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.
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- artist proofPrint kept by maker
- museum qualityFit for institutional collection
- gallery wallArrangement of framed pieces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
lithography · registration marks · aquatint · monotype · ink · linework · texture · paper stock · woodcut · brayer · drypoint · copper plate · stencil · mezzotint · plate · squeegee · contrast · acid bath
original printsreproductions
Copies of originals
copies · forgeries · fakes · counterfeits · facsimiles
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