Sea Life Still-life Prints

Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Lotus" Portfolio: Derrière Le Miroir: Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite Maeght (No. 250) *Issued unsigned Year: 1982 Medium: Original Lithograph on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Imprimerie Moderne du Lion, Paris, France Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris, France Reference: "The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly - A Catalogue Raisonné: 1949-1985" - Axsom No. Ic, page 179 Sheet size: 15" x 11" Condition: In excellent condition Rare Notes: Produced for Kelly's collaboration with the August, 1982 No. 250 "Derrière Le Miroir: Hommage à Aimé et Marguerite Maeght" portfolio. Text on verso as issued. Kelly produced the drawing for "Lotus" in Spencertown, New York, and sent the transfer-paper study to Paris for proofing. It was included in the final memorial issue of 'Derriere Le Miroir' with prints by Eduardo Chillida, Takis, Pierre Alechinsky, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Shusaku, Arakawa, and Saul Steinberg, to name only a few of the 24 artists who provided original graphic work for this issue. "Lotus" was based on the ink drawing "Lotus" (EK No. P74.65). In October 1945, the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The magazine Derriere Le Miroir was created in October 1946 and published without interruption until 1982. Maeght's ambition in establishing his print shop and his publication magazine Derriere Le Miroir was to make available to a broader audience less expensive printed imagery by the artists of his time, many whom were represented by his Paris gallery. Its original articles and illustrations (mainly original color lithographs by the gallery artists) were famous at the time. The magazine covered only the artists exhibited by Maeght gallery either through personal or group exhibitions. Among them are (in alphabetical order): Henri-Georges Adam, Pierre Alechinsky, Bacon, Jean Bazaine, Georges Braque, Pol Bury, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Roger Chastel...

This is a rare 17th century engraving of a plant entitled "Caunga" by the Dutch botanist Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 6 from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 1686 by Johann van Someren. The engraving depicts the caunga plant, also known as Inca cucumber or horned squash, which is a climbing vine that produces edible, cucumber-like fruits. Rheede's 19th century publication featured illustrations of exotic plants and fruits labelled with script in the upper right corner in Latin, Malay, Arabic, and Sanskrit. Hortus Indicus Malabaricus is believed to be the earliest comprehensive published work on the flora of Asia and the tropics. The 17th century treatise featured important illustrations of 740 plants of the region, including Indian medicinal plants. The engraving is printed on 17th century laid, chain-linked paper, watermarked with an elaborate crown design. The sheet measures 15.25" high by 18.88" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. There is a small dark spot on the left which appears to represent a paper inclusion which occurred when the hand-made paper was produced. The print is otherwise in excellent condition. There are additional Rheede botanical engravings from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' publication that are listed on my 1stdibs storefront and online website. These would make for an impressive display grouping. A discount is available for purchase of two or more of the prints. Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein...

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Gaia Barnatan explores surreal, dreamlike spaces through the medium of digital collage. Her work aims to create a sense of balance, playfulness and curiosity, and e...

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 5 by Koukouwitakis From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, ...

Delightfully detailed starfish at the shore by unknown artist J. Brown (20th Century). A starfish sits atop a rock at the edge of the water. The scene is rendered with great detail, ...

Artist: Mihail Chemiakin, Russian (1943 - ) Title: Harlequin Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 68/78 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 21.5 x...

Gavin Dobson Blue Whale Limited Edition Print A four layer CYMK Screen Print on Paper Edition of 100 Sheet Size: H 50cm x W 70cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are pu...

Hotel St. Gothard Zurich. 1917. Color lithograph, On linen. 50 x 36" Otto Baumberger’s first posters were created in 1911. However, his most productive period for posters was from the 1920s to the mid-1930s. He created about 230 posters in all, many of which he lithographed himself. An important representative of Swiss Expressionism...

Purpura and Dragon, Op. 211, Diamond drypoint by Jakob Demus. Demus said of this print: ""I found the shell in Naples, the Taoist dragon was inspired by the famous handscroll by Chen...

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Gaia Barnatan explores surreal, dreamlike spaces through the medium of digital collage. Her work aims to create a sense of balance, playfulness and curiosity, and e...

Still Life with Red Peppers is an Etching realized by Enotrio Pugliese in the 1960s. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Numbered, Limited edition of 11/11prints. Good conditi...

Decoration With Animals is an Etching realized by Carlo Oraty (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antich...

Elizabeth Quandt (1922 - 1994) Aries IV: Ram in a Thicket, 1978 Etching on Arches paper Singed and dated in pencil, lower right Edition IX/L (9/50) With artist's embossed stamp to lower center Image 5 1/4in H x 5in L: Sheet 22 1/4in H x 18in L. Unframed. The ram's skull pictured was found entwined in a stand of trees in Mendocino by the artist's grandchild, Timothy Brien Mailliard. The first 25 prints in this edition of 50 are identified by Roman numerals and comprise the portfolio suite...

Artist: Scott Sandell, American (1953 - ) Title: Club Montauk Medium: Mixed Media on Thin Wove Paper, signed, titled Size: 57.5 x 37 in. (146.05 x 93.98 cm)

Featuring "Untitled" by Dale Chihuly, 1980. Photography: Ira Garber Photography. Design: Colophon/Images. 1981, Founders Society of The Detroit Institute...