Unsigned Original Works

The rule may have changed in recent decades, but many of the 20th century's most important artists still chose to produce editions of unsigned prints. Contemporary artists often make the same choice. Sometimes these prints are conceived for the pages of an artist's book, on other occasions they are produced as standalone works in their own right. Whatever their purpose, they undergo the same creative process as every other artwork. They are still pictures that demanded technical brilliance and rigorous visual discipline from their creators. 

An unsigned Picasso etching is still printed from a copper-plate that was handled by the master. An unsigned lithograph by Miro will still have been produced in the legendary Atelier Mourlot from the artist's hand-drawn limestone block. Unsigned works still represent the fruit of an artist's efforts and bring the viewer within touching distance of an art history superstar.