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Lonely Road:Contemporary Limited Edition Etching

Lonely Road:Contemporary Limited Edition Etching

By Ian Laurie

Located in Brecon, Powys

Signed and numbered (18of 25) etching from this much collected Scottish Artist. Image 7.25 x 5.25 Excellent condition. Matted Ian Laurie was born in 1933 and is a self taught a...

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2010s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Images, suite of 4 etchings.
Images, suite of 4 etchings.

Images, suite of 4 etchings.

By Guillaume Azoulay

Located in San Francisco, CA

This is a suite of of 4 etchings titled "image" c.1980 is by noted Maroccan artist Guillaume Azoulay, born 1949. Each etchings is individually signed, titled and numbered 84/300 in p...

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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching
Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching

Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching

By Maurice de Vlaminck

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching Title: L'Oise à Cergy Reference: Catalogue raisonné Walterskirchen, n°110.

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1920s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Valentine Hugo - Surrealist Woman - Original Etching
Valentine Hugo - Surrealist Woman - Original Etching

Valentine Hugo - Surrealist Woman - Original Etching

By Valentine Hugo

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Valentine Hugo - Surrealist Woman - Original Etching Paris, Le Gerbier, 1946 Edition of 340 French painter and illustrator. Born 1897 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Died 1968 in Paris. valen...

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Lines - Etching by Giulia Napoleone - 1974 ca

Lines - Etching by Giulia Napoleone - 1974 ca

Located in Roma, IT

Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 125 pieces of which 100 in Arabic numbers and 25 in Roman numbers.  Very Good condition.

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46
The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46

The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Spy (Prochka), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6 x ...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26
Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26

Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Gathering of Farmers, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61
The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61

The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Contracts Office, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90
Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90

Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Ar the Church, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6 x 11 i...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Frontispice - Etching by Jules Laurens - 1870s

Frontispice - Etching by Jules Laurens - 1870s

By Jules Laurens

Located in Roma, IT

Frontispice is a black and white etching realized by Jules Laurens (1825 –1901) in 1870s. Title above. Image size: 25cmx32cm. Very Good condition. Realized by Cadart for the "Soc...

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1870s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Mummery. 1986. Paper, etching, 48.5x65 cm
Mummery. 1986. Paper, etching, 48.5x65 cm

Mummery. 1986. Paper, etching, 48.5x65 cm

By Malda Muizule

Located in Riga, LV

On the waterfront. Paper, watercolor, 60x80 cm Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued he...

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1980s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Family, Etching by Irving Amen
Family, Etching by Irving Amen

Family, Etching by Irving Amen

By Irving Amen

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Irving Amen, American (1918 - 2011) Title: Family Year: circa 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Image Size: 18 x 13 inches Size: 23 x 17.5 i...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Traffic Accident - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #31
The Traffic Accident - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #31

The Traffic Accident - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #31

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Traffic Accident (Collision on the Way), 1948 Original etching Unsigned Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 28 x 37.5 cm (c. 11...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92
The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92

The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Funeral Procession (The Prosecutor's Funeral), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arche...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Artìllerie - Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1917

Artìllerie - Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1917

By Anselmo Bucci

Located in Roma, IT

From the collection "Croquis du front Italien" - Album II edition. Edition of 100 (45/100). Very good condition.

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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Poisson Rare - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s
Poisson Rare - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

Poisson Rare - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and drypoint on Japan paper. Image dimension 23.5x15 cm. Monogrammed and date in the plate. Hand titled in ink. Work alsoknown as "Sirène Ailée". Enclosed within an eleg...

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1880s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Cyclops - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

Cyclops - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 33 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.3. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in ...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fossils - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

Fossils - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.17. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38
A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38

A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) A Festive Table (A Table Full of Food), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93
A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93

A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) A Rough Nap (Chichikov Lay Down on his Desk), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vel...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76
Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76

Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Two Slavic dancers (Charming Ladies in Every Way), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arche...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Shell - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1970

Shell - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1970

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 40 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.63. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Village - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1970

Village - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1970

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 40 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.62. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Wreck - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

Wreck - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1965

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 20 prints. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.14. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Le Tetras - Etching by E. Fessard - 1771

Le Tetras - Etching by E. Fessard - 1771

Located in Roma, IT

Le Tetras is an etching realized in 1771 by E. Fessard. Signed in plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabin...

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1710s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Selfportrait - Etching and aquatint, Handsigned
Selfportrait - Etching and aquatint, Handsigned

Selfportrait - Etching and aquatint, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ Selfportrait MEDIUM : Etching and aquatint SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 50 copies PAPER : BFK Rives vellum SIZE : 17 x 13" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of t...

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Disparate Claro - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1864

Disparate Claro - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1864

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and aquatint on paper, table 15 from the Series "Los Proverbios". Outstanding proof from the first edition of this famous series, in excellent condition except for a minor b...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Disparate Volante - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1864

Disparate Volante - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1864

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and aquatint on paper, table 5 from the Series "Los Proverbios". Watermark "J.G.O." Outstanding proof from the first edition of this famous series, in excellent condition e...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape  - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape  - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Cubist Landscape - Original Etching Circa 1950 Signed in pencil Jacques Villon (1875 - 1963) Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp on July 31, 1875, in Damville,...

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1950s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Birth of Venus - Original etching - 1951
Birth of Venus - Original etching - 1951

Birth of Venus - Original etching - 1951

By André Derain

Located in Paris, IDF

Andre DERAIN Birth of Venus Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

What a Beauty ! - Original etching - 1951
What a Beauty ! - Original etching - 1951

What a Beauty ! - Original etching - 1951

By André Derain

Located in Paris, IDF

Andre DERAIN What a Beauty ! Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Drunk King - Original etching - 1951
The Drunk King - Original etching - 1951

The Drunk King - Original etching - 1951

By André Derain

Located in Paris, IDF

Andre DERAIN The Drunk King Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Claude Bourdet, Etching by Marc Chagall
Claude Bourdet, Etching by Marc Chagall

Claude Bourdet, Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Claude Bourdet, Medium: Etching on Japon, Image Size: 3.25 x 3 inches, Size: 4.75 x 4 in. (12.07 x 10.16 cm), Provenance: From the collection o...

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Beautiful Elegant Woman - Original etching - 1951
Beautiful Elegant Woman - Original etching - 1951

Beautiful Elegant Woman - Original etching - 1951

By André Derain

Located in Paris, IDF

Andre DERAIN Beautiful Elegant Woman Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Portrait Studies, Etching by Henri Matisse
Portrait Studies, Etching by Henri Matisse

Portrait Studies, Etching by Henri Matisse

By Henri Matisse

Located in Long Island City, NY

Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Portrait Studies, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, Image Size: 13.5 x 8.75 inches, Size: 19.75 x 12.75 in. (50.17 x 32.39 cm), Provenance: From th...

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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Sculpture - Etching by Sante Monachesi - 1970s

Sculpture - Etching by Sante Monachesi - 1970s

By Sante Monachesi

Located in Roma, IT

Sculpture is an etching artwork on paper realized by Sante Monachesi. Hand-signed on the lower right by pencil.Artist proof. it is an artist's proofs edition on the lower left. Ve...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Two Faces, Etching by Henri Matisse
Two Faces, Etching by Henri Matisse

Two Faces, Etching by Henri Matisse

By Henri Matisse

Located in Long Island City, NY

Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Two Faces, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 11 x 13.75 inches, Size: 13 x 19.75 in. (33.02 x 50.17 cm), Provenance: From the ...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Winged Girl - Etching by Normanno Soscia - 1990s

Winged Girl - Etching by Normanno Soscia - 1990s

By Normanno Soscia

Located in Roma, IT

Etching and aquatint on paper realized by Normanno Soscia. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Good condition, except for diffused foxing.

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1990s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Landscape - Etching by Adam Pérelle - 18th Century

Landscape - Etching by Adam Pérelle - 18th Century

By Adam Perelle

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is an etching realized by Adam Pérelle in 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed on Plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.

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18th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Six Nudes, Modern Art Etching by Leonor Fini
Six Nudes, Modern Art Etching by Leonor Fini

Six Nudes, Modern Art Etching by Leonor Fini

By Leonor Fini

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Leonor Fini Title: Six Nudes Year: circa 1970 Medium: Etching, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 110/150 Size: 12 x 15.5 in. (30.48 x 39.37 cm) Frame Size: 22 x 26 inches

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Arco di Costantino - Etching Print - 1850s

Arco di Costantino - Etching Print - 1850s

Located in Roma, IT

Arco di Costantino e Tempio di Venere, Rome is an artwork realized in Mid 19th Century . Black and white etching. Good conditions.

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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Bulldog and Woman - Original  Handsigned Etching
Bulldog and Woman - Original  Handsigned Etching

Bulldog and Woman - Original Handsigned Etching

By Pierre-Yves Trémois

Located in Paris, IDF

Pierre-Yves TREMOIS Bulldog and Woman, 1974 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Justified EA or numbered / 80 On vellum 76 x 56 cm (c.30 x 22 inch) Excellent condition

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1970s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Le Violoniste, Etching by Marc Chagall
Le Violoniste, Etching by Marc Chagall

Le Violoniste, Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Le Violoniste, Year: 1931, Medium: Etching, Edition: 565, Image Size: 8 x 6 inches, Size: 13.25 x 8.75 in. (33.66 x 22.23 cm), Printer: Louis F...

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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Portico d'Ottavia  - Etching Print - 1850s

Portico d'Ottavia - Etching Print - 1850s

Located in Roma, IT

Portico d'Ottavia , Tempio di Giove, Tempio di Giunione, Rome is an artwork realized in Mid 19th Century . Black and white etching. Good conditions.

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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Durham - Etching by William Ridley - 1860s

Durham - Etching by William Ridley - 1860s

Located in Roma, IT

Durham is a black and White etching realized by William Ridley (1764-1838), and printed in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 13x21. Very good impression with wide margi...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Chef - Etching - Mid-20th century
The Chef - Etching - Mid-20th century

The Chef - Etching - Mid-20th century

Located in Roma, IT

Etching on paper. Signed in pencil and numbered 4/19. With accompanying printed certificate by Inchiostri Associati. Monogrammed in pen by Mino Maccari. A lively and humorous color...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Etretat - Etching by Lèon Gaucherel - 1860s

Etretat - Etching by Lèon Gaucherel - 1860s

By Léon Gaucherel

Located in Roma, IT

Etretat is a black and White etching realized by Léon Gaucherel in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower Image Size: 23x31 Very good impression. Realized for the "Société des Aquaforti...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

La Lettre - Etching by Smits - 1860s

La Lettre - Etching by Smits - 1860s

Located in Roma, IT

La Lettre is a black and White etching realized by Smits in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 31x23. Very good impression with wide margins and a very fresh inking. Re...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Caudatario" - Etching by Giuseppe Capparoni - 1827

"Caudatario" - Etching by Giuseppe Capparoni - 1827

By Giuseppe Capparoni

Located in Roma, IT

"Caudatario"  is an Artwork realized in 1827 by the Engraver, Giuseppe Capparoni (Rome 1800- 1879). Etching hand colored on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the right margin.  The a...

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1820s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Le Hocco - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Le Hocco - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

By Jacques Baron

Located in Roma, IT

Le Hocco is an etching realized by Jacques Baron in 1771. It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon". The Artist's signature is engraved lower right. Good conditions w...

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1770s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The church of Fontenay -Etching, Handsigned
The church of Fontenay -Etching, Handsigned

The church of Fontenay -Etching, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ The church of Fontenay MEDIUM : Etching SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 75 copies PAPER : Rives vellum SIZE : 20 x 15" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the edi...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Lily of the valley - Etching, Handsigned
Lily of the valley - Etching, Handsigned

Lily of the valley - Etching, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ Lily of the valley MEDIUM : Etching SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 60 copies PAPER : Rives vellum SIZE : 20 x 13" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the editor &...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Girls with a parrot - Etching, Handsigned
Girls with a parrot - Etching, Handsigned

Girls with a parrot - Etching, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ Girls with a parrot MEDIUM : Etching SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 75 copies PAPER : Rives vellum SIZE : 20 x 15" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the editor ...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

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Modern Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the modern etching you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Modern, Abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a modern etching from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a modern etching to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. Creating a modern etching has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Anselmo Bucci, Giuseppe Malandrino and Mily Possoz are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in etching, engraving and aquatint — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small modern etching measuring 1.78 high and 0.1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 116 across to better suit those in the market for a large modern etching.

How Much is a Modern Etching?

The price for a modern etching in our collection starts at $65 and tops out at $175,000 with the average selling for $615.

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 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.)

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