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WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism
'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism

'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Clown', color serigraph, 1939, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '/20' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff la...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print
Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print

Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print

By Hilaire Hiler

Located in Denver, CO

It will appeal to collectors of WPA art, American Modernism, Native American-themed works on paper, early color serigraphy, avant-garde graphic design, and museum-quality twentieth-c...

Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA
'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA

'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Abstract Boats', color serigraph, 1938, edition 12. Signed, dated, and numbered ' /12' in pencil. A fine, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper; t...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Turzak’s Works Progress Administration–era graphics were later reassessed in the exhibition Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak, presented at the Figge Art Museum from No...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Court' — WPA Social Conscience, Woman Artist
'Court' — WPA Social Conscience, Woman Artist

'Court' — WPA Social Conscience, Woman Artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created for the New York City Works Progress Administration (WPA). Collection: National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Claire Millman Mahl Moore (1910-1988) was married twice an...

Category

1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism
'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism

'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism

By Fritz Eichenberg

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Fritz Eichenberg, 'The Steps', wood engraving, 1933, edition 200. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed. 200' in pencil. Initialed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-inked impr...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created while Bibel worked in the New York City WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the Great Depression, this image was not printed until the artist brought it to master prin...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War
"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War

"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This print depicts a nude Adam and Eve in a small island of peace and plenty, surrounded by the ravages and storms of World War II. The placid scene at the center, full of innocence ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut
'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

During the Great Depression, Turzak became an early participant in the Works Progress Administration, producing murals for federal buildings and creating some of his most enduring gr...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut
'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

During the Great Depression, Turzak became an early participant in the Works Progress Administration, producing murals for federal buildings and creating some of his most enduring gr...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child
WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child

WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful WPA era NYC subway scene by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913).

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

John E. Billmyer, Flower Piece, WPA wood engraving
John E. Billmyer, Flower Piece, WPA wood engraving

John E. Billmyer, Flower Piece, WPA wood engraving

Located in New York, NY

, and the composition calls out spring or very early summer. This print is signed and titled in pencil. It was published in an edition of 25 by the NYC-WPA, and has a stamp that rea...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Tenant Farmers' — Rare WPA Signed Modernist Wood Engraving
'Tenant Farmers' — Rare WPA Signed Modernist Wood Engraving

'Tenant Farmers' — Rare WPA Signed Modernist Wood Engraving

By Lou Barlow

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created by the artist for the New York City Works Progress Administration (WPA). Literature: 'Depression Printmakers as Workers', Mary Francey, 1988.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

By Philip Reisman

Located in Surfside, FL

Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New York City street life. Fourteen of Mr. Reisman's etchings of New York life were in the show Works o...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

By Anton Refregier

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title. Refregier was an artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) He did several murals in the San Francisco area.

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism
'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism

'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Thomas Hart Benton, 'Goin' Home', lithograph, 1937, edition 250, Fath 14. Signed in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white, wove pape...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism
'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism

'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism

By James Allen

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Allen, 'Pipe and Brawn,' 1937, lithograph, edition 40. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. A superb, richly inked impression on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margin...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Harry R. Rein, Competition, 1936-39, WPA linocut
Harry R. Rein, Competition, 1936-39, WPA linocut

Harry R. Rein, Competition, 1936-39, WPA linocut

Located in New York, NY

If ever there was an image that fit the description of 'Ashcan,' Harry Rein's Competition, made for the NYC WPA, is clearly it! Some impressions have the WPA sstamp, including the o...

Category

1930s Ashcan School Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El
'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El

'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Albert Potter, 'Modern Music' also Twilight Melodies', linocut, c. 1935, from the posthumous edition of 20, printed in 1977, authorized by the artist’s widow.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph
'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph

'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph

By Beulah Stevenson

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Beulah Stevenson, 'Flowers in Light', lithograph, c. 1935, edition 14. Signed and titled in pencil. Annotated 'Edition of 14 – print #3' in the bottom center margin, in pencil. A fin...

Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hyman J. Warsager, Canarsie Meadows, 1936-39, WPA lithograph
Hyman J. Warsager, Canarsie Meadows, 1936-39, WPA lithograph

Hyman J. Warsager, Canarsie Meadows, 1936-39, WPA lithograph

Located in New York, NY

His 1930s anti-lynching drawings are of special interest. Warsager made prints on the NYC-WPA, often seeking out-of-the way local subjects, and worked with Anthony Velonis to develo...

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

On the Beach (Coney Island, New York) — WPA, 1930s Graphic Modernism
On the Beach (Coney Island, New York) — WPA, 1930s Graphic Modernism

On the Beach (Coney Island, New York) — WPA, 1930s Graphic Modernism

By Lou Barlow

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lou Barlow (Louis Breslow), 'On the Beach' (Coney Island) wood engraving, c. 1937, edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Stamped 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA' in the bottom lef...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

David Feinstein, Negro District, Brooklyn, 1936-39, WPA lithograph
David Feinstein, Negro District, Brooklyn, 1936-39, WPA lithograph

David Feinstein, Negro District, Brooklyn, 1936-39, WPA lithograph

Located in New York, NY

David Feinstein's Negro District, Brooklyn, a lithograph of 1936-39, is a marvel. It's a construction of every detail the artist could think of to show the nature of the locale: The ...

Category

1930s Ashcan School Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Food Not Cannon' — WPA Modernist Work of  Social Conscience
'Food Not Cannon' — WPA Modernist Work of  Social Conscience

'Food Not Cannon' — WPA Modernist Work of Social Conscience

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Food Not Cannon', etching, 1937, edition 12 (an early state, probably unique). Signed in pencil. A fine impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (7/8 to 2 1/8 ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

By Saul Rabino

Located in Surfside, FL

These political works, usually drawings or prints, are dramatic, symbolic, andemotionally rousing.

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph

David Feinstein, Visitors' Day, WPA lithograph of NYC Public School
David Feinstein, Visitors' Day, WPA lithograph of NYC Public School

David Feinstein, Visitors' Day, WPA lithograph of NYC Public School

Located in New York, NY

David Feintstein is a master draughtsman working in the genre of everyday life in New York City. His style is highly original, especially in this work. Here he's used Visitors' Day (...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique
Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique

Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique

Located in New York, NY

Shown in established galleries and nationally recognized museums throughout her career, Mills was committed to social engagement and the mentoring of young artists long beyond her WP...

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1980s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

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WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields
WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

Unavailable

H 11.75 in W 15.75 in

WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A color lithograph by Francis Bernard Shields (1908 - ) for the Federal Art Project of the (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. The print measures 11 ¾” high by ...

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20th Century American Prints

Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City
Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City

Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Dallas, TX

Fantastic masculine Lozowick machine age image. Pencil signed, 21 of 200, Louis Lozowick (a.L.). Originally printed in an edition of 50 in 1932. In 1982, the artist's widow, A...

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Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Prints

Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM
Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM

Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Dallas, TX

Framed size is 23 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches Thomas Hart Benton (American 1889-1975) was born into a powerhouse political Missouri family in 1889. His great uncle, for whom he was named...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Polo Players
Polo Players

Riva HelfondPolo Players, ca. 1940s

Unavailable

H 15.25 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in

Polo Players

By Riva Helfond

Located in Raleigh, NC

Helfond is known for her participation in the WPA and for her screen prints. UNSIGNED

Category

1940s American Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Soldiers
Soldiers

Riva HelfondSoldiers, ca. 1940s

Unavailable

H 11 in W 14.75 in D 1 in

Soldiers

By Riva Helfond

Located in Raleigh, NC

Helfond is well known for her participation in the WPA and for her screen prints. Signed in the image and again in the margin, lower right corner.

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1940s American Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Pretzel Woman
Pretzel Woman

Beatrice MandelmanPretzel Woman, Ca. 1930s l

Unavailable

H 11.5 in W 8.625 in D 0.1 in

Pretzel Woman

By Beatrice Mandelman

Located in Raleigh, NC

Beatrice Mandelman was an important artist in the New York WPA and this print was don for the WPA, but is unstamped.

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1930s American Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Moon Pool  - PUBLISHED BY THE WPA
Moon Pool  - PUBLISHED BY THE WPA

Moon Pool - PUBLISHED BY THE WPA

Located in Santa Monica, CA

They hold 30 WPA prints by Spratt but not “Moon Pool” - RARE thus!

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1930s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print

WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print

By Riva Helfond

Located in Surfside, FL

Despite these challenges, Helfond's prints of coal miners are considered an important addition to the body of work documenting the lives of the working poor during the New Deal.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Color

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s Portrait Prints

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Great WPA era print by Georges Von Physter signed & numbered
Great WPA era print by Georges Von Physter signed & numbered

Great WPA era print by Georges Von Physter signed & numbered

By George Von Physter

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A great WPA 1930's period print by the well known print maker Georges Von Physter 1909-1986.

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Vintage 1930s American Prints

Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed
Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed

Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

It is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. The Rabbi or Hasidic Rebbe, Tzaddik of the shtetl walking with his followers. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in ...

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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Archway' — American Modernism, WPA
'Archway' — American Modernism, WPA

'Archway' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Archway', color serigraph, 1939, edition 25. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered ' /25' in pencil. A rich, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper; ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Negro — California WPA
Negro — California WPA

Negro — California WPA

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Nicholas Panesis, 'Negro', 1937, color lithograph, edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil; initialed in the stone, lower right. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on cream w...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Public Building' — American Modernism, WPA
'Public Building' — American Modernism, WPA

'Public Building' — American Modernism, WPA

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York. Matted to museum standards, unframed.

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print
Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print

Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

LOST ENTRY - >Actual WPA / FAP Lithograph with the WPA / FAP label & a stamp<<
LOST ENTRY - >Actual WPA / FAP Lithograph with the WPA / FAP label & a stamp<<

LOST ENTRY - >Actual WPA / FAP Lithograph with the WPA / FAP label & a stamp<<

By Grace Clements

Located in Santa Monica, CA

GRACE CLEMENTS (1905 – 1969) LOST ENTRY 1939 Lithograph, signed and initialed in pencil. Signed in the stone. image 9 x 12 1/4". Published by the WPA/FAP. Editions typically 25. W...

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1930s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST - Published by WPA!
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST - Published by WPA!

INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST - Published by WPA!

Located in Santa Monica, CA

NAN LURIE (b. 1910-?) INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST, c 1935 Lithograph, published by the WPA New York Project. Signed and titled in pencil with the WPA NY Project stamp lower le...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'North Bank of the Chicago River' — WPA Graphic Modernism
'North Bank of the Chicago River' — WPA Graphic Modernism

'North Bank of the Chicago River' — WPA Graphic Modernism

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Turzak painted murals for the Old Chicago Main Post Office and the post office in Lemont, Illinois. He produced a WPA-sponsored portfolio, History of Illinois in Woodcuts, in 1935—th...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

By Philip Reisman

Located in Surfside, FL

Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New York City street life. Fourteen of Mr. Reisman's etchings of New York life were in the show Works o...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist

Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist

By Herman Roderick Volz 1

Located in Fulton, CA

A WPA style lithograph titled "The Argument" by Herman Roderick Vols (1904-1990). Pencil signed and numbered 23 of 25. Folio measures 19" H 12.5" W. Image measures 15.25" H 11.25" W....

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Vintage 1940s American Prints

Materials

Paper

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

By Philip Reisman

Located in Surfside, FL

Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New York City street life. Fourteen of Mr. Reisman's etchings of New York life were in the show Works o...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

'Bridge at Poughkeepsie' — WPA Era American Modernism
'Bridge at Poughkeepsie' — WPA Era American Modernism

'Bridge at Poughkeepsie' — WPA Era American Modernism

By Albert Heckman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Albert Heckman (1893-1971), 'Bridge at Poughkeepsie', lithograph, 1934, edition 30. Signed, titled, and annotated '30 Impressions' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cr...

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1930s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees
Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees

Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees

By Moses Soyer

Located in Surfside, FL

Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer was born in Borisoglebsk, Russian Empire, in 1899. His father was a Hebrew scholar...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

By Saul Rabino

Located in Surfside, FL

These political works, usually drawings or prints, are dramatic, symbolic, andemotionally rousing.

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

By Saul Rabino

Located in Surfside, FL

These political works, usually drawings or prints, are dramatic, symbolic, andemotionally rousing.

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in Surfside, FL

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) signed lithograph. Pencil signed and dated "S. Simkhovitch 1933" lower center. Title "Island Beach," in pencil lower left of sheet. N...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

American WPA Grant Wood Original Signed Lithograph "December Afternoon" 1941
American WPA Grant Wood Original Signed Lithograph "December Afternoon" 1941

American WPA Grant Wood Original Signed Lithograph "December Afternoon" 1941

By Grant Wood

Located in Portland, OR

An original signed Grant Wood lithograph, "December Afternoon" 1941. A fine impression of this charming winter scene by the painter of "American Gothic" & the most celebrated America...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Musicians Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Musicians Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Musicians Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Musicians. humorous...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gefilte Fish Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
Gefilte Fish Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

Gefilte Fish Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. A woman preparing the Sabbath Gefilte fis...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

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By Ernest Fiene

Located in New York, NY

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
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By Kyra Markham

Located in New York, NY

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Winch" British Linocut Grosvenor School Machine Age 1930 Woman Artist Print
"Winch" British Linocut Grosvenor School Machine Age 1930 Woman Artist Print

"Winch" British Linocut Grosvenor School Machine Age 1930 Woman Artist Print

By Sybil Andrews

Located in New York, NY

"Winch" British Linocut Grosvenor School Machine Age 1930 Woman Artist Print "The Winch" 1930. 7 3/4 x 11 (sight) inches. Linocut in colors on tissue-thin Japan paper. Numbered 15/...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

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Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene
Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene

Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene

By Guy Nicod

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Orchestra signed by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on canvas, unframed painting : 32 x 40 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern

By Max Arthur Cohn

Located in New York, NY

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) 6th Avenue Elevated 19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Watercolor on paper Signed an...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century
"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century

"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century

By Letterio Calapai

Located in New York, NY

"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century Letterio Calapai (American 1902-1993) ''Labor in A Diesel Plant'' Wood engraving, 1940 17 x 10 1/2...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century

6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century

By Max Arthur Cohn

Located in New York, NY

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in New York, NY

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992) Industrial Cityscape 20 x 16 inches Oil on board Signed lower ri...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in New York, NY

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell (American, 1906-1970) Brookyn Bridge amid the NYC Waterfront 35 ½ x 23 ½ inches Oil on Bo...

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Women's City Club, Youngstown, Ohio.  American Historical Scene Painting.
Women's City Club, Youngstown, Ohio.  American Historical Scene Painting.

Women's City Club, Youngstown, Ohio. American Historical Scene Painting.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

An accomplished American Scene painter, Clyde Singer successfully captured everyday life during his long career. A unique aspect of American life is depicted in this painting, entitl...

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City

By Ernest Fiene

Located in New York, NY

"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) "6th Avenue El" 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 Oil on canvas board, c. 1940s Signed lower righ...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Wpa Print For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate wpa print for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as a Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect wpa print among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a wpa print to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, black, beige, white and more. A wpa print from William Gropper, Albert Abramovitz, Riva Helfond, Leon Bibel and Louis Lozowick — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, woodcut print and etching, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Wpa Print?

A wpa print can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,200, while the lowest priced sells for $0 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.

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.)

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