Prints
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Prints
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Prints
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Industrial Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
17th Century Dutch Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
17th Century Dutch Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
1950s Mexican Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Prints
Metal
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Wood, Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Prints
Metal
1850s English Industrial Antique Prints
Paper
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Italian Industrial Prints
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Prints
Canvas, Wood, Paper
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Giltwood, Paper
1910s American Industrial Vintage Prints
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Prints
Canvas, Wood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Prints
Linen
1940s American Industrial Vintage Prints
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Prints
Metal
1950s American Industrial Vintage Prints
Paper
Antique and Vintage Prints for Wall Decor
Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.
Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.
Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.
Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.
All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.
Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.