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Otmar Alt, Abstract Art Print, hand signed and numbered.
By Otmar Alt
Located in Berlin, DE
Otmar Alt, abstract art print, hand signed and numbered.
Dimensions with frame.
Includes
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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H 26.78 in W 24.02 in
Joan Miro Mid Century Abstract Art Print
Located in Countryside, IL
Joan Miro Mid Century Abstract Art Print
This print measures: 14 wide x .25 deep x 18 inches
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Mocador Lligat - Antoni Tàpies, Surrealism, Abstract art, Prints, Etching
By Antoni Tàpies
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75.
(Galfetti 289).
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Etching
Eagle to Frog, A Limited Edition (1/10) Signed Haida Inuit Abstract Art Print
By Scott A. Fulton
Located in Alamo, CA
abstract animal prints. The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian holds four of
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 0.75 in
NWT 1980s Peter Max Neomax Neon Abstract Art Print One Piece Swimsuit Bodysuit
By Peter Max
Located in San Diego, CA
Awesome brand new deadstock 80s PETER MAX Neomax one piece abstract art print neon swimsuit or
Category
1980s American Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Gareth Jones, Diamond - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Gareth Jones (British, b. 1965)
Diamond, 1999/2000
Medium: Offset lithograph
Dimensions: 26 x 21 cm
Edition of 100: Hand-signed, numbered and dated in pencil
Condition: Excellent
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Offset
Wavy Lines (Color) - Print, Abstract art, Minimalism, Contemporary art, Woodcut
By Sol LeWitt
Located in London, GB
Oil-based woodcut printed in colours.
Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 40
Category
1990s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Günter Fruhtrunk, Orgelpunkt: Signed Screen Print, Op Art, Abstract Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Orgelpunkt, 1960s
Medium: Screenprint on card
Sheet dimensions: 35.2 x 29 cm
Image dimensions: 20 x 20 cm
Edition of 75: Hand-signed, not numbere...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Sigmar Polke, Untitled (Griffelkunst 1989) - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Pop Art
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941-2010)
Untitled (Griffelkunst 1989), 1989
Medium: Screenprint on velour
Dimensions: 98 x 67 cm (38 3/5 × 26 2/5 in)
Edition of 940: Hand-signed and dated in...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Fabric, Screen
Concordia - Eduardo Chillida, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Prints, Lithograph
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 150.
Printed by Atelier Maeght, Levallois
Category
1960s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Splice -- Print, Geometrical, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
from the edition of 45
Printed by Graham Henderson, London
Sheet: 75.3 × 54 cm (29.6 × 21.2 in
Category
1980s Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
H 29.65 in W 21.26 in
Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Surfside, FL
modern artists. In 1947, Vasarely discovered his place in abstract art. Influenced by his experiences at
Category
20th Century Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Günter Fruhtrunk, Schwarz-Grünes Kontinuum: Signed Screen Print, Abstract Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Schwarz-Grünes Kontinuum, 1967
Medium: Screen print on card
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Warm Reds: Screenprint, Abstract Art, Minimalism, Signed Print
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (1908 – Munich – 2009)
Warm Reds (No. 11 from all die roten farben), 1981
Medium: Serigraph on 270g cardboard
Dimensions: 39.5 x 40 cm
Frame dimensions: 46.1 x 46.6...
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Screen Print Poster Construction "Abstract Visions" Latin American Kinetic Art
By Perez Melero
Located in Surfside, FL
. and the Madi abstract art movement.
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Tommy Hilfiger Showroom, New
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Helen Frankenthaler: Reflections (Catalog of 12 Prints) /// Abstract Female Art
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
(Catalog of 12 Prints)"
Series: (after) Reflections
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1995
Medium: The Complete Set of
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Günther Uecker, Lichtungen I - Woodcut, Abstract Art, Zero, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günther Uecker (German, born 1930)
Lichtungen I, 1997/1998
Medium: Woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm
Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed and (Roman) numbered in pencil
Pu...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Günter Fruhtrunk, Quadrat und Kreis - Signed Screen Print, Abstract Art, Op Art
By Gunter Fruhtrunk
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günter Fruhtrunk (German, 1923-1982)
Quadrat und Kreis, 1959
Medium: Screenprint on card
Dimensions: 57 x 85.5 cm
Edition of 25: Hand-signed in pencil (on verso), not numbered
Catalo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Günther Uecker, Lichtungen III: Woodcut, Abstract Art, Zero, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günther Uecker (German, born 1930)
Lichtungen III, 1997/1998
Medium: Woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions: 62.5 x 51.5 cm
Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed and (Roman) numbered in pencil
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Imi Knoebel, Gelbe Fahne - 1999, Abstract Art, Minimalism, Signed Print
By Imi Knoebel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imi Knoebel (German, born 1940)
Gelbe Fahne, 1999
Medium: Screenprint on rag paper
Dimensions: 100 x 73 cm (39.25 x 28.75 in)
Edition of 99: Hand-signed and numbered
Condition: Mint
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled [Winged Curve] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Kelpra Studio, London
Image: 36.9 × 40.9 cm (14.5 × 16.1 in
Category
1960s Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
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Bright Vibrant Pop Art Silkscreen Lithograph Print NYC Abstract Expressionist
By William Scharf
Located in Surfside, FL
1927, Media, PA) is an American artist from New York, he teaches at The Art Students League of New York
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Abstract Geometric 1970s Kinetic Silkscreen Screen Print Manner Vasarely Op Art
By Paul M. Levy
Located in Surfside, FL
and earned an MFA from Ohio University in 1973. He did some abstract geometric prints in the style of
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Abstract Geometric 1970s Kinetic Silkscreen Screen Print Manner Vasarely Op Art
By Paul M. Levy
Located in Surfside, FL
and earned an MFA from Ohio University in 1973. He did some abstract geometric prints in the style of
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Jean Marie Haessle Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Print
By Jean-Marie Haessle
Located in Surfside, FL
of Alsace. He studied and became a technical draftsman and got to work in the blue prints offices in
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Jean Marie Haessle Abstract Geometric Op Art Silkscreen Lithograph Print
By Jean-Marie Haessle
Located in Surfside, FL
of Alsace. He studied and became a technical draftsman and got to work in the blue prints offices in
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Yellow on Orange - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Hard Edge
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009)
Yellow on Orange, 1969
Medium: Screenprint on card stock
Dimensions: 39 x 35 cm
Edition of 60: Hand-signed and numbered
Publisher: Edition Fürnei...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
David's Pool at Night - Print, Abstract art, Contemporary art, Etching, Hodgkin
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
, numbered from the edition of 100.
Printed on Hahnemühle mould-made paper by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris
Category
1980s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Etching
Rupprecht Geiger, Violet on Warm Red - Abstract Art, Signed Screen Print
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009)
Violet on Warm Red (from Hundertbuch III), 1981
Medium: Screenprint on cardboard
Sheet dimensions: 39.5 x 40 cm
Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Bluish Red and Blue-Black - Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908 – 2009)
Bluish Red and Blue-Black, 1961
Medium: Screenprint on cardboard
Dimensions: 16.7 x 20.6 cm
Framed dimensions: 31.4 x 27.5 x 2.9 cm
Edition of ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Blue-Black and Bluish Red - Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908 – 2009)
Blue-Black and Bluish Red, 1961
Medium: Screenprint on cardboard
Dimensions: 16.7 x 20.6 cm
Framed dimensions: 31.4 x 27.5 x 2.9 cm
Edition of ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Yellow on Red - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Hard Edge
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009)
Yellow on Red, 1969
Medium: Screenprint on card stock
Dimensions: 39 x 35 cm
Edition of 60: Hand-signed and numbered
Publisher: Edition Fürneisen...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Green on Orange, 1969, Screenprint, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009)
Orange on Yellow (from "Colour in the Round"), 1969
Medium: Silkscreen in colours, on thin cardboard
Dimensions: 28 × 26 in (71 × 66 cm)
Edition ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Imi Knoebel, Rote Konstellation - Suite of 6 Prints, Abstract Art, Minimalism
By Imi Knoebel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imi Knoebel (German, born 1940)
Rote Konstellation, 1975/1985
Medium: Suite of 5 screenprints and pencil on wove paper
Dimensions: 102 x 73 cm (40.2 x 28.7 in)
Edition of 20: Each ha...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Pencil, Screen
Günther Förg, Six Rectangles - Woodcut in Colors, Abstract Art, Signed Print
By Günther Förg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günther Förg (Füssen 1952 – 2013 Freiburg)
Six Rectangles, 1991
Medium: Woodcut in colors on card stock
Dimensions: 56 x 80 cm (60 x 84 cm)
Unknown edition size: Hand-signed and date...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Munich 1972 Olympic Print, Danilowitz 213 Abstract Op Art hand signed & numbered
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
University Art Department. This 1970 silkscreen was exhibited in the show "On Black Mountain: The Bauhaus
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen, Offset
Framed Marker Drawings - Untitled Diptych 2 - Abstract Modern - Fine Art Print
By Robert Witz
Located in New York, NY
abstract contemporary print comes on cotton paper and framed in Natural Wood Shadowbox.
ROBERT WITZ is
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Permanent Marker, Digital Pigment
H 15.25 in W 22.25 in D 1.5 in
Shapes, Mid Century Modern Abstract Colored Woodcut, Geometric Fine Art Print
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Block print on linen by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) titled Shapes. Presented in a custom frame with
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 29 in W 19.25 in D 1.25 in
Untitled [Elongated Triangles 1] -- Print, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
and numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Kelpra Studio, London
Image: 97 × 27.4 cm (38.2 × 10.8
Category
1970s Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
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RA 2 -- Print, Coloured Lines, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
By Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
, numbered from the edition of 75
Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove
Image: 87.2 × 76.4 cm (34.3 × 30.1 in
Category
1980s Op Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Rupprecht Geiger, Cold Reds on Warm Reds: Signed Screen Print, Abstract Art
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rupprecht Geiger (German, 1908-2009)
Cold Reds on Warm Reds (from Hundertbuch III), 1981
Medium: Screenprint on card
Dimensions: 39.5 x 40 cm
Edition of 100 + XX: Hand-signed in penc...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Carmen Herrera, Rojo y Negro - Abstract Art, Minimalism, Hard-Edge, Signed Print
By Carmen Herrera
Located in Hamburg, DE
Carmen Herrera (Cuban, b. 1915)
Rojo y Negro, 1993
Medium: Screenprint on wove paper
Dimensions: 55.7 × 48 cm (21 9/10 × 18 9/10 in)
Edition of 200 + 25 A.P.: Hand-signed, numbered, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled (colorful, abstract print)
By Nancy Graves
Located in New York, NY
abstract art in her wide variety of works throughout her life. Thought she first gained attention with her
Category
1980s Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled Abstract Expressionist print for the Carnegie Museum of Art
By Joan Mitchell
Located in New York, NY
Joan Mitchell
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Print for the Carnegie Museum of Art, 1972
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Minimalist Color Silkscreen Print John Willenbecher The Bowery Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
with mylar collage), on wove paper, by representative artists of the Pop Art period. Cy Twombly
Category
1960s Pop Art Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Dan Flavin, Untitled (Triptych): 3 Aquatint Prints, Abstract Art, Minimalism
By Dan Flavin
Located in Hamburg, DE
handmade rag paper
Dimensions: each 50 x 40 cm (19.75 x 15.75 in)
Edition of 60: Each print numbered and
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Barbara Hepworth, Three Forms Assembling - Signed Print, 1968, Abstract Art
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in Hamburg, DE
Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903-1975)
Three Forms Assembling, 1968
Medium: Lithograph on Japan paper
Dimensions: 69.5 x 50 cm
Edition of 35 (XXXV): Hand-signed and numbered
Portfolio...
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Günther Uecker, Splitter - Signed Print, Abstract Art, Zero Group, Minimalism
By Guenther Uecker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Günther Uecker (German, born 1930)
Splitter, 1991
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions: 30 x 42 cm
Edition of 200: Hand-signed an numbered in pencil
Condition: Excellent
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
F/W 1998 Guy Laroche by Albert Elbaz Red Silk Abstract Art Print Gown
By Guy Laroche
Located in West Hollywood, CA
crafted of soft silk, this dress features an angular abstract print in hues of red and burgundy. This
Category
1990s French Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Print
By Lynda Benglis
Located in New York, NY
Lynda Benglis
Untitled, 1995
Letterpress on Somerset Paper
Edition 91/100
Pencil signed and numbered from the edition of 100, top recto.
Framed
Measurements:
Sheet: 6 inches by 6 inc...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Abstract Art Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstract Print
By Toma Yovanovich
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-Century Modern geometric abstract print by American artist Toma Tovanovich (1931- 2016
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1960s Abstract Geometric Vintage Abstract Art Prints
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Color
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Vintage Abstract Art Prints For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage abstract art prints available for sale. Finding the ideal Abstract, Modern or Surrealist 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 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add vintage abstract art prints that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, black, gray, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Alexander Calder, Jack Mitchell, Frank Stella, Adolph Studly and Peter Max produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, offset print and paper — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are Vintage Abstract Art Prints?
Vintage abstract art prints can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $450, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.
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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