"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper This print, sometimes titled "Chidori No Tamagawa" "Plovers at Tamagawa", is from the series Mu Tamagawa (...
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Mu-Tamagawa
Located in Middletown, NY
Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on laid Japon paper, 16 x 10 inches (406 x 253 mm), ōban tate-e, full margins. Scattered handling wear and toning, other...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
"Enshoku Sanju-roku Kasen" (Thirty-six Enchanting Flowers) Woodblock on paper
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
"Enshoku Sanju-roku Kasen" (Thirty-six Enchanting Flowers) Woodblock on paper Elegant woodblock print by Toyohara Kunuchika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Three women are in talking with ea...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
$163
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Eight Scenic Spots along Sumida - Lithograph after Hiroshige - Mid 20th century
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Eight Scenic Spots along Sumida River is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by the great Japanese artist Utagawa Hi...
Lithograph
$233
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Boatmen-Eight Scenic Spots Along Sumida River After U. Hiroshige-20th Century
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Boatmen - Eight Scenic Spots Along Sumida River is a modern print realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by the great Japanese artist Ut...
Lithograph
$650
H 19.5 in W 15 in D 0.25 in
Wood Cut on Rice Paper "The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)" by Gekko Ogata
Located in Soquel, CA
Wood Cut on Rice Paper "The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi)" by Gekko Ogata Woodcut is a striking 1892 woodblock print by Meiji-era master Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859–1920). It references T...
Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
$150
H 10 in W 15 in
"Cormorant and Egret" Japanese Woodblock Print of Birds in Water & Nature Poem
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro the First (Japanese, 1753 - 1806) Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō (Japanese, 1750 - 1797) Page Size: 10 x 15 in. Frame Size: 16 x 22 in. An Edo Period color woo...
Paper, Woodcut
Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa, 菊川英山
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Woodblock Print by Eizan Kikugawa,???? (1787~1867) ABOUT THE ARTIST A native of Edo, Eizan Kikugawa was born as Toshinobu Omiya in 1787. He began his artistic career s...
Paper
20th Century Japanese Woodblock - Warriors
Located in Corsham, GB
A dynamic Japanese woodblock print depicting two warriors in conflict. Inscribed with characters. Presented in a wooden frame and double window mount. On paper.
Woodcut
Biensennyo-ko Japanese Woodblock Print
By Keisai Eisen
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese Woodblock print of a Biensennyo-ko a powder face women. Behind the women is a framed cityscape. The print is possibly from the series "Eight Favorite Things in the Modern Wo...
Woodcut
$850
H 14.63 in W 10 in
Above: Tokyo kaika meisho (Famous Sites of Civilized Tokyo)
By Kawanabe Kyosai
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Above: Tokyo kaika meisho (Famous Sites of Civilized Tokyo): Kaianji Below: Samezu Myojin koji (Ancient Event Involving Samezu Myojin) Color woodcut, 1875...
Woodcut
$485
H 9 in W 13.75 in
'View of Shimada', 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 crossing the Suruga bank of the Ōi River, circa 1850. Signed in Kanji lower left, "Hiroshige Ga"...
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
$139Sale Price|40% Off
H 15.16 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Boats - Original Lithograph After Hiroshige- Mid 20th Century
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Boats is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1857 and from the series "Meisho Edo H...
Lithograph
$615Sale Price|40% Off
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Toyohiro - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga (New year festivities) is an original modern artwork realized by Utagawa Toyohiro in the Early 19th Century. Woodcut Print Oban Format New year festivities, two elegant la...
Paper, Woodcut
$485
H 9 in W 13.75 in
'View of Futakawa', 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 Sarugababa (Monkey Plateau) rest stop at Futakawa, circa 1850. Signed in Kanji lower right, "Hiroshige...
Sumi Ink, Washi Paper
$1,980
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in
Kitagawa Shikimaro -- Courtesan Tachibana of Tsuruya
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Kitagawa Shikimaro Courtesan Tachibana of Tsuruya, 1810 Woodblock print Oban size
Woodcut
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.25 in W 15.25 in D 1 in
No. 45, View of Akasaka from "Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo" Woodblock
Located in Soquel, CA
No. 45, View of Akasaka from "Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo" Woodblock Whimsical woodblock print by Utagawa Hirokage (Japanese, active 1855–1865). Four people are sitting on...
Rice Paper, Woodcut
$233
H 7.09 in W 4.53 in D 0.4 in
Shiga City - Original Woodcut Print - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Shiga City is an original artwork realized by Unknown Artist, in the early 20th Century. Beautiful woodcut print on cardboard. This artwork represents three different representatio...
Paper, Woodcut
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 38 in D 0.25 in
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Soquel, CA
"House Cleaning in Preparation for the New Year" - Japanese Woodblock on Paper House cleaning scene by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). This print was originally published ar...
Rice Paper, Woodcut
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji
Located in Soquel, CA
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji Vibrant three-panel woodblock print by Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1773–1828). Court ladies look on as a grou...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$5,400
H 6.75 in W 10.25 in
Seishi Ai-oi Genji – Set of 12 Shunga works together w/astrological commentary
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Middletown, NY
Set of 12 woodblock prints in colors on handmade, laid mulberry paper, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (170 x 258 mm), printed in Ka-ei 4 (1851). Each print with minor handling wear, otherwis...
Ink, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
$2,175
H 20.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
Japanese Edo 19th Century Signed Utagawa Kuniyoshi Diptych Woodblock Print
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Edo period diptych woodblock print from the early to mid 19th century, signed by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Immerse yourself in the Japanese Edo period artistry with this...
Glass, Paint, Paper
$3,263
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century. Oban yokoe. Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko" (...
Paper, Woodcut
$2,913
H 14.97 in W 20.48 in D 0.08 in
Lisa- Limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sensual woman, Contemporary
By Ian Sanderson
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Lisa - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 10 Morning light in Bordeaux, France. This image was captured on film in 1989. The negative was scanned creating a...
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
$380
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
She - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'She' part of the series 'A Girl Called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate....
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$380
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Nothing to hide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Nothing to Hide' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label and c...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$792
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Shunga, Love Plays - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada II 2
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga, Love plays is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Good print with gold. Backed, restored wormholes and missing oarts, glued at upper ...
Woodcut
$700Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.5 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延, 1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延). Colorful and expressive court scene. Two actors...
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
$700
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Thursday's Child - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Thursday's Child' part of the series 'A Girl called N.' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and certificate....
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$10,023
H 20.01 in W 23.63 in
67 Shooting Back #GDN224 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Bondage, Japan, Photography
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 67 Shooting Back #GDN224, 2007 RP Direct print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only – Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-ba...
Color
$675
H 21.5 in W 16.5 in D 0.5 in
Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
By Utagawa Yoshiiku
Located in Soquel, CA
Courtesan at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper Full color woodcut print of two women in elaborate gowns by Utagawa Yoshiiku (Ochiai Yoshiiku) (Japane...
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Pilgrimage to Enoshima
Located in Middletown, NY
Tokyo: Matsuki Heikichi, 1893 Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, full margi...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut
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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