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How do you tell a real painting from a print?
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To tell a real painting from a print, study the artwork's surface carefully. On a painting, you can expect to see differences in texture and should be able to identify individual brushstrokes. Prints will usually not display brushstrokes. They may also be made of small dots or lines due to the processes that produce them. If you're still uncertain about your art type, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable dealer can assist in the identification process. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of paintings and prints.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
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Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church /// History of Dorset English Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773)
Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15)
Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset
Year: 1861-1870...
Category
1860s Victorian Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
"The Moon" original lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1938 and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 2). Andre Masson was invited to contribute an original compos...
Category
1930s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Orca Breach" 30x50, Black and White Killer Whale Orca Photography, Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Orca Breach"- 2017
Salish Sea
30x50 Edition of 10
Signed and numbered by artist
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Shane Russeck has built a reputation for capturi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 "Lion Portrait" Black and White Lion Photography, Photograph Unsigned Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion.
Unsigned Print
Archival Pigment print.
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
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Shane Russeck has built a reputa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Notre-Dame Cathedral from the Seine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 7 x 8 3/4 inches (177 x 223 mm); sheet 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (267 x 300 mm), full margins. Signed V. E. Chapel and numbered 62/250 in penc...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park Trust, to document Alan Turing’s historic past at Bletchley. He was privileg...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
