Art gallery specializing in Fine American prints 1700 to 1950, Maps, Artist Books, Contemporary Prin
The Old Print Shop has been buying, selling, and building important American art collections since 1898.
Specialties of the gallery span the course of American fine art printmaking: Town & Birds Eye Views, Historical, Maritime, Western, and Sporting. Among the Natural History prints are original plates from John James Audubon’s masterpiece Birds of America. Rare and important pieces of cartography are offered in the antique map department. Early 20th century American master works, including Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis and George Bellows, represent a landmark period of modern American art. The Old Print Shop also represents over 70 Contemporary Artists who continue the tradition of printmaking as a unique art form.
Keywords: print, antique print, original print, maps, Art Books, contemporary photography, atlases, pocket maps, artist books, Charts, antique maps, lithograph, etching, engraving, mezzotint, wood cut, eighteenth century, 18th c. nineteenth century, 19th c. twentieth century, historical, John J. Audubon, N. Currier, Currier & Ives, Thomas H. Benton, WPA, Martin Lewis, Baumann, Hopper
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Established in 1898, The Old Print Shop has been in it's current location since the mid-1920's.
What is your primary product or service?
The Old Print Shop has been buying, selling, and building important American art collections since 1898.
Specialties of the gallery span the course of American fine art printmaking: Town & Birds Eye Views, Historical, Maritime, Western, and Sporting. Among the Natural History prints are original plates from John James Audubon’s masterpiece Birds of America. Rare and important pieces of cartography are offered in the antique map department. Early 20th century American master works, including Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis and George Bellows, represent a landmark period of modern American art. The Old Print Shop also represents over 70 Contemporary Artists who continue the tradition of printmaking as a unique art form.
Provide detailed directions to your location
The Shop is located at 150 Lexington Avenue, between 29th and 30th streets. Subway: 6 train, 28th street station; R train, 28th & Broadway station. Driving; Metered street parking, parking garage on 31st between 3rd Ave. and Lexington Ave. By air: Heliport at East 34th St.
What type of payments do you accept?
Visa, MasterCard, American Express
What are your hours of operation?
Seasonal hours. Memorial Day - Labor Day, Monday thru Friday, 9-5. Labor Day - Memorial Day, Tuesday thru Friday, 9-5; Saturday, 9-4.