Soft Ground Etching
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Etching
Early 1900s More Prints
Paper, Engraving
1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Intaglio
1920s More Prints
Paper, Engraving
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Landscape Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1910s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Drypoint, Etching
1810s Victorian Figurative Prints
Etching, Intaglio
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Etching
1980s Abstract Prints
Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Etching
1910s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Prints
Paint, Gouache, Etching
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1910s American Realist Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century American Realist Nude Prints
Etching, Aquatint
19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Aquatint
1920s Cubist Prints and Multiples
Drypoint, Aquatint
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Early 19th Century Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Prints
Mezzotint, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Aquatint
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Engraving, Etching
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Etching
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Aquatint, Paper
1890s Post-Impressionist Nude Prints
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
1960s French School Landscape Paintings
Oil
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Etching
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Etching
Late 18th Century Impressionist Portrait Prints
Paper, Etching
1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Stencil
1810s Victorian Landscape Prints
Watercolor, Aquatint
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Screen
1970s Outsider Art Abstract Prints
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints
Mixed Media
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Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You
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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