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LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL IV - Contemporary Abstract - White & Blue
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jessica Gatlin uses the process of letter pressing to create these pieces on paper that have been mounted to a small panel. An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Panel

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL II - Contemporary Abstract - Green & Yellow
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jessica Gatlin uses the process of letter pressing to create these pieces on paper that have been mounted to a small panel. An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive,...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Wood Panel

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL - Contemporary Abstract - Orange, Blue, Green
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jessica Gatlin uses the process of letter pressing to create these pieces on paper that have been mounted to a small panel. An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive,...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Wood Panel

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL V - Geometric Abstraction w/ Earth Tones
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive, partly randomized, modular blocks are arranged and rearranged on the letterpress bed. Colors are placed, shifted, or replac...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL VI - Contemporary Abstract - Pink, Blue, Green
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive, partly randomized, modular blocks are arranged and rearranged on the letterpress bed. Colors are placed, shifted, or replac...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL III - Contemporary Abstract w/ Earth Tones
By Jessica Gatlin
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jessica Gatlin uses the process of letter pressing to create these pieces on paper that have been mounted to a small panel. An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive,...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Wood Panel

Desert Rose: Pressed in Time
Located in MADRID, ES
, inks and refined beeswax. These build the painting. Each of the layers are incredibly fragile and as
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Botanical Composition Cyanotype of Vintage Pressed Flowers, White and Blue
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Emulsion, Other Medium, Photographic Film, Watercolor, Archival Paper, P...

Botanical Composition Cyanotype of Vintage Pressed Flowers, White and Blue
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Pa...

Here Comes the bride, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
By J Coleman Miller
Located in Yardley, PA
, cold-pressed to thick 3/8 inch plexiglas edge polished to a jewel-like finish and mounted on aluminum
Category

2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

Classic Botanical Cyanotype of Vintage Pressed Flowers, Artisan Made, Blue Tones
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Other Medium, Emulsion, Watercolor, Archival Paper, P...

Vintage Pressed Flowers in Blue, Botanical Cyanotype on Paper, Nordic Style
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photographic Pa...

Gingko Leaf Explosion, Pressed Flowers, White and Blue Handmade Botanical Print
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
blue image, with absolutely no ink involved. And since each print is handmade, tones will give gorgeous
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

Materials

Other Medium, Photographic Film, Photogram, Color, C Print, Photographic...

Portrait of Modern Man - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Anger - Multilayer Woodblock in Ink on Paper Bold and saturated woodblock print of a
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Original Set-Breakfast with Cat Series-British Award Artist-Gold, ink on papers
Located in London, GB
viewers to appreciate the beauty within our mundane everyday life through her strokes of ink and brush
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Jewel Toned Abstract Water Color & Ink Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Reds, amethyst, emerald green and yellow water color with ink abstract painting on pressed water
Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Jewel Tone Abstract Water Color & Ink Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Reds, amethyst, emerald green and yellow water color with ink abstract painting on pressed water
Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure being Comforted (Job?) circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below ink and
Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Large Antique Ink Stone Display Set, Chinese, Ornamental Stones, Qing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique ink stone display set. A Chinese, ornamental set of calligraphic stones
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Stone

Torrent VI - embossed, organic, oil ink, abstract, monoprint on archival paper
By Susan Collett
Located in Bloomfield, ON
into stitched copper sheeting using a drypoint needle. Oil-based inks were applied to this surface that
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Monoprint

Lineage Mapping - delicate, copper, oil ink, sketch, monoprint on archival paper
By Susan Collett
Located in Bloomfield, ON
stitched copper sheeting using a drypoint needle. Oil based inks were applied to this surface that was then
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monoprint

Linocut from Lubomir Kellenberger, 1959 Slovakia
Located in Vienna, Austria
an ocher coloured paper with black ink. The edition number is 15 / 100. There is a water stain on
Category

Mid-20th Century Slovak Other Prints

Materials

Paper

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Double
By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE
Located in Seoul, SO
, traditional ink wash painting. The symbol was derived from the collection of small pieces of dust plastic to
Category

2010s South Korean Modern Benches

Materials

Plastic

Taisan Bench designed by Lowlit Collective, Single
By LOWLIT COLLECTIVE
Located in Seoul, SO
takes its inspiration from Korea's mountainous terrain and Sumukhwa, traditional ink wash painting. The
Category

2010s South Korean Modern Benches

Materials

Plastic

Surrealist Hound
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing surrealist painting by Italian artist Nuccio Fontanella (1936-2005). Ink and watercolor on
Category

1980s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Watercolor

Anonymous Self Portrait Collage 4
By Anthony Goicolea
Located in New York, NY
Anonymous Self Portrait Collage 4 2019 Signed and dated on label, verso Ink, graphite, acrylic
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

Original-Golden Summer-Sunlit, UK Awarded Artist, Garden, Rose, Heather, Lilies
Located in London, GB
, ink, charcoal, gouache, acrylic on watercolour paper. Size: 42 x 30 CM (A3 size), 300 gsm heavy cold
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold

Nonconformist Removed by the State. Satyr / Pan Mythology
Located in Miami, FL
pressed Park Ranger cleans out a lustful undesirable from pristine woodlands. With startled expressions, a
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Untitled, Number 42, Black Series (Contemporary Pink Peony on Black Background)
By Chad Kleitsch
Located in Hudson, NY
Photo Rag Matte Paper with Epson archival quality inks. Available in editions of 25 in the sizes below
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Israeli Yosl Bergner Modernist Watercolor Painting Drawing Pots, Pans
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract Composition, Kitchen Utensils. Ink and watercolor of kitchen implements. Hand signed in
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

"Oasis with Reindeer Shaman & Bear Tracks" Original Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
incorporates iridescent watercolor, rubber stamps, and a pressed ginko leaf on 100% rag mat board. It is signed
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Rag Paper

Two Screenprinted pillow cases (one hand signed by Baldessari) in bespoke box
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
pillowcases (Hand signed by John Baldessari) Boldly signed in ink by John Baldessari on one of the pillowcases
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Screen, Ink, Mixed Media, Cardboard

"Spring Sassafras" Original Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, both gouache
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink

"Collecting Cattails" Original Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, both gouache
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil

"1940 - New Mexico Farmers" Orig. Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, both gouache
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink

"Reflections in the Pond" Large Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
) Lanaquarelle 300-lb. cold-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil

"Flat Lands" Original Landscape Mixed Media on Paper by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, both gouache
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink

"Plains Indian Camp" Lrg Original Mixed Media on Paper by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3) Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, both gouache
Category

1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink

"1940 - Number Nine" Original Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
.” Perkinson uses (1) Lanaquarelle 300-lb. cold-pressed paper; (2) Dr. Ph. Martin’s liquid watercolors; (3
Category

1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Icons Letterpress Prints
By Shepard Fairey
Located in London, GB
, velvety finish because a relief plate inked with a roller is pressed into the paper leaving a subtle
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

John Hubbard (1931-2017) American. Sunset Cloud number 3
By John Hubbard
Located in Frome, Somerset
pigment inks and pressed to paper. Signed verso on artist's label.
Category

1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pigment

Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape
Located in Vienna, AT
beneath. The lid opens when the button in front is pressed. For added protection, another lid is inside
Category

Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Brass

A seagull named Jonathan 1973. Paper, linocut, 32x30 cm
By Nikolai Uvarov
Located in Riga, LV
linoleum, and the raised areas are inked and pressed onto paper or other materials. The linocut technique
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Kakulu Saggiaktok Migrating Fish Stonecut Art Canada Baffin Dorset Inuit Culture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
applying it to the smooth surface of the prepared stone. Using india ink, the stonecutter delineates the
Category

1990s Canadian Organic Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Natural History Illustrations: Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
inked, and then wiped clean, leaving ink only in the carved lines. The plate would be pressed onto a
Category

Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Historical Set Japanese Oshi-E Textile Art Panels Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
and stored in a wood box inscribed with ink of the title and artist's name Eigetsu and seal. According
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles

Materials

Silk, Fabric, Paper

Tonquin Red Pink by ROYAL STAFFORDSHIRE by Clarice Cliff made in England Ashtray
By Royal Staffordshire Ceramics 1
Located in North Hollywood, CA
design. 3) Transferring the Design: A sheet of tissue paper is carefully pressed onto the inked plate
Category

Early 20th Century English Rustic Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Lightness
Located in Crested Butte, CO
Mixed Media, Gouache, Watercolor & Ink on Canson 140lb Cold-pressed paper, Framed Denver, Colorado
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache

Lightness
Lightness
H 38 in W 30 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Printer's Paper Press
Located in Dallas, TX
flatten the paper until the ink fully dried, and keep it tightly pressed indefinitely until ready to be
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Brass

Luminous Intensity - 1
Located in Crested Butte, CO
Mixed Media, Gouache, Watercolor Ink on Canson 140lb Cold-pressed paper, Framed Denver, Colorado
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache

Afterthought #2
Located in Crested Butte, CO
Mixed Media, Gouache, Watercolor Ink on Canson 140lb Cold-pressed paper, Framed Denver, Colorado
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache

Afterthought #2
H 28 in W 35 in D 1 in
Accidental Universe III
Located in Crested Butte, CO
Mixed Media, Gouache, Watercolor & Ink on Canson 140lb Cold-pressed paper, Framed Denver, Colorado
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache

Classic Botanical Cyanotype, Handmade Using Natural Sunlight, Limited Edition
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed
Category

2010s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Photographic Film, Other Medium, Photogram, Color, C Print, Photographic...

Origami RG2, 2015- mixed media, 95x75 cm., framed
By René Galassi
Located in Nice, FR
pressed hardbond paper. René GALASSI started painting late. However, he always needed to express his
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Papier Mâché

Nude, from Brushstroke Figures Series
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Palo Alto, CA
as the color flows upwards, as if to mimic the way ink might react with a live paint brush, gradually
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Wax, Screen, Woodcut

Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Located in Southbury, CT
pressed deep into the thick paper. Every inch of it is gorgeous, fascinating, profound and important
Category

Antique Early 17th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
Geneva Bible, Christopher Barker, London, Dated 1599
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Kaminoyama Jokoji Temple by Kiyoshi Saito- Limited Edition
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in Pasadena, CA
engraving an image or words onto a block of wood painted with ink and pressed against paper. Many documents
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Soft Skills No. 036 - Contemporary Textile Artwork
Located in Vienna, AT
of "Soft Skills". Ink drawings are mirrored from analog to digital space, where they are alienated by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Stretcher Bars

Soft Skills No. 037 - Contemporary Textile Artwork
Located in Vienna, AT
of "Soft Skills". Ink drawings are mirrored from analog to digital space, where they are alienated by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Stretcher Bars

Soft Skills No. 034 - Contemporary Textile Artwork
Located in Vienna, AT
of "Soft Skills". Ink drawings are mirrored from analog to digital space, where they are alienated by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Stretcher Bars

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Pressed Ink For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact pressed ink you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for a pressed ink 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. Adding a pressed ink to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, black, brown, beige and more. Creating a pressed ink has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Melanie Yazzie, Tom Perkinson, Matsui Yuoku, Kono Bairei and Yosha Zuko Fuzu are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, woodcut print and watercolor.

How Much is a Pressed Ink?

The price for a pressed ink in our collection starts at $195 and tops out at $62,500 with the average selling for $795.