Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

American, b. 1958

Joseph Scheer is the Professor of Print Media and the Co-Director/Founder of The Institute of Electronic Arts at Alfred University. He earned his B.F.A. from Alfred University and M.F.A and M.A. degrees from the University of New Mexico. "His large scale works challenge notions about the intrinsic relationship between the external natural landscape and the internal psychic landscape." [1] Scheer writes of his work: "My artwork of the last decade has been a continuing dialog with the natural sciences. My hope is that the work explores the inherent basis of the human need for nature. This need was coined biophilia by E.O. Wilson. Wilson defines biophilia as the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living things. I believe that we live in a time in which it is highly critical to promote our respect for, and redefine the delicate relationship to, the many living things on our planet. I have chosen moths to study and create work from because of their diversity (approx. 14,000 species found in the United States) and their rich mythology in history. They are also a family of insects that most people know so little about, both visually and environmentally. A goal of my artwork is to bring this information to a diverse audience who may not normally be aware of, or come in contact with the beauty and diversity of moths. I started with the insect pieces as collages, but I soon stripped them of that kind of formal complexity and left the insects alone, arranged on a page. Digital scanning technology allows for the examination of the insects at a very high resolution. This creates an effect of hyper-real vision where it becomes possible to see structures of the insect that the naked eye cannot discern. This process results in the making of images that have their own inherent techno-visual qualities that differs from photography. There is an incredible reality that we are now able to see that reveals the beauty along with the monstrosity of moths with all their preposterous hair and scales. Their beauty becomes a totally different kind - a sort of repulsive, disquieting beauty. These images may be of insects half a centimeter long that become 3' by 4' when enlarged and printed." [2] "The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York and the National Museum of China, Beijing. The Regional Museum of Kristianstad Sweden and The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, He has published two books about his work; Night Visions, the Secret Designs of Moths , published by Prestel and Night Flyers , published by Nexus Press. His work has been written about in: National Geographic , the New York Times , Flaunt, ArtNews, Science, Nature, Forbes , US Air Attache', American Photo, DER SPIEGEL, The Chronicle for Higher Education and The Ganzfield ." [3]

Artist: Joseph Scheer

Joseph ScheerContemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink Blue, 2019

$2,500

Contemporary Monotype Collage Butterfly Moth Nature Print Framed Pink Blue

By Joseph Scheer

Located in Buffalo, NY

This digital print on handmade paper comes in a natural wood archival framing presentation I have called the body of work that I have done over the past decade “Imaging Biodiversity...

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2010s Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Digital Pigment, Etching

Joseph ScheerAutomeris Ronda, 2010

$2,500

Automeris Ronda

By Joseph Scheer

Located in Buffalo, NY

This digital print on handmade paper comes in a natural wood archival framing presentation I have called the body of work that I have done over the past decade “Imaging Biodiversity...

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2010s Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Digital Pigment

John James AudubonScolopaceous Courlan: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph, 1856

$150

H 6.63 in W 10.38 in

Scolopaceous Courlan: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph

By John James Audubon

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Scolopaceous Courlan", No. 63, Plate 312 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Eugène DelacroixTigre couché à l'entrée de son antre (Tiger Lying at the Entrance to its Lair), circa 1830

$600

H 3.75 in W 5.875 in

Tigre couché à l'entrée de son antre (Tiger Lying at the Entrance to its Lair)

By Eugène Delacroix

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching, drypoint, and roulette on watermarked Hallines cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (95 x 148 mm), full margins. A very good impression of this charming image, with all of...

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Early 19th Century Realist Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Tokuriki TomikichiroBlack Horse, 1950

$600

H 6.3 in W 15.67 in

Black Horse

By Tokuriki Tomikichiro

Located in Middletown, NY

circa 1950. Woodblock print in black and gray ink on Japon laid paper, 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (260 x 398 mm), full margins. With the artist's embossed chop mark in red ink in the l...

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Mid-20th Century Edo Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Mori SosenDeer Beneath Falling Maple Leaves — Shijō School Japanese Woodblock Print, Kyoto, c. 1895

$850

H 20 in W 14 in D 2 in

Deer Beneath Falling Maple Leaves — Shijō School Japanese Woodblock Print, Kyoto

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Mori Sōsen, 'Deer Beneath Falling Maple Leaves', color woodblock print after the artist's watercolor, c. 1895. Signed Sosen in black ink with the artist's seal in red, lower right. A...

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1890s Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

"Sandwich Tern' Antique Hand Colored Lithograph, 1903

$480Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.38 in W 13.75 in D 1 in

"Sandwich Tern' Antique Hand Colored Lithograph

Located in Soquel, CA

"Sandwich Tern' Antique Hand Colored Lithograph Delicately rendered naturalist drawing of a sandwich tern from the 1903 edition of "A History of British Birds" by F.O. Morris. This...

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Early 1900s Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Johan Wilhelm PalmstruchA Wolf, Hand-Colored Print From The Early 1800s by Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch, 1800s

$1,012

H 11.82 in W 15.75 in

A Wolf, Hand-Colored Print From The Early 1800s by Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch

By Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch

Located in Stockholm, SE

Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch (1770-1811) Sweden Title: A Wolf hand-coloured print early 1800s print dimensions approx 4.33 x 7.08 inches (11 x 18 cm) frame 11.81 x 15.74 inches (30 ...

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Maria Sibylla MerianThistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

$5,300

H 12.88 in W 9.63 in

Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 6; Thistle and Moths. The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in w...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving

Eugène DelacroixFaust, Méphistophélès et le Barbet / Faust, Méphistophélès and the Water Spaniel, 1828

$1,200

H 9.25 in W 8.13 in

Faust, Méphistophélès et le Barbet / Faust, Méphistophélès and the Water Spaniel

By Eugène Delacroix

Located in Middletown, NY

Lithograph on Chine appliqué, 9 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches (235 x 206 mm), full margins. First state (of 4). Extremely minor uniform age tone, otherwise in good condition. A superb, richly-inked impression. [Delteil 61.1] ______ At an early age Delacroix became a lover of music and literature and had been drawing from the time he entered school. He expected painting would be a hobby, but on the death of his father he found he had to make his own way in life. In 1817 he entered the studio of Pierre-Narcisse Guerin; amongst his fellow pupils was Gericault. His first exhibited work was Dante and Virgil...

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Early 19th Century Barbizon School Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Maria Sibylla MerianCocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

$5,300

H 12.88 in W 9.63 in

Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 26; Cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa, and butterflies. The Netherlands: 1705. En...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving

Tadashi Nakayama'Afternoon with a Cat', LACMA, Psychedelic Japanese Wood-Block, Tokyo Biennale, 1971

$12,500

H 33.75 in W 21.5 in D 0.13 in

'Afternoon with a Cat', LACMA, Psychedelic Japanese Wood-Block, Tokyo Biennale

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed, lower left, 'T. Nakayama' for Tadashi Nakayama (Japanese, 1927-2014), dated 1971 and inscribed, lower right, with number and edition limitation, '1/65'. Sheet dimensions: 41...

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1970s Modern Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Silver, Gold Leaf

Maria Sibylla MerianTree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

$5,300

H 12.88 in W 9.63 in

Tree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 39; Unidentified tree with moth, caterpillar and pupa. The Netherlands: 1705....

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving

Friedrich Specht 1Cangaroos in Danger - Lithograph by F. Specht - 1879, 1879

$333

H 10.36 in W 7.33 in D 0.08 in

Cangaroos in Danger - Lithograph by F. Specht - 1879

By Friedrich Specht 1

Located in Roma, IT

Cangaroos in Danger is a black and white lithograph realized by Friedrich Specht in 1879. Image dimensions: 19,7 x 13,7 cm. Original Title: Am Auftralifchen "Bufch". Dated 1879 an...

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1870s Naturalistic Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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Joseph ScheerAutomeris Metzli Male

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H 34 in W 44 in

Automeris Metzli Male

By Joseph Scheer

Located in New York, NY

ABOUT THIS PIECE: 34x44 inches, edition of 12 44x62 inches, edition of 5 I have called the body of work that I have done over the past decade “Imaging Biodiversity” and it is abo...

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2010s Joseph Scheer Prints and Multiples

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Photographic Paper

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