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Landscape from Fugaku Hyakkei- Woodcut Print by Katsushika Hokusai-1878
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Hokusai is best known for the woodblock
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 9.45 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Landscape from Fugaku Hyakkei- Woodcut Print by Katsushika Hokusai-1878
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Roma, IT
for the woodblock print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji which includes the internationally
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 9.45 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Landscape from Fugaku Hyakkei-Woodcut Print by Katsushika Hokusai-1878
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Roma, IT
painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Hokusai is best known for the woodblock print series Thirty-Six
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 9.45 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Poem by Bunya no Asayasu (Fumiya no Asayasu), from the
Category
1830s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Construction #2
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Florham Park, NJ
FUGAKU HYAKKEI
(Views of Mt. Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Woodblock Print
1834-5 Edo
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut
Men on the Mountain
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Florham Park, NJ
FUGAKU HYAKKEI
Views of Mt. Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Woodblock Print
1834-5 Edo
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut, Watercolor
"Shirasuka Rokuro" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Shirasuka Rokuro" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
Beautiful mid 19th
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
H 21.5 in W 16.5 in D 0.5 in
Kameido - Woodblock Print by Utagawa Hiroshige - Mid-19th Century
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Hiroshige's approach was more poetic and ambient than Hokusai's bolder, more formal prints. Subtle use of
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 14.77 in W 10.04 in D 0.04 in
Sumiyoshi: Dengaku dance performed during an Onda ceremony - Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Soquel, CA
) was the second of the two great masters of the Japanese landscape woodblock print, after Hokusai. He
Category
1830s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
Beautiful mid 19th
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Amusements of Eastern Genji - Japanese Triptych Woodblock Print on Paper
Dynamic woodblock
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Dressing the Boy Samurai - Kuniyoshi Japanese Woodblock Print Original Wood Cut
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
Dressing the Boy Samurai - Kuniyoshi Japanese Woodblock Print Original Wood Cut
A young Samurai boy
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Kabuki Actor, Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid 19th century figural Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in blue by Utagawa
Category
1860s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
'Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa' — Early Edition 1930s Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
), color woodblock print, 1932. Signed Eisho lower right, with the artist’s red seal beneath. A fine
Category
1930s Interior Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Antique Rooster Woodblock Print circa 1910 by Prosper Alphonse Isaac
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Rooster Portrait
Prosper Alphonse Isaac (France, 1858-1924)
Woodblock Print circa 1910
9 x
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Animal Prints
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper
Samurai Warriors Under Cherry Blossoms — 1850s Japanese Kabuki Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Cherry Blossoms', woodblock print, 1849-53. Signed in the left panel, lower left, and right panel with
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji
Located in Soquel, CA
woodblock print by Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773–1828). Court ladies look on as a group performs a dance
Category
Early 20th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Rice Paper, Ink
Utagawa Toyohiro"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji, early 1900s
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
Dressing Room 53 Stations of Tokaido - Woodblock Utagawa Hiroshige and Kunisada
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Dressing Room 53 Stations of Tokaido - Woodblock Utagawa Hiroshige and Kunisada
Elegant woodblock
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Beauties Mirrored in the Forms of Flowers - Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese Woodblock
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
to the death. Kuniyoshi's Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints were so popular in his time that he
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
H 17.75 in W 14.75 in D 0.5 in
Narihira's Journey to the East - Japanese Woodblock on Paper by Kikugawa Eizan
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in Soquel, CA
Narihira's Journey to the East - Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Original 19th century Japanese
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Rice Paper, Ink
'Mountain Pass at Okabe', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Yui', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
foremost representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
H 8.25 in W 0.01 in D 11.25 in
'Travelers at Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Shono', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Mitsuke', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
H 7.13 in W 9.75 in D 0.01 in
"Juro Sukenari, Station #9: Oiso", Mid 19th Century Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid 19th century Japanese woodblock print of a samurai by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada
Category
1860s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
'Shono Rain', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of travelers caught in
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Ishiyakushi Temple', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of the road into
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Shinmachi Bridge', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Fudesute Mountain', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Shichiri Ferry', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Festival, Miya', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Hashirri Teahouse', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Shinagawa Sunrise', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Okabe', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Hara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
foremost representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Ishibe', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Narumi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a sunset view of Narumi, in what
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View from Goyu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of women stopping
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Yoshida', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Fujikawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink
'View of Yoshiwara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink
'View of Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Nihon-Bashi Station', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a panoramic view of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Seki', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Kameyama', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of the sun rising over a
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Summer Horse Fair', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'Winds at Yokkaichi', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Kusatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic landscapes of Japan
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Okazaki', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a feudal procession en route to
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Nissaka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Futakawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Hamamatsu', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Imagiri', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Mitsuke', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
representatives of the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Shimada', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Kanbara', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Ukiyo-e movement. He created more than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink
'View of Hakone', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Hakone's pine-covered
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Washi Paper, Sumi Ink
'View of Fujisawa', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
than 400 woodcut and woodblock prints of actors, warriors, courtesans and, particularly, naturalistic
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
'View of Totsuka', After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of a tea house at Totsuka
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
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Hokusai Woodblock Prints For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of hokusai woodblock prints available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Modern and Contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. 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. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the hokusai woodblock prints on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, brown, gray, white and more. Frequently made by artists working in woodcut print, paper and handmade paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large hokusai woodblock prints can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 5.95 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are Hokusai Woodblock Prints?
Hokusai woodblock prints can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $659, while the lowest priced sells for $278 and the highest can go for as much as $16,686.
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 Hokusai Woodblock Prints
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique Japanese woodblock prints, like those of Katsushika Hokusai, didn’t have identifiable print runs. Consult an expert to identify the authenticity and era of your Hokusai print. Find a collection of expertly-vetted Hokusai prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese woodblock prints, which date back to the 8th century and are also known as ukiyo-e, are a traditional art form originally produced only in Buddhist monasteries to produce religious texts and images. In the 17th century, private studios began opening as woodblock prints became popular. To make a woodblock print, the artist creates a design on paper, and a wood carver places it on the block and carves the design. Each color requires its own woodblock, which are then covered with watercolors and printed on rice paper. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Japanese woodblock prints from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Yes, some Japanese woodblock prints are valuable. Prices vary greatly, with some selling for hundreds of dollars and others fetching selling prices of over a million at auction. Makers have a big influence on the price, with prints from masters like Hiroshige, Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro often having the greatest value. Other things that determine how much woodblock prints are worth include the quality of the image, the condition of the print, its age, its rarity and the demand among collectors. An expert appraiser or dealer can give you an estimate of the value of a particular print. Explore a selection of Japanese woodblock prints on 1stDibs.
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