Proof Etchings
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Etching
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media
Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pencil, Drypoint, Etching, Aqua...
1970s Surrealist More Art
Paper
1960s Surrealist More Art
Paper
Vintage 1910s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Oak, Paper
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Etching
Vintage 1970s American Modern Drawings
18th Century Portrait Prints
Engraving, Etching
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Contemporary Art
Paper, Glass, Wood, Paint
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
1920s Art Deco Portrait Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Etching
Vintage 1960s Italian Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Portrait Prints
Etching
20th Century Realist Portrait Prints
Paper
1980s Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1990s Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Paper, Ink, Etching
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
Early 2000s Australian Other Drawings
Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century American Modern Prints
Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Woodcut
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Intaglio
Late 18th Century Portrait Prints
Etching
2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Etching
18th Century Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
1970s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Prints
Aquatint, Archival Paper, Etching
1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Drypoint, Aquatint
Mid-20th Century More Art
Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Drawings
Paper
Vintage 1970s Prints
Paper
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Etching
Early 20th Century German Prints
Paper
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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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