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Classic HOPE
Classic HOPE

Classic HOPE

By Robert Indiana

Located in New York, NY

Robert Indiana Classic Hope, 2010 Silkscreen on wove paper 40 × 38 inches Hand Signed and numbered PP 1/7, dated lower right, numbered lower left Unframed The first of only seven (7)...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Les Soldats - "La Ville" by Fernand Leger, 1959
Les Soldats - "La Ville" by Fernand Leger, 1959

Les Soldats - "La Ville" by Fernand Leger, 1959

By Fernand Léger

Located in New York, NY

The edition was composed of 180 numbered works and a further 20 H.C. proofs numbered in Roman numerals. There were a further 4 printer's proofs of each image.

Category

1950s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair
RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair

RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Union City, NJ

Printer's Legend stamped on reverse Print size - 31.5 x 22 inches, full bleed image, no margins, unsigned printer's proof Edition size - 275, plus proofs Year published - 1976 Print...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PERCY AT THE FRIDGE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Cat, Champagne, British Humor
PERCY AT THE FRIDGE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Cat, Champagne, British Humor

PERCY AT THE FRIDGE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Cat, Champagne, British Humor

By Beryl Cook

Located in Union City, NJ

Print size 28 x 21 inches, unframed, excellent condition, fine impression, unsigned Printer's Proof aside from the edition of 300, printer's chop mark embossed on lower margin, print...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

Composition (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Southampton, NY

There are IV artist's proofs AP I/IV-AP IV/IV, III printer's proofs PP I/III-PP III/III, III hors commerce IC, to trial proofs, I bonà tirer BAT, I archive and I position proof.

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Night Theater
Night Theater

Night Theater

By Carlos Almaraz

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Title: “NIGHT THEATER” Artist: CARLOS ALMARAZ Medium: SERIGRAPH Colors: 39 HAND PULLED Substrate: COVENTRY RAG 320 GSM Edge: DECKLED Paper Size: 47 5/8″ x 32 3/8” Signed and Numbered...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

7 Equal Arcs
7 Equal Arcs

7 Equal Arcs

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Contact us "Seven Equal Arcs" Signed in pencil and annotated ‘PP 1/4’ (printers proof, aside from an edition of 30) Etching with aquatint colors on heavy wove paper USA...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

TAXI Hand Drawn Lithograph, Lady in Red, London Black Cab, British Humor
TAXI Hand Drawn Lithograph, Lady in Red, London Black Cab, British Humor

TAXI Hand Drawn Lithograph, Lady in Red, London Black Cab, British Humor

By Beryl Cook

Located in Union City, NJ

Print size - 34 x 27 inches, unframed, unsigned Printers Proof from the master printer's private collection Image size - 25" x 19" Edition size - 300, plus proofs Year published - 1...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Yellow Abstraction
Yellow Abstraction

Yellow Abstraction

By Jean Signovert

Located in London, GB

JEAN SIGNOVERT 1919-1981 Paris 1919 - 1981 (French) Title: Yellow Abstraction, 1970 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Inscribed Color Etching with Aquatint on vellu...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Yellow Blue Grill
Yellow Blue Grill

Yellow Blue Grill

By Nicholas Krushenick

Located in New Orleans, LA

Nicholas Krushenick 's "Yellow Blue Grill" is a color silkscreen pencil signed, dated, and numbered; this image is a printer's proof from the published edition. Nicholas Krushenick (...

Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Silk, Screen

St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy,  Edition of Snow at the Vatican 1950s
St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy,  Edition of Snow at the Vatican 1950s

St. Peter's Square, Rome, Italy, Edition of Snow at the Vatican 1950s

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Signed by the photographer on recto (front of photograph) this is an archival iris print, stamped with notations on verso. A unique print, a printer's proof as annotated by the Freed...

Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Blood Serve,  Leroy Neiman Serigraph

Blood Serve, Leroy Neiman Serigraph

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Paonia, CO

A rare serigraph edition Printers Proof, signed in pencil by the artist. In very good condition.

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

NY STREET SCENE I Signed Lithograph, City Crowd Portrait, Black Line Drawing
NY STREET SCENE I Signed Lithograph, City Crowd Portrait, Black Line Drawing

NY STREET SCENE I Signed Lithograph, City Crowd Portrait, Black Line Drawing

By Lester Johnson

Located in Union City, NJ

Print size - 29.75 x 22 inches unframed, excellent condition Year published - 1979 This is a unique hand signed Printers Proof (Black and White printer approval sheet) aside from the...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

HIMALAYAN  VALLEY Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Landscape, Mountain, Water, Boat
HIMALAYAN  VALLEY Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Landscape, Mountain, Water, Boat

HIMALAYAN VALLEY Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Landscape, Mountain, Water, Boat

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

Print size - 21.5 x 25.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed and dedicated by Peter Max, Printers Proof from the master printers private collection Edition size - ...

Category

1980s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nu au Voile - by Jean Cocteau, 1956 / 1975

Nu au Voile - by Jean Cocteau, 1956 / 1975

By Jean Cocteau

Located in New York, NY

There are also a few printer's proofs. Cocteau was a master at representing the languid forms of his subjects in sketches.

Category

1950s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Power Serve LeRoy Neiman Serigraph

Power Serve LeRoy Neiman Serigraph

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Paonia, CO

A rare serigraph edition Printers Proof, signed in pencil by the artist. In good condition with slight wear on edges.

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock)Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealism
TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock)Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealism

TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock)Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper, Surrealism

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Union City, NJ

TEAR OF TIME (Melting Clock) is in pristine condition, never been framed, hand signed in pencil by Salvador DALI and inscribed PP 1/3 - Printers Proof aside from the numbered edition...

Category

20th Century Surrealist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sam Gilliam "Fire"
Sam Gilliam "Fire"

Sam Gilliam "Fire"

By Sam Gilliam

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Color lithograph on handmade paper Signed and dated by artist (Printer's Proof) 19 5/8"H 26"W Very good condition

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"I'm Losing You" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"I'm Losing You" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"I'm Losing You" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

It has been sold out from the publisher since 2000, and this is Printers Proof #3/3. Signature in the plate, numbered screenprinted reproduction of an original manuscript.

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Other Medium

"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Signature in the plate. This is the Printer's Proof 3/3/, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Other Medium

"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Stepping Out" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

This limited edition is a hand printed silkscreen on cream arches paper, and was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1995, and has been sold out from the publisher since ...

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Other Medium

DR. SEUSS 'JUST NORTH OF WHO-VILLE' SIGNED & NUMBERED MIXED-MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT
DR. SEUSS 'JUST NORTH OF WHO-VILLE' SIGNED & NUMBERED MIXED-MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT

DR. SEUSS 'JUST NORTH OF WHO-VILLE' SIGNED & NUMBERED MIXED-MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT

By Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel)

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Dr Seuss THEODOR GEISEL "JUST NORTH OF WHO-VILLE" Limited Edition - Mixed-Media Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper Authorized Estate Edition Edition Size: 850 Arabic Numbers 99 Patrons...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Pigment

Woman in a Sunhat Holding a Bouquet - Artist's Proof Print on Paper
Woman in a Sunhat Holding a Bouquet - Artist's Proof Print on Paper

Woman in a Sunhat Holding a Bouquet - Artist's Proof Print on Paper

By Barbara A. Wood

Located in Soquel, CA

Woman in a Sunhat Holding a Bouquet - Artist's Proof Print on Paper Bold and saturated print of a woman holding a bouquet by Barbara A. Wood (American, b. 1926). The woman is wearin...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Printer's Ink, Lithograph

Jimi Hendrix (Blue)
Jimi Hendrix (Blue)

Jimi Hendrix (Blue)

By John Van Hamersveld

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Edition number + studio (Modern Multiples) chop: Lower left Artist's signature + chop: Lower right The Edition: (Blue, Silver + Red): 120 total; 40 each color Artist Proofs: 9 (3 e...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

It has been sold out from the publisher since 2000. This is the Printer's Proof 3/3. Signature in the plate. It is archivally framed as shown; ready to hang and enjoy!

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Other Medium

"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Borrowed Time" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

It has been sold out from the publisher since 2000. This is the Printers Proof #2/3. Signature in the plate. It is archivally framed as shown; ready to hang and enjoy!

Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Other Medium

THE ESCORTING OF RUTH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry, Sweetgrass, Gullah Culture
THE ESCORTING OF RUTH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry, Sweetgrass, Gullah Culture

THE ESCORTING OF RUTH Signed Lithograph, Lowcountry, Sweetgrass, Gullah Culture

By Jonathan Green

Located in Union City, NJ

., unframed, full bleed image, no margins, excellent condition, signed in white pencil by Jonathan Green, inscribed PP(Printer's Proof) aside from the SOLD OUT edition of 250, print ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Set of four Art Deco fashion lithographs: BON SOIR, PREMIER, TRES CHIC, ELEGANCE
Set of four Art Deco fashion lithographs: BON SOIR, PREMIER, TRES CHIC, ELEGANCE

Set of four Art Deco fashion lithographs: BON SOIR, PREMIER, TRES CHIC, ELEGANCE

By Erté

Located in Union City, NJ

These lithographs have never been framed or mounted, in very good condition, excellent colors, fine impressions, hand signed in pencil by Erté, personally dedicated Printer's Proofs ...

Category

1970s Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jimi Hendrix (red), by John Van Hamersveld
Jimi Hendrix (red), by John Van Hamersveld

Jimi Hendrix (red), by John Van Hamersveld

By John Van Hamersveld

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Edition number + studio (Modern Multiples) chop: Lower left Artist's signature + chop: Lower right The Edition: (Blue, Silver + Red): 120 total; 40 each color This is a printers pr...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Robert Motherwell Hand Signed Exhibition & Black Lithograph Poster Dance I, 1979
Robert Motherwell Hand Signed Exhibition & Black Lithograph Poster Dance I, 1979

Robert Motherwell Hand Signed Exhibition & Black Lithograph Poster Dance I, 1979

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Studio City, CA

From the Meriden Gravure Printers Proof Collection. Would be an amazing addition to any collectors of Motherwell's work or modern art collection or eye-catching stand-alone artwor...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

DR SUESS 'You May Like Them in A Tree! Diptych
DR SUESS 'You May Like Them in A Tree! Diptych

DR SUESS 'You May Like Them in A Tree! Diptych

By Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel)

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Dr Seuss THEODOR GEISEL "KNOX IN BOX" Limited Edition - Fine Art Pigment Prints on Acid- Free Paper Authorized Estate Edition Edition Size: Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Number, 99 P...

Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair
RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair

RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in Union City, NJ

Printer's Legend stamped on reverse Print size - 31.5 x 22 inches, full bleed image, no margins, unsigned proof Edition size - 275, plus proofs Year published - 1976 Printer - JK Fi...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ONCE I WAS THE SUN Signed Lithograph, Abstract Face, Hot Pink Blue Yellow Red
ONCE I WAS THE SUN Signed Lithograph, Abstract Face, Hot Pink Blue Yellow Red

ONCE I WAS THE SUN Signed Lithograph, Abstract Face, Hot Pink Blue Yellow Red

By Karel Appel

Located in Union City, NJ

., unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Karel Appel, dedicated Printer's Proof aside from the edition of 175, printers chop mark embossed on lower corner, from the...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Andante Grazioso" - Geometric Abstract Screen Print
"Andante Grazioso" - Geometric Abstract Screen Print

"Andante Grazioso" - Geometric Abstract Screen Print

By Michael Hale

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1980 the Praters gifted their collection of printer’s proofs (a copy of every print they had ever worked on) to Tate, securing their legacy for the enjoyment of the public and ens...

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper, Screen

Moderato - Abstract Geometric Screen Print
Moderato - Abstract Geometric Screen Print

Moderato - Abstract Geometric Screen Print

By Michael Hale

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1980 the Praters gifted their collection of printer’s proofs (a copy of every print they had ever worked on) to Tate, securing their legacy for the enjoyment of the public and ens...

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper

GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Fan, Parrots, Flowers
GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Fan, Parrots, Flowers

GREEN HORSE, TWO GEISHAS Signed Lithograph, Asian Women, Fan, Parrots, Flowers

By Walasse Ting

Located in Union City, NJ

Print size - 17.75 x 23.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Walasse Ting, dedicated Printers Proof aside from edition of 200, print documentation provi...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Squares
Abstract Squares

Abstract Squares

By Michael Hale

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1980 the Praters gifted their collection of printer’s proofs (a copy of every print they had ever worked on) to Tate, securing their legacy for the enjoyment of the public and ens...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the printers proof you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and wood, every printers proof was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the printers proof you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right printers proof, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made printers proof over the years, but those crafted by David Singer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Printers Proof?

The average selling price for a printers proof at 1stDibs is $2,674, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $53,794 for the highest priced.

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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