"An excellent book—and one that anybody seriously interested in the historical background to modern prints can hardly afford to neglect."     —Arts Review

Printmaking has attracted some of the greatest figures in twentieth-century art, and it is impossible to grasp the full significance of such movements as Expressionism, Surrealism or Pop Art without a knowledge of their printmaking achievements. Moreover, prints remain almost the only medium in which major works of art can be collected for a relatively modest sum. A fully revised and expanded edition, this book discusses the full range of printmaking techniques and the major artists of the medium —from Bonnard and Munch through Picasso to Hockney, Stella and today's avant-garde. The illustrations are drawn from the unrivaled collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

"There is not another history that is so comprehensive."
                                                                         —Apollo

"No better narrator of the story of modern printmaking could be found than Riva Castleman."
                              —The Times Literary Supplement