Prints

Printmaking is generally defined as the creation of multiple impressions of an image. Each print may features slight variations with individual examples usually known as ‘impressions,’ and multiple impressions as an ‘edition.’

Among the many varieties of printmaking are woodcuts, engravings, etching, mezzotints, lithographs and screenprints.


Helen Rosslyn and Alice St Clair

The London Original Print Fair reveals new dates for 2026

15 December 2025

The London Original Print Fair will run from May 14-17, 2026 at Somerset House in London.

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Dalí and much more at Shapero

08 December 2025

London art gallery Shapero Modern rounds off its year with a trio of events.

Rembrandt print Arnout Tholinx, Inspector

Rare Rembrandt etching at Christie’s sets auction record for any Old Master print

04 December 2025

A rare copy of one of Rembrandt’s greatest portrait etchings established a new saleroom high for an Old Master print.

The Tyger by William Blake

Burning bright: New high at auction for a print by William Blake

03 December 2025

Christie’s broke the 13-year-old auction record for a print by William Blake (1757-1827) at its Old Masters to Modern day sale on December 3.

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh mysticism makes an impact on bidders

01 December 2025

Shakespearean themed watercolour takes hammer price of £75,000 as confirmation of the artist’s status

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A selection of German, Swiss & Austrian auction previews

17 November 2025

Our pick of lots from 11 upcoming auctions in Germany, Switzerland and Austria

Woodblock

‘Lost’ Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood woodblocks saved for the nation after emerging for sale on eBay

29 October 2025

A group of woodblocks from artists Eric Ravilious and Tirzah Garwood that had been missing for 72 years has been recovered and purchased by two museums.

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Positive impressions of the Great Bardfield school

20 October 2025

The printed work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) has always been a fascinating area of the artist’s market - something with appeal both to connoisseurial collectors and the wider public.

The Goldweigher by Rembrandt

Rare Rembrandt counterproof emerges in Cambridge

17 October 2025

As followers of Old Master prints are well aware, Rembrandt (1606-69) etchings appear at auction with great regularity with the most sought after subjects and earliest states commanding impressive prices.

Edward Bawden's Sunday Times print

Great Bardfield property yields appealing group of modern prints to Sworders sale

13 October 2025

A single owner collection from a house in Great Bardfield, Essex provided a number of good quality prints to Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art.

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Printing plate helped to spread the slavery abolition message

13 October 2025

An original printing plate for one of the best-known images of the abolitionist movement emerged at a recent Forum Auctions (27% buyer’s premium) sale in London.

Eric Slater woodcut

Woodcuts come to the fore at East Sussex auction

29 September 2025

A small group of 20th century woodcuts showing local Sussex scenes were among the pictures bringing demand at the latest Art & Design Post 1880 auction at Gorringe’s (plus 25% buyer’s premium).

John Bull taking a luncheon by James Gillray

How posthumous copies of Gillray prints have a history of their own

25 September 2025

The story of James Gillray’s (1757-1815) print plates is something of a mixture of comedy and tragedy – not unlike the great caricaturist’s life itself.

The Kiss II woodcut by Edvard Munch

Remarkable family collection takes Munch prints prices to an unprecedented level

22 September 2025

Galerie Kornfeld in Bern devoted the evening session at its auction on September 11 to a remarkable collection of prints by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It was rewarded by some equally remarkable prices.

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Dealership supports Society of Antiquaries

22 September 2025

As collaborations between dealers and institutions become increasingly common, London dealership Abbott and Holder is teaming up with the Society of Antiquaries to revive a fundraising project first launched more than 200 years ago.

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Fossils fuelled religious doubts among naturalists

22 September 2025

Naturalist but creationist Agassiz produced a monumental work on ancient species of fish

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Sparks ignites more sale interest

15 September 2025

Artist’s masterpiece sold earlier this year is followed up by plates, prints and paintings from same source

Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

Art and antiques dealers take part in fundraising events to keep Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

12 September 2025

Society of Antiquaries of London, a membership group for historians and archaeologists, is fundraising to stay in its historic home at Burlington House in central London.

Edvard Munch's lithograph Madonna

‘Landscapes of the Mind’: Hegewisch collection heads to Christie’s

08 September 2025

An important collection of prints and works on paper amassed by the German businessman Klaus Hegewisch (1919-2014) will appear at Christie’s in London next month.

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First print to show game of ‘goff’ emerges in New York auction

25 August 2025

A cherished piece of golf history came for sale at Carlsen Gallery (20% buyer’s premium) in Freehold, New York, and commanded a significant sum.

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