Framed Etching
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Drypoint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Etching
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Drypoint
1930s Photorealist Figurative Prints
Drypoint
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Paper, Ink, Intaglio
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Etching
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
C Print
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Etching
Late 20th Century Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
20th Century Abstract Prints
Etching
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints
Engraving
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Etching
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pen
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Art
Oil, Etching
1990s Modern Abstract Prints
Paper
1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Engraving
Antique 1890s English Sporting Art Decorative Art
Paper, Wood
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Etching
1970s Realist Figurative Prints
Pencil, Etching, Aquatint
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints
Aquatint
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Prints
Parchment Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Glass, Wood, Printer s Ink, Archival Paper, Intaglio, Etching
Vintage 1980s Prints
Paper
2010s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Handmade Paper, Digital Pigment, Etching
Vintage 1970s American Prints
Paper
1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Engraving
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Etching
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Romantic Paintings
Glass, Wood, Paper
20th Century Japanese Modern Prints
Paper
20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Paper
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Decorative Art
Paper
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media, Etching, Monotype
Early 2000s American Modern Prints
Other
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Prints
Paper
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Prints
Paper
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings
Paper, Glass, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drawings
Paper
Vintage 1980s Prints
Paper
Antique 1770s French Prints
Paper
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Vintage 1980s Prints
Paper
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Drawings
Paper, Wood
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Vintage 1950s Spanish Decorative Art
Wire, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Drawings
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique 1880s American Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Paper
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Prints
Paper, Glass
Antique Early 19th Century English Prints
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Paper
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Abstract Prints
Etching
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
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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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