amnesty International" by Arman is a compelling artwork that reflects the artist’s unique approach to composition and his deep commitment to social and political themes. This limite...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

$18,500

Marc Chagall, Hommage à Elsa Triolet, rare hand signed lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Marc Chagall Hommage à Elsa Triolet, 1972 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Hand signed and numbered 7/20 from the very rare edition of 20 Mourlot 642 Paper: 25.5 x 19.5 Framed: ...

Category

1970s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ArmanLe masque à gaz, Gas Mask Hand Signed Lithograph Silkscreen, 1971

$1,200

Le masque à gaz, Gas Mask Hand Signed Lithograph Silkscreen

By Arman

Located in Surfside, FL

Le masque à gaz, 1971, edition of 300. Signed "Arman" in pencil l.r., numbered in pencil l.l. Lithograph in purple and gold on paper, image size 25 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (64.3 x 49.0 cm),...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

André MassonAndré Masson, "Figures in Landscape, " hand signed lithograph in colors, Unknown

$1,000Sale Price|20% Off

André Masson, "Figures in Landscape, " hand signed lithograph in colors

By André Masson

Located in Chatsworth, CA

André Masson Figures in Landscape Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Hand signed in pencil, numbered 51/150

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

H 40 in W 32 in

Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post Hand Signed Lithograph Dreams Of Long Ago

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Bloomington, MN

Norman Rockwell Authentic, Hand-Signed & Numbered Color Lithograph, Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer option Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we have a Larg...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Maurice EstèveBougri, 1974

Unavailable

H 14.18 in W 11.03 in

Bougri

By Maurice Estève

Located in New York, NY

Maurice Esteve (French 1904-2001) Bougri Hand-Signed Lithograph in colors Sheet: 17.87 in x 22.87 in E.A.

Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

H 29.34 in W 21.46 in D 0.04 in

Apricot Knight, Original Lithograph with Drypoint Etching, Modern, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Abricot chevalier (Apricot Knight) Lithograph with drypoint etching from 1969. The edition LVIII/CL on Auvergne paper. Dimensions of work: 74.5 x 54.5 ...

Category

1960s Modern More Prints

Materials

Materials

Lithograph

Ashot MuradyanNude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind, 2022

$1,500

H 31 in W 15 in D 0.8 in

Nude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind

By Ashot Muradyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman, Size: 31" x 15" x 0.8'' i...

Category

2010s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dani HumberstonePocket Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Food Art, Small art, 2023

$216

H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in

Pocket Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Food Art, Small art

By Dani Humberstone

Located in Deddington, GB

Pocket Sloes [2023] is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

$1,722

H 25.79 in W 19.69 in

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) - La cogida y la muerte - Drypoint, etching - 1973

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Varese, IT

Drypoint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1973. Limited edition of 400 copies, numbered 352/400 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right margin. Pl...

Category

1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

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Hand Signed Lithographs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of hand signed lithographs for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Surrealist, Pop Art or Contemporary 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. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a hand signed lithographs that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, beige, black, orange and more. Salvador Dalí, Takashi Murakami, Frederic Menguy, Michel Delacroix and Paul Jenkins took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, offset print and varnish — can elevate any room of your home. Some hand signed lithographs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 0.1 inches across, are available.

How Much are Hand Signed Lithographs?

The average selling price for hand signed lithographs we offer is $2,446, while they’re typically $185 on the low end and $95,000 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 Hand Signed Lithographs

What is a signed lithograph?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
A signed lithograph is an art print produced with a particular method that bears the artist's real signature, signed in ink. The term lithograph refers to a print made by drawing an image onto a stone, etching the stone with chemicals and then applying ink. The term signed lithograph is different from a plate-signed lithograph, where the artist adds their signature to the stone to transfer it onto finished prints rather than signing their works by hand. Explore a large collection of lithographs on 1stDibs.
What is the difference between a hand-pulled lithograph and an offset lithograph?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
In a hand-pulled lithograph, the image is painted or drawn by hand on the plate, which is then inked and used to make an impression on the print medium; in an offset lithograph, the inked image is transferred to a rubber blanket or roller, which is then used to mass-produce the prints.
Are plate-signed lithographs worth anything?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
Yes, some plate-signed lithographs are worth something. With a plate-signed print, the artist paints or draws their signature onto a stone along with the image so they are printed together. Generally, plate-signed prints are worth more than unsigned prints, but not as much as ones that bear handwritten signatures. When valuing a print, experts consider the artist, age, historical significance, image quality and overall condition, in addition to the type of signature. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can evaluate your lithograph and give you an estimated fair market value. Find a wide variety of lithographs on 1stDibs.

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