Prints
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 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
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Prints
Paper
Late 19th Century Austrian Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper, Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Prints
Paper
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Wood, Paper
1970s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Glass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Wood, Paper
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Prints
Paper
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Giltwood, Paper
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Prints
Pine, Paper
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Prints
Paper
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Paper
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Prints
Early 2000s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Prints
Paper
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Prints
Fabric
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.