Jean Cocteau Etching
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints
Etching
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1920s More Art
Paper, Etching
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
1940s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Lithograph
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Nude Prints
Etching
1950s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1950s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
1950s Figurative Prints
Etching
1950s Other Art Style Nude Prints
Etching, Paper
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
1920s Cubist Abstract Prints
Stencil
1920s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Early 20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Lithograph
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Linocut
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
1950s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1920s Cubist Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1920s Cubist Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Etching
1940s Prints and Multiples
Etching
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Linen
1950s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Ceramic, Glaze
1980s Modern Animal Prints
Etching
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A Close Look at modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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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.)
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- What is Jean Cocteau known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jean Cocteau was a man of many talents and was known for his paintings, poetry, screenplays and novels. He also was a director and sometimes an actor. Considered some of his most important works are the poem L'Ange Heurtebise, the novel Les Enfants Terribles, the play Orphée, and the movie La Belle et la Bête. Find an assortment of Cocteau art from the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024What movement Jean Cocteau was a part of is open to debate. The French artist and writer is today thought of as one of the most important figures of French Surrealism. However, he always denied being in any way connected to the movement. As a result, some people simply classify his work as modernism. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Jean Cocteau art.