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Vintage Robert Rauschenberg 'Envelope' Lithograph
Vintage Robert Rauschenberg 'Envelope' Lithograph

Vintage Robert Rauschenberg 'Envelope' Lithograph

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage Robert Rauschenberg lithograph, 1970 Title: "Envelope" Photo: mechanical lithograph on laminated paper with a centre fold.

Category

Vintage 1970s Prints

Materials

Paper

Robert Rauschenberg 'Earth Day' Limited Edition, Signed Lithograph Print
Robert Rauschenberg 'Earth Day' Limited Edition, Signed Lithograph Print

Robert Rauschenberg 'Earth Day' Limited Edition, Signed Lithograph Print

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in San Rafael, CA

This listing is for the limited edition lithograph, not the mass produced poster. Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008) Earth Day, 1970 Lithograph with chine collé Signed, dated...

Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg Quarry" Lithograph
Robert Rauschenberg Quarry" Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg Quarry" Lithograph

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Rauschenberg color lithograph for Gemini, Gel. Signed and editioned Print size: 33 3/4" x 25 3/4" W.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Winner, offset lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg
Winner, offset lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg

Winner, offset lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Long Island City, NY

Winner Robert Rauschenberg, American (1925–2008) Date: 1968 Offset Lithograph, dedicated and dated in marker Size: 23 x 22 in. (58.42 x 55.88 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Robert Rauschenberg 'Core'

Robert Rauschenberg 'Core'

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

C.O.R.E. 1965 Lithograph Signed and numbered edition of 200 36 X 24 inches Robert Rauschenberg’s work reflects a methodology between the approaches of structuralism and post-...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Robert Rauschenberg poster (Rauschenberg prints)
Vintage Robert Rauschenberg poster (Rauschenberg prints)

Vintage Robert Rauschenberg poster (Rauschenberg prints)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Robert Rauschenberg at Leo Castelli Gallery 1986: Vintage original Robert Rauschenberg exhibition poster published by Castelli Graphics in conjunction with the exhibition, Robert Rau...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Poster for Peace - Lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg - 1970s

Poster for Peace - Lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg - 1970s

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph in colors, on BFK paper, realized in 1970/71. Hand signed and dated. Edition of 250. Published by Styria Studio, New York, with blindstamp. Excellent condition except ...

Category

1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg Homage to Picasso Signed 1973 Lithograph of 80
Robert Rauschenberg Homage to Picasso Signed 1973 Lithograph of 80

Robert Rauschenberg Homage to Picasso Signed 1973 Lithograph of 80

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Homage to Picasso Medium: Offset Lithograph on Arches Watermark Paper Edition: 73/80 Size: 30" x 22.5" Year: c. 1970s Inscription: Signed and numbe...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Charms against harms, Robert Rauschenberg
Charms against harms, Robert Rauschenberg

Charms against harms, Robert Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: Charms against harms Year: 1993 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Edition: H.C. 8/15, 100, plus proofs Size: 40.5 x 28 inches Condition:...

Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Human Rights 1981, Robert Rauschenberg

Human Rights 1981, Robert Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: Human Rights 1981 Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen and lithograph on wove paper Edition: 41/100, plus proofs Size: 31 x 23 inches Conditio...

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Tribute 21 (Human Rights), Robert Rauschenberg
Tribute 21 (Human Rights), Robert Rauschenberg

Tribute 21 (Human Rights), Robert Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: Tribute 21 (Human Rights) Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 20/50, plus proofs Size: 40.75 x 27 inches Condition: ...

Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg - I Love New York Lt. Ed. of 300 offset lithograph poster
Robert Rauschenberg - I Love New York Lt. Ed. of 300 offset lithograph poster

Robert Rauschenberg - I Love New York Lt. Ed. of 300 offset lithograph poster

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg I Love New York, 2001 (LARGE) Plate signed on the front Offset lithograph on high quality wove paper 39.25" x 25 inches (This ships rolled in a tube measuring 37...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

International Very Special Arts Festival, Robert Rauschenberg

International Very Special Arts Festival, Robert Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Title: International Very Special Arts Festival Year: 1989 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Edition: 190/275, plus proofs Size: 35.5 x 26.5 in...

Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Robert Rauschenberg Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues (new/sealed)
Robert Rauschenberg Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues (new/sealed)

Robert Rauschenberg Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues (new/sealed)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Rare unopened Robert Rauschenberg designed Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues: In 1983, legendary pop artist Robert Rauschenberg designed the album cover for Talking Heads’ acclaimed...

Category

1980s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Robert Rauschenberg - Human Rights Democratic Dinner Collage Print Signed Framed
Robert Rauschenberg - Human Rights Democratic Dinner Collage Print Signed Framed

Robert Rauschenberg - Human Rights Democratic Dinner Collage Print Signed Framed

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Human Rights Award, 1981 Silkscreen and Lithograph with Collage Embossing on Hodgkins Handmade Paper Pencil signed and numbered 73/100 on the front Published by ...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen, Mixed Media

Robert Rauschenberg - Museo D'Arte Moderna, Ca' Pesaro Venezia Scarce 70s poster

Robert Rauschenberg - Museo D'Arte Moderna, Ca' Pesaro Venezia Scarce 70s poster

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Museo D'Arte Moderna, Ca' Pesaro Venezia, 1975 Extremely rare vintage offset lithograph poster 39 4/5 × 27 3/5 inches Unframed Robert Rauschenberg was drawn to po...

Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg) Boxed Set
Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg) Boxed Set

Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg) Boxed Set

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg), 1981 Monograph held in slipcase (Hand signed in graphite pencil) Hand signed by Robert Rau...

Category

1980s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Board, Lithograph, Offset

Robert Rauschenberg - Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster
Robert Rauschenberg - Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster

Robert Rauschenberg - Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Rare 1960s Musee D'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris poster, 1968 Offset Lithograph Edition of 500 27 1/2 × 21 inches Unframed, not signed Accompanied by Certifica...

Category

1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rauschenberg, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Rauschenberg, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

Rauschenberg, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Southampton, NY

Of a unique edition of MMD examples. ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea, Pop Art Silkscreen by Rauschenberg
The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea, Pop Art Silkscreen by Rauschenberg

The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea, Pop Art Silkscreen by Rauschenberg

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg, American (1925 - 2008) Title: The Most Distant Visible Part of the Sea Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph and Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil Editi...

Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

"Wart" original lithograph
"Wart" original lithograph

"Wart" original lithograph

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original offset lithograph. This work is also known as "Envelope". Rauschenberg executed this interesting Pop Art classic for Art In America in 1970. It consists of one compo...

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

lithograph

lithograph

By (After) Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Henderson, NV

Not signed. Robert Rauschenberg was one of the New York artists invited to contribute original compositions in homage to poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) for the "In Memory of My Feeli...

Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

The Dream of William Burroughs, 1972 Signed Offset Lithograph, Abstract, 146/150
The Dream of William Burroughs, 1972 Signed Offset Lithograph, Abstract, 146/150

The Dream of William Burroughs, 1972 Signed Offset Lithograph, Abstract, 146/150

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Naples, Florida

This is an Offset Lithograph in colors and was produced in 1972. The lithograph is hand signed by the artist, dated 72, and numbered 146/150 at lower right. It was dedicated in the j...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Gluts Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1986 Exhibition, Unframed

Gluts Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1986 Exhibition, Unframed

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original offset lithograph poster, created for Robert Rauschenberg's exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York from November 1-22, 1986, showcases the innovative spirit of ...

Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Broken Harp

Broken Harp

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg’s Broken Harp (1989) is a color lithograph on wove paper that blends neoclassical imagery with abstract elements, often featuring vivid, layered, and fragmented i...

Category

20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fest
Fest

Fest

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) Fest (1991) Four color lithograph Size: 26 x 21 in (66 x 53.3 cm) Frame size: 33.5 x 28.25 (85 x 71.7 cm) Edition of 51, this is 38/51 Hand signed an...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Horn
Horn

Horn

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) is revered as one of the most innovative American Pop artists.

Category

20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Theatre
Theatre

Theatre

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Theatre Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph with vegetable dye water transfer on Arches Infinity paper Edition: 50; signed, dated and numbered in pencil ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sports
Sports

Sports

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Sports Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph with vegetable dye water transfer on Arches Infinity paper Edition: 50; signed, dated and numbered in pencil S...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Technology

Technology

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Technology Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph with vegetable dye water transfer on Arches Infinity paper Edition: 50; signed, dated and numbered in penc...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Architecture

Architecture

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Architecture Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph with vegetable dye water transfer on Arches Infinity paper Edition: 50; signed, dated and numbered in pe...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Children

Children

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Robert Rauschenberg Title: Children Year: 1994 Medium: Lithograph with vegetable dye water transfer on Arches Infinity paper Edition: 50; signed, dated and numbered in pencil...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Earth Tie (Stoned Moon Series)
Earth Tie (Stoned Moon Series)

Earth Tie (Stoned Moon Series)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Houston, TX

Robert Rauschenberg Earth Tie (Stoned Moon Series), 1969 Color lithograph 48 x 34 inches Edition of 48

Category

Mid-20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Autobiography
Autobiography

Autobiography

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Houston, TX

Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography, 1968 Three panel offset lithograph on three sheets of paper 66 1/4 x 48 3/4 inches each Ed. 2000, unsigned Unframed Can be displayed horizontally o...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Brake (from the Stoned Moon series)
Brake (from the Stoned Moon series)

Brake (from the Stoned Moon series)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Lithographon Arches Cover, 1969. Signed by the artist, dated, and numbered 50/60 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Robert Petersen. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with ...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lily Scent

Lily Scent

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Lily Scent, 1981 Lithograph 32 x 24 inches SPIII Signed

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Artist’s Rights Today

Artist’s Rights Today

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Robert Rauschenberg Artist’s Rights Today 1981 Embossed Lithograph 40 x 27 in.

Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Bulkhead (Day Lights)

Bulkhead (Day Lights)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Commissioned by the United Nations in 1994, Robert Rauschenberg created Bulkhead (Day Lights) commemorating the UN's International Conference on Population and Development held in C...

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

One More and We Will Be More than Halfway There

One More and We Will Be More than Halfway There

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

In the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, One More and We will be More than Halfway There was created by Robert Rauschenberg as a screenprint in colors wit...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen, Lithograph, Fabric

Score
Score

Score

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Score, 1970 Lithograph 26 x 19 1/2 inches Edition 51 of 75 Signed This print belongs to Rauschenberg’s “Stoned Moon” series (1969-70), which commemorates the Apo...

Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Equal Justice Under Law

Equal Justice Under Law

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Robert Rauschenberg Equal Justice Under Law 1976 Lithograph and screenprint with collage 30 1/4 x 22 3/4 in.

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Untitled (for Kennedy)
Untitled (for Kennedy)

Untitled (for Kennedy)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Rauschenberg is revered as one of the most innovative American pop artists - more avant-garde than Warhol, more audacious than Jasper Johns.

Category

1990s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ape, from Stoned Mood
Ape, from Stoned Mood

Ape, from Stoned Mood

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Robert Rauschenberg Ape, from Stoned Moon 1970 Lithograph 46 x 38 in.

Category

1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Missouri, MO

Robert Rauschenberg "Untitled" 1973 Medium: Screenprint and collage in colors Printed and Published by Styria Studios, New York and with their blindstamp Signed and Numbered 71/100 ...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pre-Morocco, 1983 (Eight by Eight)
Pre-Morocco, 1983 (Eight by Eight)

Pre-Morocco, 1983 (Eight by Eight)

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Greenwich, CT

Pre-Morocco form the Eight by Eight portfolio is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 42 x 29 inches, signed 'RAUSCHENBERG 83' and annotated 92/250 lower right.

Category

20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Three of the Cloister Series Hand signed and inscribed to the artist's famed CPA
Three of the Cloister Series Hand signed and inscribed to the artist's famed CPA

Three of the Cloister Series Hand signed and inscribed to the artist's famed CPA

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Robert Rauschenberg Three of the Cloister Series (Hand signed and inscribed to CPA Ruben Gorewitz, Andy Warhol's business partner), 1981 Offset lithograph poster (Signed by Robert Ra...

Category

1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset

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Robert Rauschenberg Lithograph For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate robert rauschenberg lithograph for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Pop Art, Abstract and Post-War versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a robert rauschenberg lithograph may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a robert rauschenberg lithograph 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 brown, beige, gray, black and more. There have been many interesting robert rauschenberg lithograph examples over the years, but those made by Robert Rauschenberg are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in lithograph, offset print and screen print — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Robert Rauschenberg Lithograph?

A robert rauschenberg lithograph can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $85,000.

Robert Rauschenberg for sale on 1stDibs

Robert Rauschenberg was one of the preeminent American artists of the 20th century, occupying a singular position that straddled the Abstract Expressionist and Pop art movements, drawing on key elements of each. An artistic polymath equally adept at painting, collage and silkscreening, Rauschenberg is best known for for the complex assemblages of found objects he termed “combines.”

Rauschenberg was born in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1925. He first began to seriously consider a career in art in 1947, while serving in the U.S. Marines. After leaving the service, he briefly studied art in Paris with support from the G.I. Bill, then moved to North Carolina to attend Black Mountain College, home to a flourishing cross-disciplinary art community. Among his peers there were choreographer Merce Cunningham and composer John Cage, both of whom became friends and artistic collaborators.

Relocating to New York in the mid-1950s, Rauschenberg was initially put off by what he perceived as the self-seriousness of the adherents of Abstract Expressionism, then the dominant movement in the New York art world. Like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg was drawn to the visual landscape of popular culture and mined its imagery for inspiration. He used unorthodox materials like house paint and tried novel techniques in his studio like running paper over with a car whose wheels he had inked. Shortly after his inaugural solo exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, which featured paintings and drawings, he pivoted to a new format, creating his first found-object combines, which became his signature. The most famous of these is the 1959 Monogram in which a taxidermied goat is surrounded by a car tire, recalling the way a person’s initials are interwoven in the design referred to by the title.

Later in the 1960s, Rauschenberg turned his attention to silkscreening, creating prints that feature iconic figures of the day, very much in line with the style and content of Pop art. One such work, 1965's Core, which was created to commemorate the Congress of Racial Equality, combines photographs of President Kennedy, an unidentified Native American man, and a statue of a Civil War soldier with images of highways, amusement parks, street signs, and other features of the built environment. A circular color-test wheel sits at the composition’s formal core, reflecting the work’s commentary on race and ethnicity.

Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, Rauschenberg experimented with printing on unusual materials, such as Plexiglas, clothing and aluminum. Venturing even further afield, he created performance works, such as his 1963 choreographed piece “Pelican” and the 1966 film Open Score. In 1998, the Guggenheim Museum presented a large and comprehensive retrospective of Rauschenberg’s work, highlighting his influence on American art in the second half of the 20th century.

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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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