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Vintage Space Abstract
By Ralph Edward Joosten
Located in Soquel, CA
Adams and John Weston and learning wood
block printing and Japanese brush painting in the Kyoto Gardens
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 6 Modernist Folk Art Oil on Wood Paintings Hand Executed by Endi Poskovic
By Fendi
Located in Buffalo, NY
-block printing, painting, and papermaking at China Academy of Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, and
Category
1990s American Folk Art Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid Century Abstracted Landscape -- South from Puertecitos
By Edgar Dorsey Taylor
Located in Soquel, CA
interest of that country's pottery and painting and wood block printing.
Edgar Taylor died in Los
Category
1960s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Archival Paper, Woodcut
1960s Indian Wooden Printing Block
Located in Alpharetta, GA
Circa 1960s India.
A vintage wooden printing block from India. It is hand-chiseled by artisans
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
1960s Indian Wooden Printing Block
Located in Alpharetta, GA
Circa 1960s India.
A vintage wooden printing block from India. It is hand-chiseled by artisans
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1960s Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
ABC
s
123
s
Located in Plainville, KS
Mixed lot of old wood numbers and letters from homes and storefronts; wood printing blocks
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20th Century American Vintage Printing Blocks
$1,500 / set
Assorted Small Tribal Items
By Yanomami Tribe
Located in Bedford, NY
YABOMMAMI WOMAN PAINTING $125; FABRIC PRINTING BLOCKS 17- $50EA;
COCAINE SNORTER $125.; WOOD
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20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
$1,770 / set
Moderne Monotype or Linocut Print Titled "Still Life"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(using a non-durable early linoleum instead of wood as the printing block) as the lines are reminiscent
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Minimum colour contrast with orange
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
designing the image to carving and printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of
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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Geranium
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
carving and printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of nature and landscape
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Complementaries
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
carving and printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of nature and landscape
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Flying
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
carving and printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of nature and landscape
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Pisces
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
carving and printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of nature and landscape
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1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
printing the blocks.
Takayanagi's work often incorporates elements of nature and landscape, with an
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Monoprint
Monochrome Abstract (Untitled)
By André Verdet
Located in London, GB
the printing process, some parts of linoleum blocks that are very soft tend to give way, consequently
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Linocut
Portrait of a Young Woman, after Cranach the Younger, II, 1966
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
the medium. Before developing his technique of printing from a single block, he created this
Category
1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Gustave Baumann “Rain in the Mountains” Color Woodblock Print dated 1956
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Santa Monica, CA
returning to Germany in 1904 to study wood block printing at the Kunstgewerbeschule (“School of Arts and
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1950s Naturalistic Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
“Taos Placita” Color Woodblock Print numbered II 82/125 by Gustave Baumann
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Santa Monica, CA
returning to Germany in 1904 to study wood block printing at the Kunstgewerbeschule (“School of Arts and
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1940s Naturalistic Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Vintage Letterpress Printing Blocks Wall Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage wall sculpture composed of letterpress printing blocks, produced circa 1960's - 1970's
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Indian Wooden Printing Block
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Indian wooden printing block.
Wood block print used to hand print textile.
Chiseled by
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wood Printing Blocks with Metal Wall Mounting
Located in Dallas, TX
These vintage printing blocks displayed on a portruding metal stands are from our one of a kind
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20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wood Printing Blocks on Metal Wall Mounting
Located in Dallas, TX
These vintage printing blocks displayed on a potruding metal stands are from our one of a kind
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20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wood Printing Blocks with Metal Wall Mounting
Located in Dallas, TX
These vintage printing blocks displayed on a portruding metal stands are from our one of a kind
Category
20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage wooden printing block from India, late 20th century. Measures" 7 by 6-1/2 inches.
Wooden
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage wooden printing block from India, late 20th century. Measures" 7 by 6-1/2 inches.
Wooden
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Hardwood
Edward Wormley Unique End Tables with Antique Japanese Printing Blocks, 1957
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare and important end tables, each with 2 doors incorporating antique Japanese printing
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Brass
Set of Five Vintage Wooden Printing Blocks from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of five vintage hand carved wooden printing blocks from India with geometric designs. Late 20th
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Five Vintage Wooden Printing Blocks from India, Late 20th Century, India.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of five vintage hand carved wooden printing blocks from India with boteh or paisley designs
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Hardwood
Decorative Antique Hand Carved Solid Wood Printing Block Vintage Stamp Tool
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Decorative vintage carved hand tool antique wood block printing textile stamp tool
Handmade in
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1950s Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Wall mounted Chinese block cabinet by Ed Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Highland, IN
This model # 5724 hanging cabinet by Edward Wormley features the inset Chinese printing blocks on
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1950s American Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Metal
Cinnabar Cabinet By Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Dunbar design director Edward Wormley incorporated antique Japanese ink covered wood printing
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Brass
Cabinet / Hutch by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
inset antique Chinese printing blocks with a row of Rosewood drawers underneath. The bottom cabinet is
Category
1950s Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Walnut
Cabinet / Hutch by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
inset antique Chinese printing blocks with a row of Rosewood drawers underneath. The walnut case is
Category
1950s Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Walnut
Cabinet by Edward Womley
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
printing plates in the doors of the upper section. Two available - priced individually. Designed by Edward
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Stone, Brass
Set of Antique Wooden Printing Textile Blocks
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Antique Wooden Printing Textile Blocks. The largest size is the dimensions listed. Varying
Category
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cat Block Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, all expertly crafted using traditional block printing techniques. The warm wood frame adds a touch of
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood, Paper
$200 / item
Hyacinth
Contemporary Woodcut with Blue Hyacinths in interior
Located in Utrecht, NL
color. After several printings, the block is exhausted, and the print is complete. This technique
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Hand-colored and collaged with lithographic, linoleum block, and screen printings
Signed and
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20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Rolex Stainless Steel Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch Retailed by Tiffany
Co
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
block printing is unique to this era and adds a unique stroke of distinction to this classic style. The
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1960s Swiss Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Poem 71-16
By Haku Maki
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
/cement block printing.
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
CARROLL. Alice in Wonderland - Through the Looking-glass. Rocket Press, 1988.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
for each fresh printing. Only the block for 'Alice & the Dodo' was missing so Jonathan Stephenson used
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1980s British Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Fabric, Leather
CARROLL. Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking-glass - ROCKET PRESS - 1988
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
for each fresh printing. Only the block for 'Alice & the Dodo' was missing so Jonathan Stephenson used
Category
1980s British Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Leather
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Femmes au Miroir"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'epreuve rincee' or 'rinced proof'. The 'rincee' process involved printing the original linoleum block
Category
1950s Cubist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Linocut
Japanese Old Woodblock Flower Prints Tanigami Konan Immediately Frameable #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese print making, when the old traditional ways of wood block printing were giving way to new western
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20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old Woodblock Flower Prints Tanigami Konan Immediately Frameable #4
Located in South Burlington, VT
, when the old traditional ways of wood block printing were giving way to new western print making
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20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Paper
Divine Comedy
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
applied separately using its own carved block, making the printing process exceptionally detailed and
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Landscape (abstract expressionist mid-century landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
., Eastern USA & PR.
Comments: Preferred media: acrylics, wood block printing. Teaching: artist-in
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Etching with Aquatint Print Women Reclining
Located in Surfside, FL
the excitement of combining the media of etching and wood block printing makes Saiberlich’s graphics
Category
20th Century Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Spring Rain (abstract expressionist landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
., Eastern USA & PR.
Comments: Preferred media: acrylics, wood block printing. Teaching: artist-in-residence
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Oriental Landscape with Birds
By Ralph Edward Joosten
Located in Soquel, CA
, taking trips to Yosemite and Carmel with Ansel Adams and John Weston and learning wood
block printing
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of a Young Woman
By Irving Amen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
block printing in color at the Smithsonian Institution.
Travel in Israel, Greece and Turkey in 1960 led
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1960s Cubist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Irving Amen New York Skyline Color Etching
By Irving Amen
Located in New Windsor, NY
permanent exhibit of block printing in color at the Smithsonian Institution.
Travel in Israel, Greece and
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Printing Blocks
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
German Israeli Large Expressionist Woodcut Print Couple
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Desert Wanderer, Orientalist Watercolor
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Watercolor
THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM German Israeli Modernist Oil Painting
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
influenced by German expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught
Category
1970s Expressionist Vintage Printing Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Vintage Printing Blocks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of vintage printing blocks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, all vintage printing blocks available were constructed with great care. Vintage printing blocks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern vintage printing blocks are consistently popular styles. Many vintage printing blocks are appealing in their simplicity, but Rajhastani produced popular vintage printing blocks that are worth a look.
How Much are Vintage Printing Blocks?
Vintage printing blocks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $228, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $1,600.
Questions About Vintage Printing Blocks
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The oldest known example of block printing is the Diamond Sutra. Produced around 886 CE, the scroll is a Buddhist religious text and was discovered in Dunhuang, China. Anthropologists believe that the Chinese developed the art of block printing 4,000 years ago, but so far, none of the earlier works have been discovered. On 1stDibs, find a variety of block prints from some of the world's top galleries.
- What is a printing block called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A printing block is sometimes called a printmaking block, a wood block or a block. You can also refer to one simply as a printing block. Artists carve printmaking blocks with designs, apply ink and then press them against a surface to produce artwork. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of block prints from some of the world's top galleries.
- What is Indian block printing?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Indian block printing is an art form that originated in India during ancient times. It involves carving a block of teak wood with an intricate pattern and then using it to press ink onto fabric like silk or cotton. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Indian block printed apparel and art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Rajasthan is the Indian state that is most famous for block printing, though it is also a popular dyeing method in a variety of other states. Rajasthan features various cities known for different techniques of this textile printing method. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Indian block printed textiles.
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