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printmaking
Also known as: fine print, print
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Arts & Culture
- Key People:
- Julie Mehretu
- Rembrandt
- William Blake
- Pablo Picasso
- Edgar Degas
- Related Topics:
- stenciling
- rubbing
- monotype
- cliché-verre
- relief printing
printmaking, an art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. Such fine prints, as they are known collectively, are considered original works of art, even though they can exist in multiples. To the modern reader, the word print might suggest mechanically mass-produced commercial products, such as books, newspapers, and textiles. In this article, however, print refers to the original creation of an artist who, instead of the paintbrush or the chisel, ...(100 of 20091 words)