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Most prints are colored in a typical manner compared to other prints from the same series, by the same publisher or from the same time period

I described the most common types of intaglio prints, engravings and etchings. Today I'll describe three more intaglio print types: aquatints,

A collector can be distinguished from an acquirer by the approach he or she takes to collecting. There are three components to a collector’

consider why one would want to collect antique prints. What is it that makes antique prints special and worth collecting

A previous post discussed the issue of how scarce antique prints are and how that affects value. Here are two interesting case studies

I have just returned from Portland, Oregon, where I attended an excellent conference for the American Historical Print Collectors Society

I watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" last night and was pleased to see quite a number of antique prints hanging in various rooms

I will, from time to time, profile various influential people involved with antique prints. Most will be living individuals, but in light

The American Art Union (1839-1851) was an organization created to support contemporary American art and to develop a popular

I talked about two types of original prints, relief prints and intaglio prints. Today I'll talk about the third major type of original print, planographic

All of my academic and professional life I have lived in the northeastern part of the United States. This region is the location of many

Philadelphia is the home of a number of important print collections, and none are of more significance than that at the Library Company