That decline was significantly smaller than the 27 percent drop in overall global fine art auction sales during the same period. Meanwhile, collectors added 16 percent more prints, multiples ...

"This is talk of the town." Motte said she and her group of girlfriends often trade the small art prints within their circle. The vending machine has been at the museum since August 2024.

Prints have demonstrated resilience amid a two-year slowdown in the art market. ArtTactic reported sales in the medium grew 18.3% in 2023. Young collectors have been instrumental in this rise.