Bridge Figurative Prints

Werner Drewes brought his modernist vision to this subject but created, in my opinion, a great work of the Etching Revival. The reference is Rose 183. It...

Christo, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Javacheff Christo The Pont Neuf, Paris Wrapped (Hand Signed), from the Estate of Aviva and Jacob Bal Teshuvah, 1985 Offset lithograph poster (hand signed Christo et Jeanne-Claude) Signed Christo et Jeanne-Claude in orange crayon on the front Unnumbered 24 × 36 1/2 inches Unframed Hand signed Christo et Jeanne-Claude in orange crayon on the front unframed Accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee & provenance This elegant vintage poster was published to promote and raise funds for Christo's famous The Pont Neuf Wrapped Project in the mid 1980s. From the estate of Jacob and Aviva Bal Teshuva - authors of books on Christo, collectors, philanthropists and friends of the artist. Provenance Estate of Aviva and Jacob Bal-Teshuva ABOUT THE PONT NEUF WRAPPED PROJECT: On September 22, 1985, a group of 300 professional workers completed the temporary work of art The Pont Neuf Wrapped. They had deployed 450,000 square feet (41,800 square meters) of woven polyamide fabric, silky in appearance and golden sandstone in color, covering: The sides and vaults of the twelve arches, without hindering river traffic. The parapets down to the ground. The sidewalks and curbs (pedestrians walked on the fabric). All the street lamps on both sides of the bridge. The vertical part of the embankment of the western tip of the Île de la Cité. The Esplanade of the Vert-Galant. The fabric was restrained by 8 miles (13 kilometers) of rope and secured by 12.1 tons of steel chains encircling the base of each tower, 3.3 feet (1 meter) underwater. The Charpentiers de Paris headed by Gérard Moulin, with French sub-contractors, were assisted by the USA engineers who had worked on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's previous projects, under the direction of Theodore Dougherty: Vahé Aprahamian, August L. Huber, James Fuller, John Thomson and Dimiter Zagoroff. Johannes Schaub, the project's director had submitted the work method and detailed plans and received approval for the project from the authorities of the City of Paris, the Department of the Seine and the State. 600 monitors, in crews of 40, led by Simon Chaput...

Pont Neuf Le Soir is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper by the popular French artist Michel Delacroix, well known for his naif style paintings of a city he calls "the Paris of then". Pont Neuf Le Soir is a dramatic Paris night scene depicted with a deep gray blue moonlit evening sky as a backdrop for the oldest historic Paris bridge crossing the River Seine - the Pont Neuf. In the foreground, a nostalgic street scene of people in Victorian dress strolling beneath the glowing lampposts; women with a baby carriage, flowers, children, small dog, and a black tugboat billowing smoke heading up river toward a rosy...

The Swiss-born Rudolf Häsler (1927-1999) lead a varied and busy artistic life, living and working in his native Switzerland, the United States, Spain, where he died, and for an exten...

Drypoint etching on papier de Rives B.F.K. pur fil paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Voyages fantastiques aux États et empires de la l...

Image dimensions: 29.5 x 36 cm. Poeta lungo il fiume (The Poet on the River) is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in the 1940s. Original etching on paper. Unique ex...

The Rialto Bridge is an original artwork realized in the mid 19th century by Giuseppe Kier. Mixed colored lithograph. Framed. Good conditions except for some stains. A beautiful...

Ancient Roman Drawing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo de Grado in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good con...

Eight Scenic Spots in Oomi is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by the great Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige in ...

Ponte Mammolo is an etching realized by L.Cavalieri in the 19th Century. signed on the plate on the lower right corner.Tav.122 Good conditions except for margins that are aged. Pa...

Uses and Customs - Ancient Ruins is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the go...

The Menai Bridge, Bangor is an etching realized in 1845 by J.Rogers. Signed in plate. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.

Les Grues is an original artwork realized by French artist André Minaux (Paris 1923 - Toquin 1986). Lithograph print, 1950 ca. . Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil, edition ...

Ancient Views of Yokohama is an original vintage albumen print on single cardboard: 34 x 26 cm. It was realized in 1890s. Good conditions excep...

Reconstruction is an original lithograph realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good except for some small folding and ...

Michael Wallner, Little London: Albert Bridge, framed brushed aluminium print, 18 x 25 x 3 cm approx, limited edition of 30, Albert Bridge – my favourit...