Proof Etchings
Late 20th Century Philippine Prints
Paper
1980s Abstract Impressionist Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Abstract Impressionist Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Etching
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Drypoint, Etching
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1940s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
1940s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Prints
Etching
1790s Other Art Style Landscape Prints
Paper, Etching
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1960s Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1960s Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Etching
1920s Prints and Multiples
Drypoint, Etching
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1920s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching
1980s American Impressionist Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Paper, Ink
1980s Abstract Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
Late 20th Century Still-life Prints
Etching
1980s American Impressionist Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Etching
1980s Abstract Interior Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
Antique 1880s British Books
Paper
Late 20th Century English Victorian Paintings
Paper
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Etching
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint, Laid Paper
1980s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Etching
1970s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Animal Prints
Lithograph
Antique 19th Century English Romantic Prints
Paper
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Etching
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1970s Modern Still-life Prints
Etching
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Printer's Ink, Laid Paper, Etching
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Art
Paper
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Engraving, Etching
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints
Watercolor
1930s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Drypoint
1930s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Drypoint
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
1930s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Drypoint
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
Vintage 1980s American American Classical Contemporary Art
Glass, Wood, Paper
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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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