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TurningALeaf1x
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Oil Monotype On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Hand pulled by Artist on Etching Press Edition
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

TurningALeaf2x
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Oil Monotype On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Hand pulled by Artist on Etching Press Edition
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

UrbanFlow2
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Artist on Etching Press Edition : Unique Plate Size: 3x3” Paper Size 8” x 10” 2023
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Black and White

ChrysanthemumFuzz, mixed media, 22 x 30 inches. Circular, patterned forms
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Hand pulled by Artist on Etching Press Edition : Unique
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Gold Leaf

Winter Skate
Located in Deddington, GB
ink. The plate is inked and pulled through the etching press for every print in the limited edition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching

TheForestForTheTrees (pattern, organic, abstract, black and white, monotype)
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Photograph Hand pulled by Artist on Etching Press On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Edition : Unique Plate
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Black and White

1988 Ann Dergara Mixed Media Southwestern Modern Painting Contemporary Art
Located in Dayton, OH
etching press. The handcrafted "paper" floats over the "silken" backing material. Professionally mounted
Category

1980s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paint

WhereTheRoadTakesYou (pattern, organic, abstract, black and white, monotype)
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Photograph Hand pulled by Artist on Etching Press On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Unique 2 Plates Size 4
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Black and White

XMarksTheSpot (pattern, text, organic, abstract, black and white, monotype)
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
pulled by Artist on Etching Press On white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Edition : Varied Edition (1 of 3
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Black and White

Blue Field by Katherine Warinner Mixed Media on Board Painting with Leaves, Blue
By Katherine Warinner
Located in Atlanta, GA
created on an etching press, so they are called monotypes. The imagery is created from drawings I make or
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel, Monotype

Bluebells
By Vicky Oldfield
Located in Deddington, GB
printed in intaglio on damp paper using an etching press. The embossed textural quality of the print is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Thistle
By Vicky Oldfield
Located in Deddington, GB
relief on damp paper using an etching press. Due to the process the editions are variable, which means
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Woodland Collection BY VICKY OLDFIELD
By Vicky Oldfield
Located in Deddington, GB
inked up and printed in intaglio on damp paper using an etching press. The embossed textural quality of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Drypoint

ShootingStar1, collagraph print with silver leaf on paper, blue and silver
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
media onto a plexi plate, inking it up and rolling it through an etching press onto printmaking paper. A
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Silver

ShootingStar2, collagraph print with silver leaf on paper, blue and silver
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
media onto a plexi plate, inking it up and rolling it through an etching press onto printmaking paper. A
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Silver

Tom Holland Abstract Monotype
By Tom Holland
Located in Palm Desert, CA
paint. Then the drawing is pressed by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or is printed on an etching
Category

1980s American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper

Charles Roth 1980 Three Sided Conversation Black White Aquatint Etching 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
problem of how to continue making his prints without having access to a professional etching press. Since
Category

1980s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper

Exhalation, Original Abstract Painting, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
, Monice purchased a etching press for her art studio that has allowed her to further experiment with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monotype

Charles Roth 1974 Black White 1921 Man in Suit Bowtie Aquatint Etching 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
access to a professional etching press. Since he couldn’t afford to buy one at the size he needed to
Category

1970s Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper

Duck, Duck, Goose, red and blue mixed media monotype on paper
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
pulled by the Artist on the etching press. These small, one of a kind prints make perfect gifts for the
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Etching, Monotype

Loonse and Drunense Dunes - 21st Century Contemporary Plant Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
pressed onto heavy etching paper using a large etching press. She works in multiple layers with etching
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Handmade Paper, Monotype

Family Portrait, Large Surrealist Oil Painting Mother, Children, Neo Surrealism
Located in Surfside, FL
variety of color and texture, unrivaled by any other etching technique. He owned two etching presses and
Category

1950s Surrealist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Oil, Board

Friends, Monotype by Melanie Yazzie
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or is printed on an etching press. Monotypes are one-of-a
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monotype

Mountain Grove (New Mexico)
By Doel Reed
Located in Denver, CO
built his own etching press, which he continued to use for the rest of his life. In 1924, he accepted a
Category

20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Casein

Mestre by Melanie Yazzie, monotype, Venice, Italy, Navajo, yellow, pink, blue
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
by hand onto a sheet of absorbent paper or is printed on an etching press. Monotypes are one-of-a
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monotype

1970 s American Abstract Expressionist Color Stain Aquatint Etching WPA Artist
By Jacob Kainen
Located in Surfside, FL
, Washington, DC, 1962) and the etchings of Canaletto (Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC, 1967). In addition
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Summer Yards - Playful Abstract Print in Blue Gray Navy Mid Mod Inspired
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
-of-a-kind print, layers of mulberry papers have been run through an etching press with hand-cut and
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Mixed Media, Mulberry Paper, Monoprint, Monotype, Stencil

Feminine Spaces - Abstract Print in Purple Blue and White Circles Squares
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
one-of-a-kind print, layers of mulberry papers have been run through an etching press with hand-cut
Category

2010s Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Mixed Media, Mulberry Paper, Monoprint, Monotype, Stencil

Figure Looking through Legs Claes Oldenburg nude etching of woman in skirt
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Image 12.5 x 9.3 in. / 31.7 x 23 cm Paper 25.3 x 19.75 in./ 65 x 50 cm Soft-ground etching and
Category

1970s Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

TheVesselsWeAre
By Karin Bruckner
Located in New York, NY
Oil Monotype Chine Collé on white BFK Rives Printmaking Paper Hand pulled by Artist on Etching
Category

2010s Contemporary Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Etching by Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
of his career, from 1626-1660, when he was forced to sell his presses. He did etchings of a number of
Category

15th Century and Earlier Used Etching Presses

Untitled (Creek and Trees)
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Denver, CO
presses. “I first etch the plate in line as for an ordinary black-and-white etching, and after taking a
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

The Universe Mender I by David Salle orange blue and red watercolor stye etching
By David Salle
Located in New York, NY
on her knee. The Universe Mender I, 1990 18.5 x 22.25 in. / 47 x 56.5 cm Etching and aquatint on
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Luminous Space - Low Tide
By Karl Schrag
Located in Fairlawn, OH
etching press, putting it in his own graphic workshop on the ground floor of his home on the Upper East
Category

1960s American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Gouache

Autumn — Woodstock, NY
By Emil Ganso
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
fabricate an innovative etching press. In 1926 Ganso attended the summer session of the Art Students League
Category

1930s American Impressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Gouache, Stencil

Abstract Expressionist Aquatint Etching Elaine de Kooning Animal Cave Drawing
By Elaine de Kooning
Located in Surfside, FL
Aquatint etching. Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Edition of 25 Hand signed in pencil
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Aquatint

Visage for Cello (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, an etching press, and a variety of hands-on tools (including fingers, rollers, static electricity and
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Used Etching Presses

Materials

Monotype

The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He created etchings of a number of
Category

17th Century Baroque Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Jan Uytenbogaert, the Goldweigher by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
etchings over the course of his career from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He
Category

17th Century Baroque Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Bolt Cutters (first state)
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Petersburg Press, where this etching was produced, and where he produced the majority of his prints in the
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Bolt Cutters (first state)
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Petersburg Press, where this etching was produced, and where he produced the majority of his prints in the
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (winter) first state
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine, Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (winter) first state 1974 Etching from one 27.0 x 33.0 cm (10
Category

1970s Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Joseph Telling his Dreams by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn 1606-1669 Dutch Joseph Telling His Dreams Etching on laid paper New
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

The Princess in her Tower (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
This print from our publisher's archives is one of thirty-nine etchings from David Hockney’s 1969
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

He Tore Himself in Two (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
He Tore Himself in Two (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Etching and aquatint on W S
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Rapunzel Growing in the Garden (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Rapunzel Growing in the Garden (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Etching and aquatint
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Cold Water About to Hit the Prince (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Cold Water About to Hit the Prince (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Etching and
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

The Ringball Player By Rembrandt Van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
throughout his career from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He created etchings
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching

Canal With Large Boat And Bridge By Rembrandt Van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
throughout his career from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He created etchings
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching

A Room Full of Straw (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
A Room Full of Straw (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Etching and aquatint on paper
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Hats, Bones, Q’s, Etc. Claes Oldenburg colorful abstract Pop Art in purple green
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Oldenburg was a frequent Petersburg Press collaborator. There, he experimented with techniques such
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art, Hodgkin, abstract black and white
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
. / 76.2 x 101.5 cm. Thinking Aloud in the Museum of Modern Art by Howard Hodgkin. Soft-ground etching on
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching

Jan Uytenbogaert, Preacher of the Remonstrants by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Press, 1880), 279. State 4/6 Hind, Edward, The History of Engraving and Etching (New York: Metropolitan
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Paper, Etching

Circumcision in the Stable by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
etchings over the course of his career from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Paper

A Black Cat Leaping (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
A Black Cat Leaping (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Etching and aquatint on paper
Category

1960s Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Village Depot (Travelers wait by the depot stove with WWII posters on wall)
By Morris Henry Hobbs
Located in New Orleans, LA
to mid-twentieth century, the Second Etching Revival renewed interest in fine art prints and fostered
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Used Etching Presses

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The Death of the Virgin by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
from 1626 until 1660, the year he was forced to sell his presses. He created etchings of a number of
Category

17th Century Old Masters Used Etching Presses

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, 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.