Soft Ground Etching
Etching
1910s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Etching
1970s Modern Abstract Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Archival Paper, Color, Etching, Intaglio
Early 1800s English School Portrait Prints
Engraving, Etching
1970s Prints and Multiples
Etching
19th Century Figurative Prints
Etching
Early 1900s Impressionist Nude Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Etching
20th Century Landscape Prints
Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
Early 2000s Prints and Multiples
Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Etching
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1890s Prints and Multiples
Etching
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
1910s Impressionist Portrait Prints
Paper, Etching
1890s Prints and Multiples
Etching
1990s Abstract Animal Prints
Etching
1940s Abstract Prints
Etching
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Etching
1910s Prints and Multiples
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Figurative Prints
Engraving, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Prints
Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Portrait Prints
Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Etching
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Etching
1980s Cubist Nude Prints
Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1930s Figurative Prints
Etching
1980s Landscape Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1930s Impressionist More Prints
Etching
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Animal Prints
Etching
1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Aquatint, Etching
1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Etching, Aquatint
1930s Realist Landscape Prints
Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints
Etching
1940s American Modern Landscape Prints
Etching
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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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