An original print is an image transferred usually (though not necessarily) to paper from a surface such as stone, wood or metal on which the artist has worked to produce the basic pattern.

The artist makes this with the intention of producing prints and it is these, rather than the block or plate from which they are printed, that are the original works of art.  Some computer-generated images may also qualify as original prints.

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