original prints

Not later reproductions

Original prints are artworks created directly by an artist using printmaking techniques—etching, lithography, woodcut, screenprint—where the print itself is the intended final work, not a reproduction of something made in another medium.

Each impression is pulled from a plate, stone, or screen the artist prepared.

Distinguished from reproductions or posters, original prints are typically numbered and signed: a limited edition of original prints, She collects original prints from the 1960s.

Related

lithography · registration marks · aquatint · monotype · ink · linework · texture · paper stock · woodcut · brayer · drypoint · copper plate · stencil · mezzotint · plate · squeegee · contrast · acid bath

Opposites
authenticity/genuineness

original printsreproductions

Copies of originals

copies · forgeries · fakes · counterfeits · facsimiles

production method

original printsdigital prints

Electronically produced images

posters · photocopies · xerox copies

edition status

original printsdecorative prints

Artistic reproductions for display

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G