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A work of art on paper that usually exists in multiple copies. It is created not by drawing directly on paper, but through a transfer process. The artist begins by creating a composition on another surface, such as metal or wood, and the transfer occurs when that surface is inked and a sheet of paper, placed in contact with it, is run through a printing press. Four common printmaking techniques are woodcut, etching, lithography, and screenprint.

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Shock Troops Advance under Gas (Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor) from The War (Der Krieg)

Shock Troops Advance under Gas (Sturmtruppe geht unter Ga...

Otto Dix

1924

Flags

Flags

Jasper Johns

1967–68, published 1968

The Opener from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture

The Opener from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture

Jacob Lawrence

1997

Beds (Camas) from the series Heliographs (Heliografías)

Beds (Camas) from the series Heliographs (Heliografías)

León Ferrari

c. 1982, signed 2007

Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the series, Lullaby

Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the series, Lullaby

Louise Bourgeois

2006

Untitled (for Parkett no. 91)

Untitled (for Parkett no. 91)

Nicole Eisenman

2012

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California

Thom Mayne

.1-3 1987; .4 1990

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, West elevation

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, West elevation

Mario Botta

Unknown

Library, Villeurbanne, France, Principal-facade elevation

Library, Villeurbanne, France, Principal-facade elevation

Mario Botta

1984

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Allotments

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The A...

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Imaginary Icicles over the Charles River, Boston, MA

Friedrich St. Florian

1972

Gotthard Bank, Lugano, Switzerland, Elevation

Gotthard Bank, Lugano, Switzerland, Elevation

Mario Botta

c.1985

Urban Housing, Turin, Italy, Plan

Urban Housing, Turin, Italy, Plan

Mario Botta

1985

Micromegas Project, Time Sections

Micromegas Project, Time Sections

Daniel Libeskind

1979

Endless Theatre Project, Plan

Endless Theatre Project, Plan

Frederick Kiesler

1924

Endless Theatre Project, Plan

Endless Theatre Project, Plan

Frederick Kiesler

1924

Place de la Concorde Project, Paris, France, Elevation

Place de la Concorde Project, Paris, France, Elevation

Frederick Kiesler

1925

Museum of Vulcanism, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France, Exterior perspective

Museum of Vulcanism, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, Fra...

Hans Hollein

1994

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Arch facade

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Arch facade

Ricardo Bofill

1985

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Sixth Street: Figure 2

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Six...

Thom Mayne

1987

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Development of the "Friendly Barrier Concept"

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Development of the...

Cedric Price

1978-80

Urban Housing, Turin, Italy (Plan)

Mario Botta

1985

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Perspective of study model

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Perspective of stu...

Cedric Price

1978-80

House, Breganzona, Switzerland, Elevation

House, Breganzona, Switzerland, Elevation

Mario Botta

1984

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Sixth Street: Figure 6

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Six...

Thom Mayne

1987

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, North elevation

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, North elevation

Mario Botta

Unknown

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, East elevation

Cultural Center, Chambéry, France, East elevation

Mario Botta

Unknown

Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Plan)

Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Plan)

Zaha Hadid

1982-83

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Exterior perspective

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Exterior per...

Ricardo Bofill

1985

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Plan

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Plan

Cedric Price

1978-80

American System-Built Houses for The Richards Company project (Exterior perspective of model D101)

American System-Built Houses for The Richards Company pro...

Frank Lloyd Wright

1915–1917

Unidentified project (Perspective)

Unidentified project (Perspective)

Erich Mendelsohn

c. 1935

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Interior perspective

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Interior per...

Ricardo Bofill

1985

Metropolitan Core, project, Sectional elevation

Metropolitan Core, project, Sectional elevation

Raimund Abraham

1964

Nara Convention Hall Project, Nara, Japan, Perspective

Nara Convention Hall Project, Nara, Japan, Perspective

Yoshito Takahashi

1992

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida (Five Enclosures, Model and Baseboard)

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida (Five Enclosures, M...

Cedric Price

1978-80

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Office plan

New York Tower, project, New York, New York, Office plan

Ricardo Bofill

1985

Gotthard Bank, Lugano, Switzerland, West elevation

Gotthard Bank, Lugano, Switzerland, West elevation

Mario Botta

1985