Unavailable|$2,500
The Discovery of Up and Down
By Richard Artschwager
Located in West Hollywood, CA
1 color soft ground etching on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 450 gsm paper in a limited edition of 35, signed and numbered in pencil by the artist
Etching
Unavailable|$10,000
Three Houses on Pennsylvania Avenue
By Robert Bechtle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert Bechtle Three Houses on Pennsylvania Avenue, 2011 Color soft ground etching with aquatint. Image size: 21½ x 31"; paper size: 30½ x 39".
Etching
Unavailable|$900
Pilgrim, Print by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
By Jeffry Mitchell
Located in Orange, CA
Pilgrim, Print by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010 Additional information: Medium: Soft ground etching with silk chine collé Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 12 in Edition of 15 About artist: Jeffry Mitc...
Etching
Unavailable|$900
Pilgrim, Print by Jeffry Mitchell 2010
By Jeffry Mitchell
Located in Orange, CA
Pilgrim, Print by Jeffry Mitchell 2010 Additional information: Medium: Soft ground etching with silk chine collé Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 12 in Edition of 15 About artist: Jeffry Mitch...
Etching
Unavailable|$900
Pilgrim Print by Jeffry Mitchell 2010
By Jeffry Mitchell
Located in Orange, CA
Pilgrim Print by Jeffry Mitchell 2010 Additional information: Medium: Soft ground etching with silk chine collé Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 12 in Edition of 15 About artist: Jeffry Mitche...
Etching
Unavailable
Smoking Cigarette #1
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Smoking Cigarette #1. Original color etching and soft-ground etching on Arches watercolor paper, 1991.
Mixed Media, Etching
Unavailable|$3,250
"Still Boats and Moon", abstract seascape aquatint, etching, graphite, black.
By Paul Resika
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Still Boats and Moon" is a dramatic black and white soft ground and aquatint seascape etching. It is inspired by the artist's lifetime engagement with the sea, Cape Cod, and the mar...
Black and White, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Unavailable
Blue Wonderwheel
By William Steiger
Located in New York, NY
His paintings have been represented in New York by Margaret Thatcher Projects since 1999 and he has collaborated with Pace Editions since 2004. This soft ground and aquatint etching...
Etching
Unavailable
Flag Chair
By Yigal Ozeri
Located in New York, NY
Hand-signed etching, aquatint, soft ground, chine colle with full margins Limited-edition of 97 Hand-signed "Ozeri" in pencil lower left margin
Etching, Aquatint
Unavailable|$4,500
REPRESENT THE WORK, Person and Place
By Matt Mullican
Located in San Francisco, CA
REPRESENT THE WORK, Person and Place, 2020 Aquatint with soft ground and hard ground etching printed in yellow and black.
Etching, Aquatint
Unavailable|$4,500
REPRESENT THE WORK, Charts
By Matt Mullican
Located in San Francisco, CA
REPRESENT THE WORK, Charts, 2020 Aquatint with soft ground and hard ground etching printed in yellow and black.
Etching, Aquatint
REPRESENT THE WORK, I Love to Work for Truth and Beauty
By Matt Mullican
Located in San Francisco, CA
REPRESENT THE WORK, I Love to Work for Truth and Beauty, 2020 Aquatint with sugar lift aquatint and soft ground and hard ground etching printed in yellow and black.
Etching, Aquatint
Unavailable|$1,500
The Discovery of Right and Left
By Richard Artschwager
Located in West Hollywood, CA
1 color hard ground, soft ground, spit bite and drypoint etching on Mohachi 500 gsm paper in a limited edition of 35, signed and numbered in pencil by the artist
Etching
Unavailable|$875
Laughing Forth"", abstract biomorphic flower landscape print, blue, red, gold.
By Nancy Lasar
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Laughing Forth" is a lyrical, nature inspired soft ground and aquatint multi-plate etching print, a close up view of organic growth .
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Unavailable|$800
"Albero One", modern atmospheric landscape tree print, ochre, blue, black.
By Eric Holzman
Located in Long Island City, NY
“Albero 1” is a sensitive multi-plate color soft ground landscape etching and aquatint in subtle blues and yellow ochre, reflecting the artist's preoccupation and sense of glory with...
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Unavailable|$3,750
"After Midnight With VanDyke", abstract landscape aquatint print, violet/silver.
By Nancy Lasar
Located in Long Island City, NY
"After Midnight With Van Dyke" is a large lyrical, abstract landscape soft ground and aquatint multi-plate etching print.
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Skye Holland - Signed Contemporary Etching, Homage a Sufy
Located in Corsham, GB
A soft-ground etching depicting a gothic garden scene.
Etching
Skye Holland - Signed Contemporary Etching, Homage a Sufy
Located in Corsham, GB
A soft-ground etching depicting a gothic garden scene.
Etching
Sold
Celia in a Wicker Chair - David Hockney, Pop Art, Portrait, Etching, Aquatint
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching and aquatint printed in five colours, 1974.
Etching, Aquatint
Calm Down -- Etching, Artists for Obama, Abstract by Richard Tuttle
By Richard Tuttle
Located in London, GB
Calm Down, 2012 Richard Tuttle Soft ground etching with drypoint acrylic spray in colours, on Somerset paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 150 From Artists for Obama...
Acrylic, Etching
Sold|$10,798
David’s Pool at Night -- Etching, Aquatint, Contemporary by Howard Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
HOWARD HODGKIN David’s Pool at Night, 1979-1985 Soft-ground etching with aquatint printed in black with hand-colouring in black ink, on white Hahnemühle mould-made paper Signed, dat...
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$10,798
David’s Pool at Night -- Etching, Aquatint, Contemporary by Howard Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
HOWARD HODGKIN David’s Pool at Night, 1979-1985 Soft-ground etching with aquatint printed in black with hand-colouring in black ink, on white Hahnemühle mould-made paper Signed, dat...
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$3,239
Le Grenier
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Paul Delvaux (Belgian, 1897 – 1994) Le Grenier, 1982 Soft-ground etching Signed and inscribed EA in pencil 48 x 38.7 cm.
Etching
Sold|$8,000
Run
By Rashid Johnson
Located in New York, NY
An excellent impression of this soft-ground etching on Somerset Velvet wove paper.
Etching
Sold|$20,000
Red Open with White Line
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Aquatint and soft-ground etching on Georges Duchene Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper 47 x 90.5 cms (18 1/2 x 35 5/8 ins) Edition of 56
Aquatint, Color, Etching
Sold|$4,500
Untitled (Anxious Head)
By Rashid Johnson
Located in London, GB
Rashid Johnson "Untitled" Anxious Print. Soft-ground etching on Hahnemühle paper. Published by Phaidon.
Etching
Sold|$6,074
DH in Hollywood -- Print, Etching, Contemporary by Howard Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
HOWARD HODGKIN DH in Hollywood, 1979–1985 Soft-ground etching printed in black, with hand colouring in orange-red, brown, and green watercolour and red and blue oil pastel , on off...
Etching
Lyle
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Lyle 2000 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Soft ground etching (Edition of 60) 18 x 15 inches, sheet Contact gallery for price.
Etching
Sold|$6,074
DH in Hollywood -- Print, Etching, Contemporary by Howard Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
HOWARD HODGKIN DH in Hollywood, 1979–1985 Soft-ground etching printed in black, with hand colouring in orange-red, brown, and green watercolour and red and blue oil pastel , on off-...
Etching
Sold|$8,000
Plaza Real
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color soft-ground etching, etching and aquatint on White Rives BFK paper.
Color, Etching, Aquatint
Preparing Bill for an Outing
By Mary Cassatt
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this extremely scarce soft-ground etching, with crisp, inky plate edges.
Color, Etching
Untitled from Canfield Hatfield
By David Salle
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Salle, David Title: Untitled from Canfield Hatfield Series: Canfield Hatfield (9 pieces in series) Date: 1989 Medium: Soft ground etching and aquatint Unframed Dime...
Sold
"Two vases in the Louvre" AND "Contrejour in the French Style" pair of etchings
By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
David Hockney Two vases in the Louvre, 1974 signed in pencil and numbered 2/75 aquatint and soft ground etching in colours, published by Petersburg Press, New York 39 1/8 x 36 1/4 in...
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$19,500
Figure with Teepee
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Lichtenstein, Roy Title: Figure with Teepee Series: American Indian Theme Date: 1980 Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint in colors on Lana Framed Dimensions: 27.5"...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled from Canfield Hatfield
By David Salle
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Salle, David Title: Untitled from Canfield Hatfield Series: Canfield Hatfield (9 pieces in series) Date: 1989 Medium: Soft ground etching and aquatint Unframed Dime...
Untitled from Canfield Hatfield
By David Salle
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Salle, David Title: Untitled from Canfield Hatfield Series: Canfield Hatfield (9 pieces in series) Date: 1989 Medium: Soft ground etching and aquatint Unframed Dime...
Untitled from Canfield Hatfield
By David Salle
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Salle, David Title: Untitled from Canfield Hatfield Series: Canfield Hatfield (9 pieces in series) Date: 1989 Medium: Soft ground etching and aquatint Unframed Dime...
BAIGNEUSE ASSISE (D., S. 11)
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Aventura, FL
Soft-ground etching, with the stamped signature.
Etching, Paper
Sold|$24,297
David's Pool
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching and aquatint from one copper plate (drawn by the artist in 1979) printed in green, with hand colouring in blue ink.
Etching
Sold|$3,000
Canada Geese
By Neil Welliver
Located in Long Island City, NY
Canada Geese Neil Welliver, American (1929–2005) Date: 1978 Soft ground etching printed on Arches Cover paper hand-colored with watercolor, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 5...
Etching
Sold|$12,958
David's Pool at Night
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching and aquatint from one copper plate (drawn by the artist in 1979) printed in black, with hand colouring in black ink.
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$7,995
Figure With Teepee
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Washington, DC
Roy Lichtenstein Figure With Teepee Artist: Roy Lichtenstein Medium: Original soft-ground etching and engraving on mold-made Lana paper Title: Figure With Teepee Year: 1980 Edition: ...
Engraving, Etching
First Look (hand finished etching)
By Javier Calleja
Located in Aventura, FL
Printed on 300gr off-white Arches velin paper, combining a traditional soft ground etching using a copper plate with unique hand-finished elements in pencil and watercolor.
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Etching
Sold|$742
India William Hodges 'A View of the Ravines at Etana' Early India Engraving
By William Hodges
Located in Norfolk, GB
Page size, 16.5” x 22.5”, image 11.25 x 18” Aquatint with soft ground etching from the seminal publication, Selected Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 178...
Engraving
Gumball Machine, 1964 - 2017
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1964/2017, this color hard ground and soft ground etching is hand-signed by Wayne Thiebaud (Mesa, 1920 - Sacramento, 2021) in pencil in the lower center margin and is date...
Etching
Sold|$4,500
FRAUENKOPF (WOMAN'S HEAD)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Portland, ME
FRAUENKOPF (WOMAN'S HEAD). K.76(iii)(b). Soft-Ground etching, c. 1905. The third state of five (with the lock of hair over the forehead), signed in pencil and numbered "49/50," and w...
Etching
(Illegible Title)
By Albrecht Steinert
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed soft ground etching on heavy wove paper by German artist Albrecht Steinert (1925-?)
Etching
Sold|$742
William Hodges India 'A View of the Fort of Bidjegur' Early India Engraving
By William Hodges
Located in Norfolk, GB
William Hodges 'A View of the Fort of Bidjegur' Published May 29th 1786 by J.Wells No:22 Charing Cross Image size 32.2 x 48.2 cm Aquatint with soft ground etching from the seminal ...
Engraving
Sold|$742
India William Hodges 'The East End of the Fort of Mongheer' India Engraving
By William Hodges
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aquatint with soft ground etching from the seminal publication, Selected Views in India, drawn on the Spot, in the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and Executed in Aquatint in 1786 -...
Engraving
Sold|$3,000
Figure Looking through Legs Claes Oldenburg nude etching of woman in skirt
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
. / 31.7 x 23 cm Paper 25.3 x 19.75 in./ 65 x 50 cm Soft-ground etching and aquatint in two colors “à la poupée” on cream, thick, moderately textured Velin Arches.
Etching, Aquatint
Donald Baechler Creamsicle 1999 (Donald Baechler prints)
By Donald Baechler
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Donald Baechler, Creamsicle, 1999: A fun, whimsical, and highly decorative signed limited edition Baechler piece that works well in any setting. Medium: Soft-ground etching and aq...
Etching, Aquatint
Donald Baechler Szechuan Garden 2003 (Donald Baechler prints)
By Donald Baechler
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Donald Baechler, Szechuan Garden, 2003: Medium: Aquatint and soft-ground etching. Sheet size: 27 x 34 inches.
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$23,000
Untitled (Circle)
By Kenneth Noland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Untitled (Circle)" Aquatint and soft-ground etching USA, 2009 Signed by the artist, bottom right From an edition of 65 35.25"H 35"W (work) 37.5"H 37"W (framed) Very good cond...
Etching, Aquatint
Sold|$12,000
Polyphème from Ulysses, 1935
By Henri Matisse
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1935, Henri Matisse Polyphème from Ulysses, 1935 is a soft ground etching on Arches paper is hand-signed by Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869 - Nice, 1954) in penci...
Etching
Sold|$18,000
Calypso from Ulysses, 1935
By Henri Matisse
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1935, this soft ground etching on Arches paper is hand-signed by Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869 - Nice, 1954) in pencil in the lower right margin.
Etching
Sold|$18,000
Éole, from Ulysses, 1935
By Henri Matisse
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1935, Henri Matisse Éole, from Ulysses, 1935 is a soft ground etching on Arches paper backed with Japan nacre is hand-signed by Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869 - ...
Etching
Sold|$2,850
Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art by Howard Hodgkin. Soft-ground etching on yellowish grey Hodgkinson hand made paper.
Etching
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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