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Mid Century Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching
Mid Century Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching

Mid Century Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching

By Joseph Demarais

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Original Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching. Signed. Artwork is framed in a nicely complimenting

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Mid Century Modern Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching and Limited Edition Set
Mid Century Modern Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching and Limited Edition Set

Mid Century Modern Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching and Limited Edition Set

By Joseph Demarais

Located in Wayne, NJ

One is an Original Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching. Signed. The other a limited edition

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching
"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching

"Transformation" Symbolic Colorfoul Artist Proof Etching

Located in Pasadena, CA

cycles of death and resurrection. This etching is an artist's proof, signed and dated on the back. The

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Prints

Materials

Paper

"Press" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper
"Press" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper

"Press" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper

By Doris Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Moody depiction of a press by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). This piece is dark and saturated, giving the impression that the press is located in a dark room. The press is d...

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

"Press Two" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper
"Press Two" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper

"Press Two" - Artist's Proof Etching in Ink on Paper

By Doris Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Moody depiction of a press by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). This piece is dark and saturated, giving the impression that the press is located in a dark room. The press is d...

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Mid Century Owl Joseph Demarais Lithograph Etching
Mid Century Owl Joseph Demarais Lithograph Etching

Mid Century Owl Joseph Demarais Lithograph Etching

By Joseph Demarais

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Original Joseph Demarais Artist Proof Etching. Signed low number. Artwork is framed in a nicely

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Prints

Materials

Paper

Formes Végétales

Formes Végétales

By Jean Fautrier

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed. Artist's proof. Etching and Aquatint. Image Dimensions :45 x 36 cm Reference

Category

1940s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Les Fruits

Les Fruits

By Jean Fautrier

Located in Roma, IT

Hand Signed. Artist's Proof. Etching and aquatint. Image Dimensions : 23 x 32 cm Reference

Category

1940s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Tennis Court
Tennis Court

Tennis Court

Located in Toronto, ON

8.5" x 15" Unframed Artist's Proof Etching Hand Signed by Joe Lasker Part of the Permanent

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Monkey - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1973
Monkey - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1973

Monkey - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1973

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

. Artist's proof. Etching, aquatint, black ink. Edition of III prints in Roman Numerals. Good condition. Leo

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Le Pont Notre Dame, Mende
Le Pont Notre Dame, Mende

Le Pont Notre Dame, Mende

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

An excellent impression from an edition of only three proofs. Etching on antique watermarked

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

signed original etching - Artist's Proof

By Jack Levine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in

Category

1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Early 20th Century Santo Domingo Landscape Etching Proof
Early 20th Century Santo Domingo Landscape Etching Proof

Early 20th Century Santo Domingo Landscape Etching Proof

By George Overbury Hart

Located in Soquel, CA

(American 1868 - 1933). He entered this dry point etching "proof" to the Brooklyn Society of Etchers in 1924

Category

1920s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

"Bottles" - Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof)
"Bottles" - Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof)

"Bottles" - Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof)

By Doris Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Still life etching by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Several ornate bottles are arranged

Category

1980s American Impressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

"Children's Park" Landscape Etching, Artist's Proof
"Children's Park" Landscape Etching, Artist's Proof

"Children's Park" Landscape Etching, Artist's Proof

Located in Soquel, CA

Intricate landscape etching of a park by an unknown artist. Signed illegibly "Partek or Partch

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Still Life" - Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof)

"Still Life" - Etching in Ink on Paper (Artist's Proof)

By Doris Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Still life etching with jars by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Four jars sit on a

Category

1980s American Impressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Untitled, from Serie Rosa (R. & R. E-30)

Untitled, from Serie Rosa (R. & R. E-30)

By Lucio Fontana

Located in London, GB

(there were also a few artist's proofs) Etching and aquatint, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheet 75.5 x

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Located in Bath, GB

lovely Bickers binding. Limited edition, numbered 14 of 150 copies printed with proof etchings on

Category

Antique 1880s British Books

Materials

Paper

Tom Brittain Original Signed Sepia Etching Victorian House
Tom Brittain Original Signed Sepia Etching Victorian House

Tom Brittain Original Signed Sepia Etching Victorian House

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Tom Brittain Original Signed Sepia Etching Ltd Edition A/P (Artist Proof) Victorian House Tom

Category

Late 20th Century English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paper

c.1830 Exquisite Antique English Etching Artist Proof
c.1830 Exquisite Antique English Etching Artist Proof

c.1830 Exquisite Antique English Etching Artist Proof

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

English etching artist proof. The bottom reads as follows: Printed by Henry Fradelle and

Category

Antique 19th Century English Romantic Prints

Materials

Paper

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Proof Etchings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of proof etchings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Pop Art, Modern or Contemporary examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add proof etchings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, white, beige, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Jean Sariano, Salvador Dalí, Francisco Goya, François Houtin and Gene Kloss are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in etching, aquatint and intaglio — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Proof Etchings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — proof etchings in our inventory begin at $100 and can go as high as $135,000, while the average can fetch as much as $600.

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.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.