Prints & Drawings
News and stories about prints and drawings in Getty’s collections and exhibitions
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Getty Strengthens its Collection with New Acquisitions
Recent additions bolster Getty’s holdings of antiquities, drawings, sculptures, and photographs
When Seashells, Ferns, and Seaweed Went Viral
Why Victorian women like photographer Anna Atkins obsessed over natural collectibles
Who Was the Original Master of Gore?
This Spanish painter’s later works were extremely dark
Get Drawn Into Getty’s Newest Exhibition
Learning to Draw shows how artists developed their skills by studying works of art, live subjects, and the world around them
This Drawing Is Designed to Trick You
Can you find the dividing line between real and unreal?
Unconventional Animals Lurking in the Getty Collection
Tigers, lions, and camels galore!
How to Make Dendrite Art
You can make a beautiful print inspired by George Sand
The Woman Who Captured Nature in Blue: Anna Atkins and the Birth of Photographic Art
Using cyanotypes, Anna Atkins turned seaweed and sunlight into the world’s first photographically illustrated book
Makers' Marks
Getty curators explore the meaning behind artists’ signatures—those flamboyant, modest, or provocatively hidden final flourishes
Getty Presents Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking
Exhibition examines the reciprocal relationship between the two media