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Antique Print of Various Cerithium "Sea Snails", circa 1850
Located in Langweer, NL
This print originates from the French work "Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection La...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prints
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Hylonympha Macrocerca (Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird) by John Gould, 1946
Located in Kenilworth, IL
An ornithological lithographic print of the Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird from John Gould 's “A Monogram of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds,” published in five volumes from 1...
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1940s American Vintage Prints
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The Long-tailed African Finch and Blue Butterfly Original Old Handcoloring, 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand-colored engraving, part of Johann Michael Seligmann's collection, is a precise and vibrant representation of wildlife, based on the works of George Edwards. It showcases an...
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1740s Antique Prints
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Serene and Stern: Dualities of Raphael by C. Dupuis, 1740
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving by C. Dupuis, part of the "Recueil de XC Têtes tirées des Sept Cartons des Actes des Apôtres," features two contrasting profiles. On the left is a serene and contempla...
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1740s Antique Prints
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Everyday Grace: A Common Woman of the Past, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
The original antique print shows a seated figure labeled "Muger plebeia," which translates from Spanish to "Plebeian Woman" or "Common Woman." The woman is dressed in a simple yet elegant manner, indicative of the common people of the time.
She is wearing a long dress in a pinkish hue with a red overdress or tunic, which drapes gracefully around her. On her head, she wears a blue hood that covers her hair, which was typical for women during various historical periods to denote modesty or as a fashion statement.
Her seated position and the presence of the cane suggest rest or perhaps age. The simplicity of her clothing, without elaborate jewelry or adornments, signifies her status as part of the lower social class, although her clothing is neat and well-kept.
Egg whites can be applied as a varnish over pigments to enhance their brightness and to protect the colors. This application could make the colors appear more vivid and also add a slight glossy sheen to the surface of the image.
Egg yolk, on the other hand, was commonly used as a binding agent in paint. It forms the basis of tempera paint, a medium that was widely used before the advent of oil painting. Egg yolk helps to create a durable and long-lasting color that adheres well to various surfaces.
In the context of the print from 1847, it's less likely that egg whites or yolks were used directly on the print, as by that time, commercial printing processes would have been more advanced and less reliant on such manual methods. However, if this print is a representation of an earlier style or is meant to mimic the appearance of hand-painted manuscripts...
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1840s Antique Prints
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Rosa Lucida: Shining Rose of 1879
Located in Langweer, NL
The image on offer is a colored chromolithograph of Rosa lucida, commonly known as the shining rose. This illustration would have been featured in Thomas Meehan's 'The Native Flower...
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1870s Antique Prints
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The Common Man's Gesture: A Plebeian in Daily Life, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique print for sale shows a figure labeled "Plebeien," which is French for "Plebeian," indicating that this individual is a commoner. The person is depicted in a long, bright yellow robe with a hood, which drapes in wide folds to the ground, a style that might have been worn for warmth or work by common people during certain periods in history.
The individual is gesturing outward with his right hand, perhaps in conversation or pointing towards something of interest. The expression on his face appears engaged and animated. The simplicity of the robe, despite its vibrant color, suggests practical clothing rather than the more ornate attire of the upper classes. The color could signify a particular role within the community, a trade, or simply be a choice of personal attire.
The title suggests the active role of the plebeian within the community and the everyday setting in which he belongs.
Egg whites can be applied as a varnish over pigments to enhance their brightness and to protect the colors. This application could make the colors appear more vivid and also add a slight glossy sheen to the surface of the image.
Egg yolk, on the other hand, was commonly used as a binding agent in paint. It forms the basis of tempera paint, a medium that was widely used before the advent of oil painting. Egg yolk helps to create a durable and long-lasting color that adheres well to various surfaces.
In the context of the print from 1847, it's less likely that egg whites or yolks were used directly on the print, as by that time, commercial printing processes would have been more advanced and less reliant on such manual methods. However, if this print is a representation of an earlier style or is meant to mimic the appearance of hand-painted manuscripts...
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1840s Antique Prints
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Adja Yunkers "Requiem for a Virgin King", Abstract Lithograph, Yellow, Signed
By Adja Yunkers
Located in New York, NY
Requiem for a Virgin King by Adja Yunkers (1900-1983), abstract lithograph, yellow, signed. Large lithograph on wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil in lower right. Numbered 39/50 and titled: Requiem for a Virgin King. Image size measures: 46 x 35. Framed size: 54.5 inches x 45 inches. Archivally matted and framed with a 1.5 inch white lacquered wood molding and UV plexiglass.
Yunkers, a major New York mid-twentieth century abstract painter and printmaker, was part of a group of New York artists (and friends) which included Robert Motherwell, Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, Phillip Guston...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Antique Botany Print of the Cascarilla Tree by G. Reid, 1831
Located in Langweer, NL
Handcolored botanical illustration drawn by G. Reid and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill's "Medical Botany: ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prints
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Set of 3 Original Antique Prints of Golf Scenes
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 3 original antique prints of golf scenes originating from 'Mr. Punch’s Golf Stories'. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories includes an array of delightful short stories and poems on the r...
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Early 20th Century Prints
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"Femme á la Guitarre" by Ossip Zadkine
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Etching and aquatint on paper, nicely matted and framed. Edition 28 of 90, signed and dated in pencil lower right. Cubist work featuring a girl and her guitar.
Ossip Zadkine 1888...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Prints
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Four Large Architectural Prints of Classical Orders
Located in London, GB
A set of four very decorative large prints of architectural orders,
20th century, after Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) from his Treatise on Civil Architecture published in 1759.
I...
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Mid-20th Century English Classical Greek Prints
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Paper, Paint
Beheading of St John Woodcut After Albrecht Durer
Located in New York, NY
Woodcut print on paper, a reproduction of an original 1510 artwork titled Beheading of John the Baptist by Albrecht Durer, 1471 to 1528, a German painter and printmaker of the Northern Renaissance. The print depicts an executioner holding the head of St. John, which Salome waits to receive on a plate. Monogram AD...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Prints
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"Punting in Moonlight", Rare Art Deco Woodcut Print by Pajer-Gartegen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and striking woodcut print by Robert Pajer-Gartegen, an Austrian artist, depicts a nude male figure in a slender wood boat, using a long pole to mo...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Prints
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After Pablo Picasso "Femme Avec Le Chapeau"
Located in Vienna, AT
After Pablo Picasso ''Femme avec le chapeau'' Screenprint 24 x 35cm Sheet. Done after a painting executed in 1970s. Framed 41x52cm.
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1920s Spanish Vintage Prints
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Antique Print of a Knight in England or Scotland '1842'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Knight'. Old print of a knight. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Kate Millett Signed “There Are Times” Abstract Lithograph
By Kate Millett
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A signed and inscribed lithograph on paper by American feminist writer, theorist, artist and academic, Kate Millett (1934 - 2017). This work uses a minimal style to depict an abstrac...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Prints
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Set of 8 Orthochromes by Madame Yna Majeska 'Henriette Stern', circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Orthochromes, a rare folder collection of eight black-and-white prints showing women in both erotic and masculine dress. It was privately published by Vera Sundelson, New York circa 1930 in a limited edition of 1510 of which 1449 were issued. This collection marked 238 has it's original folder.
Madame Yna Majeska (Henriette Stern), artist, decorator, designer and book illustrator served as a costume designer for both the Zeigfeld Follies, movie producer Cecil B. Demille and Irving Berlin’s Music Box.
Born in Philadelphia, she started in her youth as a dancer then turned to character art...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Prints
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Antique Portrait of Alexander Pope by J. Collyer
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait of Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Pope is considered one of the greatest English poets of the 18th century.
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Late 18th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Print of 'Soldiers Gambling' made after J.L.E. Meissonier (1902)
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Soldiers Gambling'. Original antique print on chine collé made after a painting by J.L.E. Meissonier. This print originates from volume 3 of the series 'The Wal...
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Early 20th Century Prints
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circa 1820 White Rose, Folio Stone Lithograph by Burggraaf with Hand Colour
Located in Norwich, GB
Exceedingly rare. No other example found worldwide.
Rose Blanche - Witte Roos
Measures: Large Folio: 33.5 x 27.2 cm
Lithographed by Guillaume Philidor Van den Burggraaff (b. 1790) and published in Brussels before his move to Paris.
Likely incunabula of stone lithography. During the first years of the 19th...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Prints
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James Coignard, Original Caroborund Etching, Signed Numbered 14/60
Located in New York, NY
James Coignard. Caroborund etching (without title), signed numbered 14/60.
Measures: 55 x 44 cm
James Coignard, painter, ceramist, sculptor and etcher, w...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Prints
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Set of 4 Antique Butterfly Prints Also Showing Caterpillars and Pupae
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of 4 antique butterfly prints. Most likely originating from an edition of 'Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte. Insekten' by Gottlieb T...
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Early 19th Century Antique Prints
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Erte, "Cleopatre", 1986
Located in New York, NY
Romain de Tirtoff (Erte, Russian/French, 1892-1990), "Cleopatre" Seriograph on Wove paper, numbered lower left 146/300 and signed lower right in pencil, depicting Queen Cleopatra wit...
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1980s Vintage Prints
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Antique Print of Trout Fishing, 'c.1860'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Trout Fishing'. Original antique print of trout fishing. Published circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prints
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Joan Miro Mid Century Art Print
Located in Countryside, IL
Joan Miro Mid Century Art Print
This print measures: 14 wide x .25 deep x 18 inches high
This print is in Excellent Vintage Condition with ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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1960's London Travel Poster
Located in London, GB
Original English 1960's bus panel poster promoting coach tours around Britain. This rare poster would have been displayed in a travel bureau or on a bus or coach serving routes aroun...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Antique Dog Print of the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, 1907
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique dog print of the dandie dinmont terrier. This print originates from 'Les Chiens. Le Gibier et ses Ennemis' by P. Mahler. Saint-Étienne, Mimar...
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Early 20th Century Prints
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Brodtmann, Aborigines of Australia, Folio, Stone Lithograph, Hand Coloured
Located in Norwich, GB
Portraits of Australian aborigines based on Nicholas Petit’s engravings issued in the Baudin voyage account.
1. Top: Aboriginal man with his hair wrapped in paperbark strips told ...
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1840s American Early Victorian Antique Prints
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Antique Print of the Ruin of Samaria, Palestine, 1837
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ruine zu Samaria in Palestina'. View of the ruin of Samaria, Palestine. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'.
Artists and Engravers: Joseph Meyer (May 9, 1796 -...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Sonia Delaunay Framed Lithography, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography by Sonia Delaunay.
Provenance: France
Signed on the plate.
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was a Ukrainian-born French artist, who spent most of her working life in Paris and, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Vintage Botanical Treasures: Set of Three Flower Prints, circa 1930
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of three vintage flower prints. Little is known about these lovely prints, unsigned, no date. Aquarel? Published circa 1930.
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20th Century Prints
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Antique Map of Tartary and Northeast Asia, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de la tartarie occidentale'. An interesting map of Tartary and northeast Asia, from Lake Baykal, Partie du Siberia in the north, Pays des Kalkas at the cent...
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18th Century Antique Prints
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David Byrne Bulwark of Logic Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
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Archival pigment print
Measures: 20.00 x 16.00 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm
Edition of 100
This work is signed on a label on the verso.
David Byrne, legendary frontman of American band The Talking Heads and author of How Music Works, was born in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1952. Byrne is a multi-intrumentalist most known for his high-energy performances and distinctive, wide-ranging voice. He formed The Talking Heads with fellow RISD student, Chris Frantz, and Frantz's girlfriend, Tina Weymouth, in 1975 while living in New York City. In 1990 he founded the world music record label Luaka Bop, which released music from artists including Os Mutantes, Tom Ze, and Zap Mama.
Byrne's solo career has been broad and multi-disciplinary. Since the 1990s, Byrne has exhibited his visual artwork at numerous galleries including Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York City. In 2006 he released Arboretum, a collection of his philosophical drawings, published by McSweeney's. Byrne's drawings are what he calls "mental maps of imaginary territory." Says Byrne, "if you can draw a relationship, it can exist... the world keeps opening up, unfolding, and just when we expect it to be closed—to be a sealed sensible box—it shows us something completely surprising." In 2010, Byrne exhibited his piece "Guitar Pedals...
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2010s American Prints
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Antique Print of the Monuments of Herculaneum by Bayardi, 1762
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print originating from 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte'. A vast survey of the bronzes, statues, wall-paintings, and monuments of Herculaneum. This monumental work was the f...
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18th Century Antique Prints
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Original Handcolored Antique Print of a Suit of Armour, '1842'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Suit of Armour, in the posession of Sir Samuel Meyrick K.H.'. Old print of a suit of armour. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armou...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Print of Scales, Eggs and Proboscis, 1896
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plate I Scales, Eggs, Probosces etc.'. Old chromolithograph depicting various scales, eggs and proboscis. This print was part of 'Lloyd's Natural History'.
A...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Original Antique Print of Guy de Bryan and Bernabò Visconti, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sir Guy de Bryan & Bernabo Visconti'. Old print of Guy de Bryan and Bernabò Visconti. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it e...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Map of Kerguelens Island Coast by Cook, 1784
By James Cook
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Kerguelen's Land (..)'. Antique map of Kerguelens island coast, known today as the Desolation islands. Originates from 'A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere (..)' published in Dublin.
Artists and Engravers: James Cook...
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18th Century Antique Prints
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Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, M...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Antique Print of Khoikhoi, Hottentot Tribe in South Africa, C.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Hottentotten, des Hottentotes'. This print depicts Khoikhoi or Khoi people, formerly called Hottentots. Originates from 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Men...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Botany Print of Cypripedium Calceolus by Curtis, circa 1817
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'Cypripedium Calceolus'. Hand colored engraving of cypripedium calceolus, a ladies-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium. It is na...
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Early 19th Century Antique Prints
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Rare "Les Lits" Jean Prouvé Booklet Framed
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed booklet print of the "Les lits", daybeds, of Jean Prouvé.
Printed on the front in black on transparent paper.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use.
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), French Industrial and furniture designer and architect. Jean Prouvé is one of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern design movement, Jean Prouvé introduced the machine age and Industrial engineered modern design aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminum and architecture he created. He then continued her experiments with different materials.
Jean Prouvé was born into an artistic family in Nancy, France, his famous father, Victor Prouve...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Old Print of Genoese Armour of Genoese Crossbowmen, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Suit of Genoese Armour, in the possession of Sir Samuel Meyrick K.H.'.
Old print of Genoese armour. The Genoese crossbowmen was ...
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1840s Antique Prints
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Lithograph after Original Matisse Drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithograph / plate from the book Dessins: Themes et Variations.
Edited by Martin Fabiani (Paris) in 1943.
In good original condition.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French ar...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Antique Botany Print of Procumbent Pearl-Wort, c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print depicting the Procumbent Pearl-Wort, Annual Pearl-Wort, Sea Pearl-Wort, Upright Menchia and Umbelliforous Jagged Chickweed. This print originates from 'The Flowe...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Bird Print of a Red-Breasted Duck, c.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print of a red-breasted duck. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.
We also offer thousands of antique prints covering fields of interes...
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Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints
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Antique Print of an Officer of Pikemen, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'An Officer of Pikemen'. Old print of an officer of pikemen. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by ...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Print of Crossbowman by Meyrick, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A Cross-Bow-Man and his Paviser'. Old print of a crossbowman and a man with a pavise (shield). This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armou...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Nice Antique Bird Print of the Water Pipit, 1927
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Anthus Spinoletta Rupestris'. Old bird print depicting the water pipit. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnu...
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20th Century Prints
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Antique Print of a Turbot Fish by Gide, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Turbot des Marquises (Passer Marchionessarum)'. This print originates from 'Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate La Venus (..)' by Gide, Paris, 1846.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Medical Print 'Pl. XI' by D. Diderot, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate XI: 'Chirurgie'. (Surgery.) This plate shows surgical / medical instruments relating to the surgery of the waist. This print originates from 'Encyclopédie (..)' by D. Diderot. ...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Print of a Knight of the Birmingham Family, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'A knight of the Birmingham Family'. Old print of a knight of the Birmingham family. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it exi...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Bird Print of the Sedge Warbler, 1927
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus'. Old bird print depicting the sedge warbler. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright.
Artists and Engravers: Printed in Stockholm. Magnus von Wright (1805 - 68) was the first taxidermist working with the vertebrate collections of Helsinki University. Starting out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist at the university's zoological museum. Von Wright made several study journeys to Stockholm and St. Petersburg, and even wrote a short manual on how mount birds. Though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation, like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. In 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds...
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20th Century Prints
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Antique Handcolored Print of Thomas Montacute of Salisbury and a Knight, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Thomas Montacute Earl of Salisbury and a Knight'. Old print of Thomas Montacute, Earl of Salisbury. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient ...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Handcolored Print of Thomas Peyton in Full Armor Gear, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sir Thomas Peyton'. Old print of Thomas Peyton, sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armou...
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19th Century Antique Prints
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Antique Print of the Anguis Fragilis and Other Reptiles, c.1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled '1. L'Orvet, 2. Le Rouge, 3. Le Lombrie'. Old print of the anguis fragilis and other reptiles. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes-ovi...
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Antique and Vintage Prints for Wall Decor
Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.
Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.
Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.
Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.
All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.
Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.
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