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Saint Jerome, Old Masters Engraving by Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer
Saint Jerome, Old Masters Engraving by Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer

Charles Amand DurandSaint Jerome, Old Masters Engraving by Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer, 1873

$2,400

Saint Jerome, Old Masters Engraving by Amand-Durand after Albrecht Durer

By Charles Amand Durand

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Albrecht Dürer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) Title: Saint Jerome Year: 1873 Medium: Heliogravure Size: 9 x 7.25 in. (22.86 x 18.42 cm) Published in "Eaux-Fort...

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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Dutch Flemish Engraving Cellar Scene Man and Barrels Art
Dutch Flemish Engraving Cellar Scene Man and Barrels Art

Dutch Flemish Engraving Cellar Scene Man and Barrels Art

$550

Dutch Flemish Engraving Cellar Scene Man and Barrels Art

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Framed 17th Century Style Old Master Engraving: Cellar Scene with Man and Barrels Dutch/Flemish

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Vintage 1980s Paintings and Screens

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Wood

18Th Century Botanical Engraving
18Th Century Botanical Engraving

Johann Wilhelm Weinmann18Th Century Botanical Engraving, 1740

$1,950

18Th Century Botanical Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Rare Botanical Hand Colored Engraving about 1737-1745 Beautifully framed French hand painted mat

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

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Old Master Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact old master engraving you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Making the right choice when shopping for an old master engraving may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right old master engraving for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and blue. An old master engraving from Albrecht Dürer, Kind of Cyan, Wenceslaus Hollar, Rembrandt van Rijn and Charles Amand Durand — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in engraving, etching and metal — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is an Old Master Engraving?

An old master engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,552, while the lowest priced sells for $135 and the highest can go for as much as $115,000.

A Close Look at Old-masters Art

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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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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Questions About Old Master Engraving
  • What is considered an old master painting?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
  • Which artists are considered old masters?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • Who were the greatest Old Masters in the history of art?
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    1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.

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