Buying art prints can be a formidable task, for there are numerous issues to be addressed: authenticity, paper, quality of impression, edition size, re-strikes, signatures, states, watermarks, condition, provenance, etc. Here I’ll discuss a few of the many issues that I get lots of questions about; I strongly recommend that anyone with any questions on … Continued
Printmaking is all about collaboration. Trust, understanding, intuition, and a sprinkling of magic between artist and printmaker is crucial; many a printmaking relationship has not survived because the chemistry simply wasn’t quite right. If the rapport between artist and printmaker is good, extraordinary things can happen. In the first in a series of interviews with … Continued
For many people, deciding on a perfect definition for what contemporary art actually is can be somewhat of a challenge. Whilst the term itself seems simple and obvious enough, finding a modern day meaning is not as easy as it looks. Fortunately, getting to grips with what constitutes as “contemporary” becomes much more possible … Continued
What is a Print? The term “print” is sometimes used to describe just about any picture that is not an original painting or drawing. Photographs, cheap posters, reproductions in art books…. Some people refer to all of these as “prints”. In the art world, the word “print” has a far more specific meaning, and anyone buying prints must … Continued
Three large-scale screenprints by Josef Albers and one three-colored triangle by Fred Sandback provide the entirety of this seemingly spare exhibition that presents simple geometric experiences that are both present physically and involved in one’s mind. Josef Albers’s three works from the “SP” series of 1967 utilize monochromatic planes of color so as to … Continued
2019 marks twenty years since the founding of Eyestorm – a gallery that has established its name not only working with some of the most iconic artists of the contemporary era, but also championing new and promising talent, playing an important role in establishing their artistic practice and growing their success. To commemorate this … Continued
Rising to fame in 1950s America and peaking in popularity during the swinging sixties, Minimalism was an art movement that grew out of ideas expressed by Minimalist artists including Ellsworth Kelly, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Robert Ryman, Frank Stella and Carl Andre. Also known as “minimal art”, “literalist art” and “ABC Art”, Minimalist art is similar to Conceptualism in that it essentially focuses … Continued
2016 has been a wonderful year for collectors of fine prints with many of the world’s leading contemporary releasing many fabulous editions such as Alex Katz, Antony Gormely, Damien Hirst, Allen Jones, John Baldessari, Jim Dine and The Chapman Brothers. As well as these celebrated artists, our member print studios have also worked with many … Continued
DUSICA KIRJAKOVIC, EDITIONS / ARTISTS’ BOOKS FAIR ORGANISER 1. When and why was the E/AB Fair established? DK: The fair was established in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions, in partnership with Brooke Alexander Gallery and Printed Matter. The founders were interested in showing the very latest in fine prints, artists’ books, and editioned objects by emerging and … Continued
July 16 – August 21, 2016 Opening reception: July 16, 12 – 4 pm Cirrus Editions is pleased to announce the exhibition of John Baldessari’s largest prints to date, Engravings with Sounds: Sniffle, Snigger, Arg. From his first portfolio with Cirrus (Raw Prints, 1976), for which he used photographs of Santa Monica mall-goers in conversation with … Continued
Soho Contemporary Art in partnership with Sports Illustrated is proud to present 50 of the Greatest Moments in Sports. The special photography show features a range of legendary athletes & public figures in a selection of truly memorable photographic moments from sports history. The Official Opening Night is Wed. July 13 with a VIP Invite-Only … Continued
Woodcuts/Collage/Monoprints From the 1940s to the 1960s, Sam Glankoff created nontraditional woodcuts. He had a unique way of dealing with the woodblock surface. The color he used was water based pigment with casein to give depth as well as transparency, often like a painterly wash. Oil based inks are more opaque. He printed on handmade … Continued
First appearing in New York beginning the early 1960s, Minimalism was a renunciation of the contemporary art which seemed stale and academic in the eyes of young artists. New influences and rediscovered styles motivated these young artists to question and push conventional boundaries, very similar to the social movements of the decade. By the end … Continued
Abstract Expressionism has a rich history, much like many other art movements. This particular movement is a post-World War II movement that was developed sometime during the 1940s in New York. This movement is in American painting and the first movement to gain international recognition and put New York City on the map in the … Continued
Essay by Jonathan Higgins of Manneken Press: print publisher, master printer, artist, and photogravure practitioner. Stieglitz, Strand, Steichen, Curtis – photogravure is inextricably linked to the history of fine art photography. But many of the qualities that drew artists to this medium in the past are still prized by contemporary artists. In a nutshell, photogravure print is an … Continued
Discover and source fine prints by leading and important Abstract Expressionist artists. View more here.
Source fine prints by today’s leading printmakers direct from the world’s leading print studios. Explore many established, mid-career and emerging artists and add these to your collection. Many of these artists enjoy commercial success and are represented by established galleries. Prints by these artists are produced by many of the world’s leading print studios who use … Continued
January 20-24, 2016 London Visit 7 stand-out print dealers and studios who are exhibiting at the London Art Fair. FLOWERS GALLERY (IFPDA) GILDEN’S ARTS GALLERY GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO JEALOUS GALLERY OSBORNE SAMUEL (IFPDA) PAUL STOLPER GALLERY (IFPDA) RABLEY CONTEMPORARY <<< VISIT THE FAIR >>>
Print Austin hosts their 2nd vendor and print sale. Collectors have an opportunity to purchase original prints from local talent. See our print exchange from national artists and watch live demos. Time: 12-5pm (Not: rain date February 7) Venue: Canopy, 916 Springdale rd., Bldg. 2, Austin, TX 78702 For more information about the event, please … Continued
A Curated Print Exhibition From Marlborough Fine Art, London In 1970 Allen Jones exhibited for the first time a group of three fibreglass sculptures: Hatstand, Table and Chair depicted young attractive women in the role of furniture. Almost immediately, the works attracted criticism from some of the public and the press, meeting strong protests from … Continued
Editions And Artists’ Books Fair, New York We are having a fabulous time visiting our friends and colleagues exhibiting at the fair and as well as meeting many wonderful new print studios. The overall quality of the prints at the fair is extremely high and the content is really fresh. The quality really stands out. … Continued
Become familiar with fine examples of early, rare and iconic David Hockney prints. View more prints by David Hockney here.
EDITIONS / ARTISTS’ BOOKS FAIR (E/AB FAIR), NEW YORK November 5-8, 2015 E/AB Fair Thirteen standout leading print dealers and print studios who are exhibiting at the E/AB Fair, New York. View fine prints available from each gallery. ASPINWALL EDITIONS Aspinwall Editions Fine Prints > BLEU ACIER Bleu Acier Fine Prints > CENTER STREET … Continued
October 14-17, 2015 Frieze Art Fair Allied Editions is a unique artist’s editions collective. Three member galleries listed on Printed Editions will be exhibiting at Frieze, London. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ICA) ICA Prints > SERPENTINE GALLERY Serpentine Gallery Fine Prints > WHITECHAPEL GALLERY Whitechapel Gallery Fine Prints > VISIT THE FAIR > Allied … Continued
October 16-18, 2015 Multiplied Art Fair Nine standout leading print dealers and studios who are exhibiting at the Multiplied Contemporary Editions Fair, London. View fine prints available from each gallery. ATELIER JI Atelier Ji Fine Prints > DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS Dundee Contemporary Arts Fine Prints > EYESTORM Eyestorm Fine Prints > FLOWERS GALLERY (IFPDA) Flowers … Continued
The Fine Print Fair September 24-27, 2015 The 31st Annual Fine Print Fair Featuring six leading print dealers and studios who are exhibiting at The Print Club of Cleveland Print Fair. View fine prints available from each gallery. “The Fine Print Fair, Cleveland’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition of fine prints, begins Thursday, September 24, … Continued
Summer Exhibition Fine Vintage Exhibition Mourlot Posters – William Weston Gallery From 31 July 2015 “Conceived, brought forth, watched over and supervised by the artist himself, in an atmosphere of creative excitement, all these posters are original, living works,” Fernand Mourlot In the 1930’s under the guidance of Fernand Mourlot, the Atelier Mourlot in Paris … Continued
15th July – 4th September Marlborough Fine Art is delighted to announce a summer show of works by artists: Avigdor Arikha, Frank Auerbach, Louise Bourgeois, Christopher Bramham, Steven Campbell, Stephen Conroy, John Davies, Robert Devriendt, Hughie O’Donoghue, Marlene Dumas, Lucian Freud, Catherine Goodman, Maggi Hambling, Clive Head, Bill Jacklin, Allen Jones, Anish Kapoor, Ken Kiff, … Continued
Art Sales at the Royal Academy of Arts promotes and sells work by Royal Academicians and invited contemporary artists, both on the Academy’s website and through exhibitions in The Keeper’s House at the RA. The programme presents a wonderful opportunity to start or build a collection of unique works or limited editions by internationally renowned … Continued
June 13 – August 29, 2015 Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, CA – Celebrated L.A. contemporary artist Ruth Weisberg is the subject of a new exhibition entitled “Ruth Weisberg: Reflections Through Time,” at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, located at 357 North La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. The exhibition extends throughAugust 29. “Ruth … Continued
June 25th – August 28th, 2015 Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art is pleased to present Important Works on Paper, featuring notable examples of Abstraction, Minimalism, Pop, and Photorealism. The exhibition covers a vast array of expression upon one of the most essential, raw mediums: paper. This unforgiving surface honestly reveals the artist’s expertise in a unique … Continued
Galerie Fluegel-Roncak, with a strong focus on Contemporary Art and Pop Art, will show parallel to the ongoing Heiner Meyer exhibition from May 2015 until July 2015 various artworks of its classic collection of POP ART with works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Tom Wesselmann, Alex Katz, Mel Ramos, Julian Opie, David Salle, … Continued
Cade Tompkins Projects invites you to attend an artist talk by Allison Bianco in conjunction with her exhibition A Curious Tide. Allison Bianco’s work explores the strange way nostalgia subtly rewrites memory so that recollections of the past become only partly true. Referencing Rhode Island iconography in many of the pieces, Bianco expresses a personal connection to her home state and its … Continued
The Bank of England has recently announced that it wants a visual artist to appear on the new £20 note. The public can officially nominate an artist before 19 July 2015 with the final decision being announced in Spring 2016. The new note is expected to go into circulation before 2020. Printed Editions would like to conduct … Continued
Guest Curated Print Exhibition – Plants in Prints Paul Limperopulos, Co-Director of Benefit Print Project Plants in Prints – Images of nature are nothing new. Prehistoric examples survive, and the ancient world enjoyed producing them, too (to the chagrin of Plato, who found such things particularly vexing). Artists throughout the subsequent millennia have created enduring works … Continued
Every notable artist has a distinct style that you can spot across a room – you’d never mistake a Pollack for a Magritte as you wander the halls of the MOMA. Even so, an artist’s work drastically changes and evolves over the course of their lifetime. Every Artist Has Art Periods An artist’s hallmark style … Continued
Launching its campaign Our Future Is In The Making: An Education Manifesto for Craft and Making, the Craft Council and its partners took to the House of Commons on to urge the government to engage. Jealous Gallery were delighted to be able to join them and treated the House of Commons to a live printing demonstration with … Continued
London Original Print Fair Join and visit 20 member galleries who are exhibiting at the London Original Print Fair, April 23-26 2015.
Aspinwall Editions is a fine art printmaking publisher, dealer, and studio with facilities in New York City and Rheine, Germany. Founded in 2012 by Ann Aspinwall and Knut Willich, Aspinwall Editions specializes in silkscreen, intaglio, and relief processes, and offers contract printing services in addition to collaborations with invited artists. Knut was formerly the proprietor … Continued
Art Prints for Passover Prints for Passover by Gerhard Richter, Salvador Dali, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and Marc Chagall. View all prints here.
Expressionism first came about in poetry and painting, and was first noticed in Germany around the start of the 20th century. It’s a thoroughly modern movement, and the aim of the movement in all its forms is to present the world from a subjective perspective. This means that the point of view in expressionistic art … Continued
Linocut Printmaking A selection of fine linocut prints available on Printed Editions. Search for more linocuts here >
Who can legally issue a certificate of authenticity for a work of art? Well, I can. After all, I founded and directed a graduate program in art connoisseurship, I’ve published lots of articles on print connoisseurship, I have a doctorate from Harvard, I have years of experience dealing in prints… But guess what? So can … Continued
This top 10 is intended to help those new collectors or first-time print purchasers navigate the technical jargon that gallery aficionados use to describe their products. It can also be used by experienced collectors to refresh their basic knowledge of print collecting. This page will be a one-stop-shop for identifying and understanding those confusing terms … Continued
