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Used Intaglio Press

Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Red Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Red Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Red Wind (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Black Sun (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Black Sun (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Black Sun (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Mexico City (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Mexico City (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Mexico City (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Burnt Water (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Burnt Water (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Burnt Water (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Je t’aime (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Je t’aime (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Je t’aime (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Nocturne V (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Nocturne V (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Nocturne V (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Nocturne VI (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Nocturne VI (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Nocturne VI (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Nocturne IV (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Nocturne IV (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Nocturne IV (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Nocturne II (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Nocturne II (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Nocturne II (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Nocturne I (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Nocturne I (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Nocturne I (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

Editions Ltd. on various hand-made Japanese papers. They have been applied to the text sheets with intaglio

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

hand-torn and applied with intaglio presses to the text page at Wingate Studio and Renaissance Press

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

work, published under the direction of Robert-J. Godet and completed printing on the presses of E

Category

1940s Cubist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

work, published under the direction of Robert-J. Godet and completed printing on the presses of E

Category

1940s Cubist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

illustrations printed in intaglio on the presses of Roger Lacouriere. About the Publication: Le Chevre

Category

1940s Cubist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

work, published under the direction of Robert-J. Godet and completed printing on the presses of E

Category

1940s Cubist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

examples de tete, is one of the VI illustrations printed in intaglio on the presses of Roger Lacouriere

Category

1940s Cubist Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Lithograph

Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions
Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions

Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions

By Dorothy Dolph Jensen

Located in New York, NY

the only woman artist in Seattle making intaglio prints on her own press.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Linocut

Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions
Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions

Dorothy Dolph Jensen, Fossil Inclusions

By Dorothy Dolph Jensen

Located in New York, NY

30s she was the only woman artist in Seattle making intaglio prints on her own press.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Linocut

Recent Sales

Sufflo
Sufflo

Donald TeskeySufflo, 2017

Unavailable

H 44.49 in W 51.19 in D 0.04 in

Sufflo

By Donald Teskey

Located in Dublin, IE

been making prints with Stoney Road Press since 2009, using carborundum and intaglio techniques in both

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

History Keeper

John FitzsimonsHistory Keeper, 2018

Unavailable

H 20.48 in W 24.81 in D 0.08 in

History Keeper

By John Fitzsimons

Located in Dublin, IE

, John has been working for Stoney Road Press in Dublin, Ireland editioning the works of the visiting

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Fondamenta Nuova Venezia

Donald TeskeyFondamenta Nuova Venezia, 2011

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 30.71 in D 0.04 in

Fondamenta Nuova Venezia

By Donald Teskey

Located in Dublin, IE

Road Press since 2009, using carborundum and intaglio techniques in both large and smaller scale prints

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia

Donald TeskeySs. Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia, 2011

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 30.71 in D 0.04 in

Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia

By Donald Teskey

Located in Dublin, IE

Road Press since 2009, using carborundum and intaglio techniques in both large and smaller scale prints

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Venezia

Donald TeskeyVenezia, 2011

Unavailable

H 21.66 in W 26.38 in D 0.04 in

Venezia

By Donald Teskey

Located in Dublin, IE

Road Press since 2009, using carborundum and intaglio techniques in both large and smaller scale prints

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Kan iv

Richard GormanKan iv, 2015

Unavailable

H 20.08 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in

Kan iv

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

collaborating with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

KAN A

Richard GormanKAN A, 2015

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 43.31 in D 0.08 in

KAN A

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he has

Category

2010s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

KAN B

Richard GormanKAN B, 2015

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 43.31 in D 0.2 in

KAN B

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he has

Category

2010s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

KAN III

Richard GormanKAN III, 2015

Unavailable

H 20.08 in W 14.97 in D 0.2 in

KAN III

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he has

Category

2010s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

KAN C

Richard GormanKAN C, 2015

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 43.31 in D 0.08 in

KAN C

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he has

Category

2010s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

KAN II

Richard GormanKAN II, 2015

Unavailable

H 20.08 in W 14.97 in D 0.08 in

KAN II

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works. Recently, he has

Category

2010s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Consecutive Dementia

Monica LundyConsecutive Dementia, 2016

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.2 in

Consecutive Dementia

By Monica Lundy

Located in Dublin, IE

. In 2016 Monica Lundy collaborated with Stoney Road Press to produce new carborundum and gesso prints

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Acute Melancholia

Monica LundyAcute Melancholia, 2016

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.2 in

Acute Melancholia

By Monica Lundy

Located in Dublin, IE

. In 2016 Monica Lundy collaborated with Stoney Road Press to produce new carborundum and gesso prints

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Ben Gower / Ben Breen

Joe WilsonBen Gower / Ben Breen, 2015

Unavailable

H 21.26 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in

Ben Gower / Ben Breen

By Joe Wilson

Located in Dublin, IE

Mountains" published in 2014 by Occasional Press, in collaboration with Ballynahinch Castle. I hope

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Dark Wave

Richard GormanDark Wave, 2003

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in

Dark Wave

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

, Milan and Tokyo. Gorman first began collaborating with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Sour

Richard GormanSour, 2003

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in

Sour

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

, Milan and Tokyo. Gorman first began collaborating with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Big Red

Richard GormanBig Red, 2005

Unavailable

H 59.85 in W 42.13 in D 0.04 in

Big Red

By Richard Gorman

Located in Dublin, IE

began collaborating with Stoney Road Press in 2003, producing a series of woodblock prints and 3D works

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

Glencoaghan Valley

Joe WilsonGlencoaghan Valley, 2015

Sold

H 21.26 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in

Glencoaghan Valley

By Joe Wilson

Located in Dublin, IE

Mountains" published in 2014 by Occasional Press, in collaboration with Ballynahinch Castle. I hope

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Intaglio Press

Materials

Intaglio

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Used Intaglio Press For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the used intaglio press you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find abstract examples as well as a contemporary version. If you’re looking for a used intaglio press from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right used intaglio press for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, white and brown. There have been many interesting used intaglio press examples over the years, but those made by Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Linda Whittemore, Dieter Roth, John Schiff and Dale Chihuly are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. 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 paper, intaglio and etching can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Used Intaglio Press?

A used intaglio press can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,651, while the lowest priced sells for $59 and the highest can go for as much as $350,000.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper 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.