monoprintn.
/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)prɪnt/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌprɪnt/ Printmaking.
= monotype n. 3.
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monoprint1919
1919 E. Brock in Industr.-Arts Mag. Aug. 307/2 A ‘Monoprint’, as we call these accompanying pictures, is simply the little reproduction of a picture painted on a hard surface, copper, tin, or glass. Only one print may be ‘pulled’.
1936 Design (London) Sept. 35/1 Monoprints made from linoleum blocks have this advantage: many different color schemes may be made from the same composition.
1955 Art News Dec. 20/3 She shows oils, enamels on silk, monoprints and sand paintings at the Pasadena Art Museum.
1976 E. Rhein Art of Print Making 55 Monoprints cannot be corrected, but this can be rewarding, as it leads to greater concentration.
1995 Artists & Illustrators Apr. 9/4 The great printmaker Stanley William Hayter defined a monoprint (or monotype) as a single impression which cannot be exactly repeated.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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