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

Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Landscape - Original Etching 1949 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 28 x 38 cm

Category

1940s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Man- Original Etching 1951 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 34.8 x 25 cm

Category

1950s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Nude - Original Etching 1947 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 55.6 x 39.5 cm

Category

1940s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Woman - Original Etching Circa 1949 Signed in pencil and numbered Dimensions : 34.8 x 25 cm

Category

1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Shy Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned
Shy Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned

Shy Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Shy Nude Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered on 225 copies On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Penelope from Ulysses 1988
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Penelope from Ulysses 1988

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Penelope from Ulysses 1988

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Penelope Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (RM) in pencil

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Music Portfolio: Ulysses Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Trieste from Ulysses 1988
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Trieste from Ulysses 1988

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Trieste from Ulysses 1988

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Trieste - Zurich - Paris Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lizards - Original handsigned etching / 90ex
Lizards - Original handsigned etching / 90ex

Lizards - Original handsigned etching / 90ex

By Mikio Watanabe

Located in Paris, IDF

Mikio WATANABE (1954-) Lizards , 2003 Original etching (Mezzotint) Signed and dated in pencil Numbered / 90 ex On vellum 57 x 35 cm (c. 22.4 x 13.7 inch) Excellent condition

Category

Early 2000s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Etching

James Coignard, Original Caroborund Etching, Signed Numbered 14/60
James Coignard, Original Caroborund Etching, Signed Numbered 14/60

James Coignard, Original Caroborund Etching, Signed Numbered 14/60

Located in New York, NY

James Coignard. Caroborund etching (without title), signed numbered 14/60. Measures: 55 x 44 cm James Coignard, painter, ceramist, sculptor and etcher, was born in Tours, France on ...

Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Navajo Canyon Cliffs
Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Navajo Canyon Cliffs

Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Navajo Canyon Cliffs

By Gene Kloss

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Etching and drypoint on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Title: Navajo Canyon Cliffs. Unframed and un-matted. Kloss #563 Pencil titled lower left. Pencil signed lo...

Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Charles Capps Original Pencil Signed Etching, 1954, "Sunlit Towers"
Charles Capps Original Pencil Signed Etching, 1954, "Sunlit Towers"

Charles Capps Original Pencil Signed Etching, 1954, "Sunlit Towers"

Located in Phoenix, AZ

A wonderful regionalist etching and aquatint by Charles Capps (1898-1981) Titled "Sunlit Towers," depicts the Kansas grain elevators. A Prairie Printmaker print created 1954. Edition...

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper

Rowland Langmaid Signed Original Drypoint Etching of St Paul's Cathedral
Rowland Langmaid Signed Original Drypoint Etching of St Paul's Cathedral

Rowland Langmaid Signed Original Drypoint Etching of St Paul's Cathedral

Located in Nottingham, GB

Paul's from the South Side), Original Drypoint by Lt. Rowland Langmaid, R.N.', corroborating the title and the artist's naval rank.

Category

Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Abstract Etching Titled & Signed in Pencil Mid-Century Modern
Original Abstract Etching Titled & Signed in Pencil Mid-Century Modern

Original Abstract Etching Titled & Signed in Pencil Mid-Century Modern

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an original abstract etching titled and signed in pencil, Attributed to the renowned Filipino printmaker Manuel Rodriguez Sr.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Original Sailing Boat Etching, Signed Nautical Wall Art, 1900
Antique Original Sailing Boat Etching, Signed Nautical Wall Art, 1900

Antique Original Sailing Boat Etching, Signed Nautical Wall Art, 1900

Located in Sakskøbing, DK

This original antique etching by Danish artist Carl Locher, signed and dated 1900, shows a group of fishermen sailing through rough seas under a dramatic sky.

Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Rustic Prints

Materials

Paper

Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 K / Michler & Lopsinger 305 Salvador Dali Salvador Dali was born a...

Category

1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Signed Kenneth Steel Drypoint Etching Made in England
Original Signed Kenneth Steel Drypoint Etching Made in England

Original Signed Kenneth Steel Drypoint Etching Made in England

Located in West Hartford, CT

Signed drypoint, line engraving by Kenneth Steel signed at bottom in pencil. Tilted "ELY". Medium is line engraving or drypoint on paper. Dark and foreboding.   

Category

Early 20th Century English Drawings

Materials

Paper

Bible: Noah's coat, 1939 - Original Etching
Bible: Noah's coat, 1939 - Original Etching

Bible: Noah's coat, 1939 - Original Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Noah's coat (Le manteau de Noé), 1939 Original etching Not signed On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) INFORMATION: Published by ...

Category

1930s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Sobakevitch's House - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #32
Sobakevitch's House - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #32

Sobakevitch's House - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #32

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Sobakevitch's House, 1948 Original etching Signed in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 28 x 37.5 cm (c. 11 x 14.6 in) ...

Category

1940s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Pierre-Marie Brisson Original Carborundum Etching – Signed & Numbered Limited Ed
Pierre-Marie Brisson Original Carborundum Etching – Signed & Numbered Limited Ed

Pierre-Marie Brisson Original Carborundum Etching – Signed & Numbered Limited Ed

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Elevate your collection with this exquisite original work by world-renowned French contemporary artist Pierre-Marie Brisson.

Category

20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Parchment Paper

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Man- Original Etching 1949 Signed in the plate Dimensions : 44.5 x 32.5 cm

Category

1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Cubist Cavern - Original Etching 1949 Signed in pencil Dimensions : 12.5 x 16 cm

Category

1940s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned
Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned

Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Nude with Doves, 1975 Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered on 225 copies On vellum 45 x 32 cm (c. 17.7 x 15.5 inches) Excellent condition

Category

1970s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Etching by Rolf Escher "Forgotten Window  " dated, signed, 1977
Original Etching by Rolf Escher "Forgotten Window  " dated, signed, 1977

Original Etching by Rolf Escher "Forgotten Window " dated, signed, 1977

Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine

Forgotten Window - Realisme - Still life Original Etching of the well known Artist Rolf Escher dated, signed, 1977 dated, signed, printed on cream coloured, handmade paper Print dim...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Arts and Crafts Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Seated Calm Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned
Seated Calm Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned

Seated Calm Nude - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Seated Calm Nude Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered on 225 copies On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

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

Original etching, hand-signed in pencil by the artist ; also signed in the plate at the bottom left corner of the image.

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"
Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"

Charles Capps Pencil Signed Original Etching, 1947, "Into the Hills"

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Charles capps etching and aquatint. Unframed, Archivally matted in a 16 x 20 two ply. Titled: "Into the Hills." pencil signed lower right. A Prairie Printmaker print. Edition 100. I...

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper

The Charlatan - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #165
The Charlatan - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #165

The Charlatan - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #165

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Charlatan, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Heron - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #167
The Heron - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #167

The Heron - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #167

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Heron, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES : ...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Woman with Shells - Original Etching, Handsigned
Woman with Shells - Original Etching, Handsigned

Woman with Shells - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Woman with Shells Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered /225 On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

The Milkmaid- Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #169
The Milkmaid- Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #169

The Milkmaid- Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #169

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Milkmaid (The Milkmaid and the Milk Jug), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 c...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Cat Hunting - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #125
Cat Hunting - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #125

Cat Hunting - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #125

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : Cat Hunting (The Eagle, the Wild Boar, and the Cat), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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,...

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed
Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed

Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed

Located in Middletown, NY

This copy includes 10 original etchings, signed in pencil by James J. Tissot (1836 – 1902) and a second state of each etching, with page number and red ink stamp printed on holland p...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Original Signed and Numbered Etching of Cream Ridge, New Jersey
Original Signed and Numbered Etching of Cream Ridge, New Jersey

Original Signed and Numbered Etching of Cream Ridge, New Jersey

By Chris Maria

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This amazing etching of a covered bridge in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It is in upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. This is a big farmland area. This is signed by t...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Bathers" by John E. Costigan, Original Limited Edition Signed Etching
"Bathers" by John E. Costigan, Original Limited Edition Signed Etching

"Bathers" by John E. Costigan, Original Limited Edition Signed Etching

By John Edward Costigan

Located in New York, NY

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching
Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching

Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching

By Jacques Boullaire

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893-1976) Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman (Miriama) Original etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28.5 x 38 cm (c. 11 x 15 in) INFORMATION: This etching i...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Al Kaufman Framed Original Signed & Numbered Etching with COA 75/300
Al Kaufman Framed Original Signed & Numbered Etching with COA 75/300

Al Kaufman Framed Original Signed & Numbered Etching with COA 75/300

Located in San Diego, CA

Original 1970's etching by Listed artist Al Kaufman , framed in glass and oak with COA signed an numbered Sandalwood title.

Category

20th Century American American Classical Prints

Materials

Glass, Oak, Paper

Impressionism : House in the Woods - Original etching
Impressionism : House in the Woods - Original etching

Impressionism : House in the Woods - Original etching

By Henri Le Sidaner

Located in Paris, IDF

Henri LE SIDANER (1862-1939) House in the Woods, 1928 Original drypoint etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28 x 20.5 cm Very good condition, minor flaws at the edges of the page

Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Bather - Original Handsigned Etching - 50 copies - 1911
Bather - Original Handsigned Etching - 50 copies - 1911

Bather - Original Handsigned Etching - 50 copies - 1911

By Louis Legrand

Located in Paris, IDF

Louis LEGRAND (1863-1951) Bather, 1911 Original drypoint etching Pencil signed bottom right (also plate signed on the right) Numbered 38/50 Bearing G Pellet editor stamp On vellum ...

Category

1910s Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168
The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168

The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Elegant girl, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFEREN...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173
The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173

The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Two Roosters, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFEREN...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192
The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192

The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Two Goats, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193
The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193

The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Sick Deer, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184
The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184

The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Lioness's Funeral, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) RE...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Nude Combing Her Hair - Original Etching, Handsigned
Nude Combing Her Hair - Original Etching, Handsigned

Nude Combing Her Hair - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Nude Combing Her Hair Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered on 225 copies On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Spring : Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned
Spring : Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned

Spring : Nude with Doves - Original Etching, Handsigned

By Jean-Baptiste Valadie

Located in Paris, IDF

Jean Baptiste VALADIE Spring : Nude with Doves Original Etching Signed in pencil Numbered on 225 copies On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189
Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189

Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : Sailors, Net Fishing (The Fish and the Shepherd Playing the Flute), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK ...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170
The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170

The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Funeral Procession (The Priest and the Dead Man), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 3...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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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.