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Blue, Contemporary, In the Folds of My Thirst I, Color Photogravure, Fine Art
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper will be placed on top of it to be run
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Black White, Contemporary, Photogravure, Ruin III , Fine Art Limited Edition
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
plate would be placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper will be placed on top of
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2010s Post-Modern Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Black White, Contemporary, Photogravure, Ruin I , Fine Art Limited Edition
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
plate would be placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper will be placed on top of
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2010s Post-Modern Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Green, Contemporary, In the Folds of My Thirst II, Color Photogravure, Fine Art
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper will be placed on top of it to be run
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

"A Distinguished Personage", abstract monotype, modernist, black, green, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the information from plate to paper. By
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint

"Shrewd Sense", abstract monoprint, geometric, black, green, yellow, blue, red.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the information from
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Exhaustive Grace", abstract monoprint, modernist, black, green, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the information from plate to paper. By
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Regally Adorned Again", abstract Modernist monoprint, black, red, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Section. He cuts these letters out of mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Ineradicable Principals", abstract modernist monoprint, black, green, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the information from plate to paper. By
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Deeply Lamented", abstract modern monoprint, geometric, black, green, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Tantric Flower #7
By Catherine Howe
Located in Bloomington, IL
were trimmed and then mounted to a heavier white paper with the aid of an etching press, again using
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Monotype

Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Monotype, Untitled, Original Fine Art Unique Print
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
a copper plate that was then ran through an etching press together with a piece of canvas on top
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Monotype

Kitchen Sink II
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
paired with a passion for handling tactile materials and the joys of working with an etching press. A
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Abstract Used Etching Presses

Crimson Overgrowth IV
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
paired with a passion for handling tactile materials and the joys of working with an etching press. A
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

Crimson Overgrowth II
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
paired with a passion for handling tactile materials and the joys of working with an etching press. A
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

Oceanic Egg - Archival Print, Feathers, Modern Art, Birds, Art, Prints, Nature
Located in London, GB
-based ink and an etching press. The images are taken from historical illustrations of birds, and some of
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Archival Pigment, Ink

Contemporary, Color Photogravure, Abbreviation , Fine Art Limited Edition Print
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
plate's surface. Once this is accomplished the plate would be placed on the etching press and a piece of
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Purple, Contemporary, Photogravure, Original Fine Art Limited Edition Print
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
is accomplished the plate would be placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Contemporary, Brown Color Photogravure, Original Fine Art Limited Edition Print
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
is accomplished the plate would be placed on the etching press and a piece of hand made damp paper
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Photogravure

Favorite Meditation Two, abstract print, geometric, black, green, yellow, red.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
. He cuts these letters out of mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Aquatint, Monoprint, Monotype

"General Merriment Again", abstract modern monoprint, black, green, yellow, red.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Aquatint, Monoprint, Monotype

"Loud In Affirmation", abstract modernist print, geometric, black, blue, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching press - transferring the
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

"Laughed Heartily", abstract geometric aquatint monoprint, black yellow, red.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
runs them through an etching press - transferring the information from plate to paper. By using
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Aquatint, Monoprint, Monotype

Binary 03
By Sharmen Liao
Located in New York, NY
and painting. I like to consider my etching press and printmaking as merely a jumping off process. My
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Binary 05
By Sharmen Liao
Located in New York, NY
and painting. I like to consider my etching press and printmaking as merely a jumping off process. My
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Paper

Binary 01
By Sharmen Liao
Located in New York, NY
textiles, math and painting. I like to consider my etching press and printmaking as merely a jumping off
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

“Silent Restless And Alert”, abstract print, geometric, black, green, yellow.
By John Schiff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Section. He cuts these letters out of mylar, places them on a plate, inks and runs them through an etching
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Color, Aquatint, Intaglio, Monoprint, Monotype

Binary08
By Sharmen Liao
Located in New York, NY
and painting. I like to consider my etching press and printmaking as merely a jumping off process. My
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Paper

Miss Mollie
By Dorothy Simpson Krause
Located in Stowe, VT
etching press. In a second pass, the vitreographic plate was inked and printed over the digital transfer
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1990s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Fernando Aceves Humana, xylograph
By Fernando Aceves Humana
Located in Mexico City, MX
Pot.) Aceves also played a major role in the creation of the first metal etching press in Laos
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2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Woodcut

Farm Journal
By Dorothy Simpson Krause
Located in Stowe, VT
on clear film was transferred to 30 x 36 inch damp Rives BFK using a 40 x 70 inch French Tool etching
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1990s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Cherry Cakes (Recent Etchings II)
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Presented by 'F.L. Braswell Fine Art' for Market Art & Design Etching and aquatint Publisher
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1970s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Cherry Cakes (Recent Etchings II)
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
: Etching and aquatint Publisher, Parasol Press, New York Printer, Crown Point Press, San Francisco Edition
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1970s Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Hired Hand
By Dorothy Simpson Krause
Located in Stowe, VT
transferred to 30 x 36 inch damp Rives BFK using a 40 x 70 inch French Tool etching press. In a second pass
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1990s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Type Face
By Carol Wax
Located in New York, NY
refurbish a second-hand etching press that was large and powerful enough to accommodate her bigger plates
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Early 2000s Modern Used Etching Presses

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Mezzotint

ted4phoebe
By Gay Outlaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Color spit bite aquatint with aquatint and hard ground etching. Image size: 6¼ x 4¾"; paper size
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Here s a Fine Revolution
By Marcel Dzama
Located in San Francisco, CA
poised against a velvet black background in this etching by artist Marcel Dzama. Color spit bite
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2010s Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

CPP9
By Leonardo Drew
Located in San Francisco, CA
effect in this etching, “CPP9”. White organic shapes float against a velvet black background on the
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

CPP8
By Leonardo Drew
Located in San Francisco, CA
Graphite grey shimmers across “CPP8”, an etching made by sculptor Leonardo during his 2015 visit to
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

CPP11
By Leonardo Drew
Located in San Francisco, CA
Color hard ground etching with aquatint. Image size: 18 x 25"; paper size: 27 x 33". Edition 15
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2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Dust on a White Shirt (Stripes)
By Charline Von Heyl
Located in San Francisco, CA
“Dust on a White Shirt (Stripes)” is a vibrant orange and grey etching by New York-based painter
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20th Century Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Juss
By Gay Outlaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Color soft ground etching with spit bite and water bite aquatints. Image size: 31 x 24"; paper size
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Etching

3X3
By Gay Outlaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
represented by Anglim Gilbert Gallery in San Francisco. Gay Outlaw 3X3, 2019 Color soft ground etching with
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Straits of Malacca
By Al Held
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hard ground etching. Image size: 35¾ x 44¾"; paper size: 41¾ x 51½". Edition 50. Published by Crown
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Animal Music for the Spheres
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Point Press and printed by Daria Sywulak.
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1990s Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Habio Green
By Chris Ofili
Located in San Francisco, CA
¾". Edition 20. Published by Crown Point Press
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching

The Beauty that is Born from the Seed of the Beast
By Marcel Dzama
Located in San Francisco, CA
; what does it all mean? Color soft ground etching with spit bite aquatint and aquatint. Image size: 31
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Covered Car-Missouri Street
By Robert Bechtle
Located in San Francisco, CA
house in the background. The image is redolent with silence. Color soft ground etching with aquatint
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Charmin Billy Monoland #4
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
size: 41½ x 34”. Published by Crown Point Press and printed by Catherine Brooks.
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Straps
By Patricia Treib
Located in San Francisco, CA
Patricia Treib's colorful etchings are reminiscent of figuration although her work is predominantly
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Alphabet: Secondary
By Pat Steir
Located in San Francisco, CA
Color soap ground, sugar lift and spit bite aquatints with drypoint and hard ground etching. Image
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Rainbow-Paragon Pink
By Chris Ofili
Located in San Francisco, CA
This subtle yet powerful image is one from a series of 12 etchings called "Rainbow" that Ofili made
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Tropic Circles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Color sugar lift and spit bite aquatints with soft ground etching printed on gampi paper chine
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2010s Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Pendulum
By Patricia Treib
Located in San Francisco, CA
The abstract etching, “Pendulum”, by New York-based painter Patricia Treib is alive with bold
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

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Aquatint, Etching

Rincon Falls-Green Locks
By Chris Ofili
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Rincon Falls", the series title for four etchings Ofili made at Crown Point, is the name of a
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching, Aquatint

Magione
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Hard ground and soft ground etching on gampi paper chine collé. Image size: 9 x 11"; paper size: 18 x
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Used Etching Presses

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Etching

Rain Gain
By Ed Ruscha
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ed Ruscha wrote about "Rain Gain" and two other etchings he made at the same time that they
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

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Etching

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Used Etching Presses For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used etching presses is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary, abstract and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the used etching presses on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Lelia Pissarro, Valton Tyler, Dora Szampanier, Vicky Oldfield and David Hockney produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, paper and paint.

How Much are Used Etching Presses?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — used etching presses in our inventory begin at $65 and can go as high as $100,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,401.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper 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.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Used Etching Presses
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A duck press is used to make the French dish canard à la presse or pressed duck. To prepare the dish, a chef removes the breasts and legs from a whole duck. Then, they place the duck in the press and turn the crank to extract the juices and blood. The liquid becomes a base for a stock used to dress the cooked breasts and thighs. Shop a selection of duck presses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A book press was used to bind books with pressure. When a book is placed in the center of the press, the platen is lowered to firmly press the book to hold its shape. Today, book presses are a popular home decor choice for collectors and avid book readers alike. Shop a selection of vintage book presses on 1stDibs.