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Rome and Cadaqués, Original Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1972
Rome and Cadaqués, Original Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1972

Rome and Cadaqués, Original Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1972

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Rome and Cadaqués Etching from 1972. Edition of 117/275. Dimensions of work: 57 x 76 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Éditions Graphiques Internationales,...

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Kloss Pencil Signed Original Etching - “The Old Bridge”
Kloss Pencil Signed Original Etching - “The Old Bridge”

Kloss Pencil Signed Original Etching - “The Old Bridge”

By Gene Kloss

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Etching on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Title: “The Old Bridge.” Pencil signed lower right and in excellent condition. Image measures: 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. ...

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Early 20th Century Landscape Prints

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Paper, Etching

Vieux Faust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealism, 1969, Signed
Vieux Faust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealism, 1969, Signed

Vieux Faust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealism, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Vieux Faust (Old Faust) Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 4/95. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Ar...

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1960s Surrealist More Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Women Wiping Themselves -  Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E8)
Women Wiping Themselves -  Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E8)

Women Wiping Themselves - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E8)

By Suzanne Valadon

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Women Wiping Themselves, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this e...

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1930s Academic Nude Prints

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Etching

Mother and Son - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E15)
Mother and Son - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E15)

Mother and Son - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E15)

By Suzanne Valadon

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Mother and Son, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this etching is...

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1930s Academic Nude Prints

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Etching

Lying Naked Woman - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E11)
Lying Naked Woman - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E11)

Lying Naked Woman - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E11)

By Suzanne Valadon

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Lying Naked Woman, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this etching...

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1930s Academic Nude Prints

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Etching

Grandmother and Child - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E14)
Grandmother and Child - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E14)

Grandmother and Child - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E14)

By Suzanne Valadon

Located in Paris, IDF

Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Grandmother and Child, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this etc...

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1930s Academic Nude Prints

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Etching

Astres et Désastres, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Astres et Désastres, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Astres et Désastres, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Astres et désastres Etching from 1969. The edition 15 of 99. Dimensions of work: 52 x 67 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent condition.

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Etching

Devidoirs, Planche IV, Original Etching, Modern, 1972, Signed

Devidoirs, Planche IV, Original Etching, Modern, 1972, Signed

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Devidoirs, Planche IV Etching from 1972. The edition X/X on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 76 x 56 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent condit...

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Life at the Royal Court - Original etching, Signed
Life at the Royal Court - Original etching, Signed

Life at the Royal Court - Original etching, Signed

By Jacques RIGAUD

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques Rigaud (c. 1671/91-1754) Life at the Royal Court Original etching Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 56.5 cm (14.9 x 22.2 inch) INFORMATION : Published by the Chalco...

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18th Century Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Etching

À Deux Mains, Original Etching, Modern, 1997, Signed
À Deux Mains, Original Etching, Modern, 1997, Signed

À Deux Mains, Original Etching, Modern, 1997, Signed

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - À deux mains Etching from 1997. Pour Raymond, cordialement. Dimensions of work: 76.5 x 60 cm. Hand signed. Referece: Alechinsky. 50 ans d'Imprimerie""...

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"Devil Dog Road" Original Southern American Etching, Signed
"Devil Dog Road" Original Southern American Etching, Signed

"Devil Dog Road" Original Southern American Etching, Signed

By Dale Rayburn

Located in Soquel, CA

"Devil Dog Road" Original Southern American Etching, Signed Colorful etching of a dirt road leading through the countryside by American artist Dale Rayburn (b. 1942.)

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

Sans Titre, Original Drypoint Etching, Modern, 1975, Signed

Sans Titre, Original Drypoint Etching, Modern, 1975, Signed

By Hans Bellmer

Located in OPOLE, PL

Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) - Sans titre Drypoint etching from 1975. Edition of 49/99 on Lana paper. Dimensions of work: 50.5 x 32 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Éditions Borderie, Pa...

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Woman with Snail, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed
Woman with Snail, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed

Woman with Snail, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme à l'escargot (Woman with Snail) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secrets d’A...

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Woman with Guitar, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed
Woman with Guitar, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed

Woman with Guitar, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1967, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme à la guitare (Woman with Guitar) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secrets d’A...

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Woman with Crutch, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Woman with Crutch, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Woman with Crutch, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme à le béquille (Woman with Crutch) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Venus aux Four...

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Femme à Cheval, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Femme à Cheval, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Femme à Cheval, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme à cheval (Woman on Horseback) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Venus aux Fourrure...

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Three African Women, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Three African Women, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Three African Women, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Les Négresses (Three African Women) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Venus aux Fourrure...

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Leaf Woman, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Leaf Woman, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Leaf Woman, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme-feuille (Leaf Woman) Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Venus aux Fourrures.

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Sainte Lucie, Original Etching and Watercolor, 1974, Signed
Sainte Lucie, Original Etching and Watercolor, 1974, Signed

Sainte Lucie, Original Etching and Watercolor, 1974, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Sainte Lucie Etching and watercolour from 1974. The edition 219/450. Dimensions of work: 90 x 63.5 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Field, 73-3; Michler, ...

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1970s Modern More Prints

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Watercolor, Etching

Terpsichore, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1971, Framed, Signed
Terpsichore, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1971, Framed, Signed

Terpsichore, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1971, Framed, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Terpsichore Hand-coloured drypoint etching from 1971. The edition 81/145 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 65 x 51 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Les...

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Drypoint, Etching

Whips Alley, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Framed, Signed

Whips Alley, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Framed, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Allée des Verges (Whips Alley) Etching from 1969. 125/145 on Japan paper. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Graphik Europa Anst...

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Urashima Taro, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1974, Signed
Urashima Taro, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1974, Signed

Urashima Taro, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1974, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Urashima Taro Drypoint etching with stencil from 1974. The edition of XVII/LXXV on Richard de Bas paper. Dimensions of work: 66 x 52 cm. Hand signed. ...

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Femme au Cochon, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
Femme au Cochon, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Femme au Cochon, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Femme au cochon (Woman with Pig) Original drypoint etching with roulette and hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Faust.

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Bust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed
The Bust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

The Bust, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Le Buste (The Bust) Original drypoint etching with roulette and hand-applied watercolor on Japanese paper, from the deluxe edition of Faust.

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Drypoint, Etching

Henry Moore, "Reclining Figure, " original etching, hand signed
Henry Moore, "Reclining Figure, " original etching, hand signed

Henry Moore, "Reclining Figure, " original etching, hand signed

By Henry Moore

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Henry Moore Reclining Figure Original etching in sepia, hand signed 1979 Image size: 12 5/8 x 15 7/8 inches Framed Dimensions: 25 x 25 inches Numbered 32/50 from the edition of 50 on...

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1970s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

The Drawers, Original Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed
The Drawers, Original Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed

The Drawers, Original Etching with Watercolor, 1967, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Les Tiroirs (The Drawers) Etching from 1967. Original drypoint etching with hand-applied watercolor on Japon paper, from the deluxe edition of Poèmes Secr...

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1960s Surrealist More Prints

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Watercolor, Etching

Slippers - Original Etching on Paper signed "Kokotovic" - 1973

Slippers - Original Etching on Paper signed "Kokotovic" - 1973

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching on Fabriano paper. Hand-signed, numbered, dated and titled on the lower margin in pencil: 62/75 All around me Kokotovic 73.

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Royal Garden - Original etching and stencil, Signed
The Royal Garden - Original etching and stencil, Signed

The Royal Garden - Original etching and stencil, Signed

By Jacques RIGAUD

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques Rigaud (c. 1671/91-1754) The Royal Garden Original etching enhanced with stencil Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 35 x 66 cm (13.7 x 25.9 inch) Very good condition, mi...

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18th Century Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Stencil

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism III - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism III - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism III - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey III - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudo...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism IV - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism IV - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism IV - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey IV - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudon...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism V - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism V - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism V - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey V - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudony...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VI - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VI - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VI - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey VI - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudon...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VII - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VII - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism VII - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey VII - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudo...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism II - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism II - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism II - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey I - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudony...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism I - Signed Original Etching
Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism I - Signed Original Etching

Fred Deux - Grey Surrealism I - Signed Original Etching

By Fred Deux

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Fred Deux - Grey I - Signed Original Etching Signed and Numbered Edition of 100 Dimensions: 24 x 14 cm Fred Deux Fred Deux, illustrator, oral poet, writer, and, under the pseudony...

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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Versailles : The Fountains of Apollo - Original etching, Signed
Versailles : The Fountains of Apollo - Original etching, Signed

Versailles : The Fountains of Apollo - Original etching, Signed

By Jacques RIGAUD

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques Rigaud (c. 1671/91-1754) Versailles : The Fountains of Apollo Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 56.5 cm (14.9 x 22.2 inch) INFORMATION ...

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18th Century Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Leonor Fini - Cats Trio - Original Hand-Signed Etching
Leonor Fini - Cats Trio - Original Hand-Signed Etching

Leonor Fini - Cats Trio - Original Hand-Signed Etching

By Leonor Fini

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Leonor Fini - Cats - Original Engraving Mme.Helvetius' Cats Original etching created in 1985 Hand-Signed Conditions: excellent Edition: 71/100 Support: Arches paper.

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1980s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Frocin, the Evil Dwarf, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Frocin, the Evil Dwarf, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Frocin, the Evil Dwarf Etching from 1969. Dimensions of work: 45 x 33 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pamela Verlag, New York. Reference: R. Michler, L....

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The Three False Barons, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

The Three False Barons, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Three False Barons Etching from 1969. Dimensions of work: 45 x 33 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pamela Verlag, New York. Reference: R. Michler, L....

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Tristram and the Dragon, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Tristram and the Dragon, Original Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Tristram and the Dragon Etching from 1969. Dimensions of work: 45 x 33 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pamela Verlag, New York. Reference: R. Michler, L...

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Portrait of la Fontaine, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Signed
Portrait of la Fontaine, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Signed

Portrait of la Fontaine, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Portrait of la Fontaine Etching from 1974. The edition of III/CXX on Richard de Bas paper. Dimensions of work: 76 x 56 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Éd...

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The Lion’s Court, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Framed, Signed
The Lion’s Court, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Framed, Signed

The Lion’s Court, Original Etching, Modern, 1974, Framed, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La Cour du Lion (The Lion’s Court) Etching from 1974. The edition of III/CXX on Richard de Bas paper. Dimensions of work: 76 x 56 cm. Hand signed. Pu...

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Astres et désastres IV, Original Etching, Modern, 1969, Signed
Astres et désastres IV, Original Etching, Modern, 1969, Signed

Astres et désastres IV, Original Etching, Modern, 1969, Signed

By Pierre Alechinsky

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pierre Alechinsky (1927) - Astres et désastres IV Etching from 1969. The edition of 61/99 on Richard de Bas paper. Dimensions of work: 52 x 67 cm. Hand signed. Reference: Rivièr...

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Knight and Death, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

Knight and Death, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1969, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Knight and Death Drypoint etching with roulette from 1969. The edition 4/95. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Pierre Argillet,...

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Drypoint, Etching

The Black Knight, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1975, Signed

The Black Knight, Original Drypoint Etching, Surrealist, 1975, Signed

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - The Black Knight Drypoint etching from 1975. The edition of 89/249. Dimensions of sheet: 18.9 x 13.8 in (48 x 35 cm) Dimensions in frame: 24.4 x 20.5 ...

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Original Signed Etchings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of original signed etchings for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Surrealist, Modern and Abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the original signed etchings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, brown, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Salvador Dalí, Fred Deux, John Costigan, Pablo Picasso and Leon Danchin are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, engraving and aquatint.

How Much are Original Signed Etchings?

Original signed etchings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,478, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $30,000.

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.)

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Questions About Original Signed Etchings

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024
    An original etching is a print produced during the first production run of a print series. After making an etching plate, an artist will create a limited number of etchings. Collectively, these prints are the original etchings. They differ from restrike etchings made years later, sometimes after the death of the artist. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of etchings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    To tell if an etching is original, first gently run your hand along its surface. An original etching will usually have a slight indentation in the image area left behind by the pressure applied by the plate during the printing process. Next, grab a magnifying glass and view the image up close. On an original, you won't see small dots making up the picture, but many reproductions do display dots due to their printing methods. Finally, look at the signature. Most original etchings will be hand-signed. If the signature is printed on your piece, it may be a reproduction. Consult a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer for an expert opinion on your print. Find a wide variety of etchings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
    Yes, some original etchings are worth something. Original signed prints by Old Masters like Rembrandt and Albrecht Dürer are particularly valuable, as are those made by modern artists such as Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Martin Lewis and David Hockney. Generally, the artist, age, historical significance, image quality and overall conditions of etchings all contribute to their value. To learn how much your etching may be worth, seek the opinion of a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. Explore a large collection of etchings on 1stDibs.