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Item Ships From: Bay Area
Peacock Butterfly, Moth & Botanical: An 18th C. Hand-colored M. Harris Engraving
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare, original first edition hand-colored engraving of Peacock Butterflies and Water Betony Moths depicted in their natural botanical environment, which is plate 8 from Mos...
Category
Mid-18th Century Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
A Night Dance by Men in Tonga: An Original 18th C. Engraving, Cook's 3rd Voyage
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
"A Night Dance by Men in Hapaee" is an original 18th century engraving from a drawing by John Webber (1751-1793), who was the artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third voyage ...
Category
1780s Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Male Whooping Crane: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored 1st octavo edition lithograph entitled "Whooping Crane, Male, adult", No. 63, Plate 313 from Audubon...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea
SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott
48 x 48 inches ( 122 x 122cm )
signed edition of 7
58 x 58 inches ( 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Black and ...
Abu Simbel Temple to Ramesses II in Egypt: A 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "The Great Temple of Aboo Simble, Nubia" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, p...
Category
1840s Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt: A 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century duotone lithograph entitled "Ruins of Kom Ombo" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by...
Category
1840s Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Medlar Tree: An 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Mespilus Aronia Azarolie B. Mespilus Vulgaris Neflier". It is plate 7...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Seascape I (framed) - large format photograph of blue tone horizon and sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph capturing the color palette of nature's blue hour with soothing tones of ocean and cloudscape at dusk
Seascape I by Frank Schott
48 x 64 inches / 122cm x 162...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
Duck Pond
By Harold Altman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003)
Title: Duck Pond
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Original color lithograph
Edition: 285. This one: 29/285 in pencil
Paper: Arches
Image size...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$731 Sale Price
25% Off
Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
observation of a Mediterranean beach scene in Nice, France, on a hazy summer day
Nizza by Frank Schott
48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm)
signed edition of 7
44 x 69 inches (122 x 17...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink
The Fighting Temeraire: A Framed 19th C. Engraving After J. M. W. Turner
By J.M.W. Turner
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful 19th century framed engraving "The Fighting Temeraire" by James Tibbetts Willmore is based on an original painting by the renowned British artist J.M.W. Turner. It was published by James S. Virtue & Co. in London between 1859-1875. It depicts the once mighty British warship the HMS Temeraire being towed away down the river Thames by a much smaller steamboat to a ship-breaking yard to be broken up for scrap. The Temeraire was first launched in 1798 and represented the pinnacle of British ship-building. 180-feet long, constructed of English oak and armed with 98 guns, she was one of the largest warships of the period. The Temeraire became a symbol of British pride and military power that endured throughout the 19th century. The man-of-war served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and was among the last serving ships to have been at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It became one of the many older ships put out of service in the 1830s and 1840s. The once mighty and feared ship symbolizes a once magnificent, but now obsolete, technology. Turner seems to lament her inglorious final journey, being towed by a less magnificent, but modern steam powered tugboat.
The Turner painting was created in 1838 and is now held in the National Gallery in London. Willmore's engraving, created in 1859, captures the dramatic scene with great detail and skill. The image has become an iconic representation of the decline of Britain's naval power and the transition from sail to steam in the 19th century. The sunset in the background is symbolic of the sun going down on British naval power and tradition. The painting conveys profound and diverse themes that are central to the human experience: those of mortality and change, technology and progress, heroism and brutality. The painting demonstrates Turner’s skill as an artist. His ability to produce scenes of great beauty that are dramatic, but are also symbolic, stimulating both thoughtful analysis, as well as emotion. Turner's painting was voted by the British public in a 2005 BBC radio sponsored survey to be the British people's favorite painting of all time. In 2020 it was included on a new British banknote...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism
TOPIARY II by Fran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée
Once In A Lifetime
By David Najar
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Once In A Lifetime" c. 2000 is a giclee print by noted Israeli artist David Najar, born 1962. It is hand signed and numbered P....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée
Swainson's Warbler: A Framed Original Hand-colored Audubon Folio Bird Engraving
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored folio sized lithograph entitled "Swainson's Warbler, Male, Sylvicola Swainsonia, Tree: Vulgo, White Oak", No. 10, Plate 50, from A...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and Clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes
Seascape ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Sicilian and Italian Fishermen: A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed hand-colored woodcut engraving entitled "Sicilian and Italian Fisherman's Dock - San Francisco", created by Henry François Farny ...
Category
Late 19th Century Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
The Feast, from the suite les Bohemiens
By Jacques Callot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
Title: The Feast, from the suite, les Bohemiens
Year: 1620
Medium: Etching
Paper: Laid paper
Size of image: 4.65 x 9.15 inches
Signature: S...
Category
17th Century Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Tree Study III - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Blue-eyed Cockatoo: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
By John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Cacatua Ophthalimica” (Blue-eyed Cockatoo) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Australia", published in London between 1851 and 1869. The print depicts a large blue-eyed cockatoo perched on a branch, with its head turned to the left. The scene is enhanced with leaves and sky and clouds in the background.
This striking framed Gould...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 2. Mauze, Baradis-feigen", p...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Reddish Egrets, Adult & Young: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Reddish Egret, 1. Adult, Full Spring Plumage 2. Young in Full Spring Plumage Two Years Old", No. 75, Plate 371 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1870-1871. It depicts an adult reddish egret standing in the water with leg up, looking to the left at a young white egret standing on land looking to the right at the adult bird. A beautiful landscape is depicted.
This original hand-colored Audubon egret...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Convertible
By Isca Greenfield-Sanders
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color spitbite aquatint and aquatint with drypoint.
Edition of 35
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Intaglio
Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana signs in landscape of the American West
BACK IN ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal first octavo edition lithograph entitled "Red-cockaded Woodpecker, 1. 2. Male, 3. Female", No. 5...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Europe: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Accurate Map of Europe Drawn from the Best Authorities Assisted by the Most Improved Modern Charts and Maps." by E...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sunlight on the Meadow (8.5 x 11 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
A single oak tree in a meadow with the grass aglow in early morning. These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. This is a photograph printe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
Pines through Thistles (hand-printed cyanotype, 24 x 18 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is an original, hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process. These Monterey pine trees obscured by fog and wildflowers are in the woods across the bay fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Cul de Sac
By Alexandre Minguet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cul de Sac" is an original color lithograph by French artist Alexandre Minguet, 1937-1996. The image size is 7 x 11 inches, framed size is 17.35 x 21.5 inches. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fishing Off Hastings, England: A Framed 19th C. Engraving After J. M. W. Turner
By J.M.W. Turner
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful 19th century framed engraving "Line Fishing Off Hastings" by William Miller is based on an original painting by the renowned British artist J.M.W. Turner, which depicts a scene of fishermen at work off the coast of the town of Hastings in East Sussex, England. The Miller engraving faithfully reproduces Turner's painting, capturing the same atmospheric quality and sense of motion. In the foreground of the image, a group of fishermen are shown in a small boat, with one man using a fishing line to catch fish. In the background, there is a larger ship, along with a view of the town of Hastings and the cliffs beyond. Overall, the Miller engraving "Line Fishing Off Hastings" is a beautiful and detailed representation of Turner's original painting, and provides a glimpse into life in a 19th century fishing community.
This colorful 19th century engraving is presented in a gold-colored wood frame and a cream-colored French mat highlighted with a light blue band and thinner mustard and gold-colored bands. There is a gold-colored fillet which further embellishes the engraving. The frame measures 18" high, 20.5" wide and 1" deep. The engraving, frame and mat are in excellent condition.
Joseph Mallord William (J.M.W.) Turner (1775-1851) was an English painter who is widely considered one of the greatest landscape painters in Western art history. Born in London, he showed a remarkable talent for art from a young age, and studied at the Royal Academy of Arts from the age of 14. He quickly gained recognition for his watercolor landscapes, which were highly innovative and expressive. Turner's style evolved over time, and he became increasingly interested in the effects of light and color. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, and his experiences of the natural world, particularly the sea and the sky, had a profound influence on his art. His paintings are known for their luminosity, atmospheric effects, and dramatic use of color. Despite facing criticism and ridicule from some of his contemporaries, Turner continued to push the boundaries of art, experimenting with new techniques and styles throughout his career. He was a prolific artist, creating thousands of paintings, sketches, and watercolors, and his legacy continues to inspire artists today.
William Miller (1796-1882) was an English engraver and publisher, best known for his work in reproducing the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. Miller was born in Bristol and began his career as an engraver at a young age, working for a variety of publications and artists. In the early 1820s, Miller began working with Turner, engraving many of the artist's most famous works, including "The Fighting Temeraire...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Papaya and Moth Metamorphosis: 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Maria Merian
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Alamo, CA
This exquisite hand-colored 18th century folio-sized engraving of a papaya plant and moth metamorphosis is plate 64 from Maria Sibylla Merian's publication '...
Category
Early 18th Century Academic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Temple Architecture: An 18th Century Framed Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta del Tempio detto della Tosse su la Via Tiburtina, un miglio vicino a Tivoli" (View of the so-called Tem...
Category
1760s Old Masters Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
"Africa Vetus": A 17th Century Hand-colored Map By Sanson
By Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville
Located in Alamo, CA
This original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Africa entitled "Africa Vetus, Nicolai Sanson Christianiss Galliar Regis Geographi" was originally created by Nicholas Sanson d...
Category
1690s Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Genip Tree & Fruit: An 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Geniculata Wieder Kraief, B. Genipa seu Ganipaba". It is plate 531 in...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Tree Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tree Study V by Frank Schott
from a series of black and white photographs capturing the Golden State's vast mountain landscapes
26 x 40 inches / 66cm x 102cm
signed edition of 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cloud Forest III - large format photograph of fantastical tropical rainforest
By Erik Pawassar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extra large scale photograph of lush tropical rainforest botanical tableau, from a series of highly detailed large format nature observations, an homage to the fantastical jungle pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$4,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Engraving, Drypoint
Redwoods - large format nature observation panorama of green redwoods forest
By Erik Pawassar
Located in San Francisco, CA
a large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of the Northern California redwood forest
Redwoods by Erik Pawassa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Planetary And Scatologic Vision
By Salvador Dalí
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989)
Title: Planetary and Scatologic Vision
Year: 1974
Medium: Engraving with embossing and color lithograph
Edition: Numbered...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
Damien Hirst 'Blizzard' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in San Rafael, CA
Damien Hirst (B. 1965)
Blizzard, 2023
From the series 'From Where the Land Meets the Sea'
Laminated Giclée print on aluminum composite panel
Edition: 244/500
Signed and numbered on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée
The Citadel of Cairo: 19th C. Hand-colored Roberts Lithograph
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Petra, Shewing the Upper or Eastern End of the Valley" by David Roberts, from his Egypt, The Holy Land and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1849. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century.
This is one of Roberts' most famous and collectible works. The scene captures a view of the magnificent ruins of Petra in what is Jordan today, as it appeared on March 8, 1839, on the day of Roberts' visit. Multiple Arab men are approaching Petra; some on foot and others riding camels. They are dressed in their colorful local costumes. Roberts' signature and hand written date are reproduced in the plate on the left.
This hand-colored lithograph is printed on wove paper with wide margins. There is some loss of color in the text in the title and a faint dark curvilinear area in the upper right. The print is otherwise in very good condition. It is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a tan mat. It is glazed with UV protected conservation glass. All framing materials used are archival museum quality. The frame measures 23.63" high and 29" wide.
There are two additional iconic David Roberts hand-colored lithographs for sale on 1stdibs that are matted and framed in identical styles, although slightly different sizes. They are scenes of Approach of Simoon, Desert of Gizeh and the Petra. They can be viewed by typing their reference #'s, LU1173211955452 and LU1173211969422, into the 1stdibs search field or typing Timeless Intaglio in the search field and tapping on the drop down name to be taken to our storefront. Two or all three of these pieces would make for a striking display grouping. A discount is available for the purchase of multiple pieces.
David Roberts (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter who specialized in landscapes, architectural subjects, and scenes from the Middle East and Europe. Born in Edinburgh, Roberts began his career at age ten as an apprentice to a house painter and eventually became a scene painter for theater companies in Edinburgh and London. In the 1820s, J. M. W. Turner recognized his artistic talent and encouraged him to become a full-time artist. He began to focus on painting landscapes and architecture. In 1838 he traveled to Egypt and soon after to the Holy Land, concluding in Jerusalem. Roberts' travels in the Middle East had a profound impact on his art, and he produced a series of highly detailed and realistic paintings and sketches of the region's famous ruins and other landmarks, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Temple of Abu Simbel...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in landscape of the American West
BACK I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
"Bald Eagle", an Original Audubon Hand-colored First Edition Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
An original rare and extremely collectible first octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "White-headed Sea Eagle or Bald Eagle", No. 3, Plate ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sunday, Central Park
By Harold Altman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003)
Title: Sunday, Central Park
Year: c. 1985
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 56/285 in pencil
Paper: Wove
Image size: 17.5...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Paysage
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958)
Title: Paysage
Year: 1952
Medium: Original color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 66/75 in pencil
Paper: Arches
Image size: 14.5 x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sandwich Islands Canoe (Hawaii): Framed 18th C. Engraving Captain Cook's Journal
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
"A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands, the Rowers Masked" is an engraving created by Charles Grignion, from a drawing by John Webber (1752-1793), who was the artist on Captain James Cook's 3rd and final voyage of discovery. It is Plate 65 in the atlas of "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere", the official British Admiralty sanctioned journal published upon completion of the voyage in London in 1784 by Strahan & Cadell.
This famous image of ten Hawaiian rowers transporting a priest who is carrying a feather-covered image of Kukailimoku, the Hawaiian god of war. The priests and paddlers are all wearing gourd masks in their double-hulled canoe with an upright lateen woven sail. Each hull was shaped from a single large Koa log harvested from island rainforests, where they were carved before being transported to the coast.
This engraving is presented in a Koa wood frame and a white mat. There are occasional faint spots, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. Koa is the same wood as was used to make the canoe. Koa wood is legendary in Hawaii. Not only is this amazing wood native to Hawaii, but it is known for the deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Koa has an honored heritage in Hawaii and is highly revered and sacred. The word “koa” means “warrior” in Hawaiian. The warriors of King Kamehameha the Great, created canoes and weapons from a wood plentiful on the Big Island of Hawaii. This wood became synonymous with the warriors themselves, and it became known as koa. The frame measures 20.75" high, 26.75" wide and 0.88" deep.
There are three other engravings listed from the official journal of Captain Cook's 3rd voyage available that are presented in identical Koa wood frames and mat (LU117324682022, LU117324684052, LU117324684062). They would make a wonderful grouping for a display of 2, 3 or 4 prints. A discount is available for a grouping depending on the number of items included.
Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook (1728-1779) during this voyage. Hawaii was originally called The Sandwich Islands in honor of The Earl of Sandwich...
Category
1780s Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs in landscape of the American West
YES by Frank Schott
48 x 67 inches (122 x 171cm)
signed edition of 7
29 x 40 inches (74 x 102cm)
signed edition of 25
archival quality fine art pigment print
limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux
artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity
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Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence.
Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels.
Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Ed Rusha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Desert Series B
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Desert Series B" c.1990, is an original colors monoprint aquatint on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numb...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Monoprint
Seascape XV - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes
Seascape ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Tree Study III - large scale photograph of dramatic mountain landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tree Study III by Frank Schott
from a series of black and white photographs capturing the Golden State's vast mountain landscapes
26 x 40 inches / 66cm x 102cm
signed edition of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Moonlight Magnolia Diptych (Two 8.5 x 11" hand-printed cyanotypes)
Located in Oakland, CA
These are two separate 11 x 8.5 inch (45 x 60 cm) original hand-printed original cyanotype photographs sold together. Cyanotypes are an antique photographic process dating back to t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
Philip Pearlstein 'View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan' NYC signed, print
By Philip Pearlstein
Located in San Rafael, CA
Philip Pearlstein (1924-2022)
View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan, 1977
Aquatint in colors on wove paper
Edition 7/41
Signed, editioned and titled in pencil lower left
Printed by the Orl...
Category
1970s Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Bermuda: An Early 17th Century Hand-colored Map by Henricus Hondius
By Henricus Hondius
Located in Alamo, CA
This attractive and interesting map of Bermuda by Henricus Hondius in 1633 is entitled "Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, Alias Barmudas". It is based on a ...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Seascape XII -large format photograph of monochrome blue water surface and Cloud
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes
Seascape ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Trumpeter Swan, Adult: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Trumpeter Swan, Adult", No. 77, Plate 382 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lit...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Winter Landscape
By Hans Figura
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978)
Title: Winter Landscape
Year: Circa 1950
Medium: Color etching with aquatint on silk
Edition: Unknown
Plate mark (Image) size: 17.25 x 13.75 inches
Framed size: 23 x 19.5 inches
Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist
Condition: very good
Frame: Custom framed in a silver and gold frame
About the artist.
Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) was a noted painter and etcher, who was well known for his aquatint etchings on paper or satin of European and American landscape and cityscape scenes, as well as paintings of landscape and cityscape scenes, Tyrolean Alp scenes of villages and chalets, street scenes, harbor and marine scenes.
Hans Figura was born January 22, 1898, in the small town of Nagy-Kikinda near the Austro-Hungarian border, to Austrian parents. His father was a railway official and he spent his childhood in various small villages along the railway line between Vienna and Hungary. He graduated from the highschool in Vienna and also studied at the Higher Graphical Federal Education and Research Institute, a vocational school there (Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr und Versuchsanstalt)
As a young man, he served as an officer in the Austrian Army during WWI from 1916-18 on the Russian and Italian fronts. After the war he attended medical school at the University of Vienna for several years beginning in 1918, and seven semesters later, he passed his first state exam, but eventually decided that he preferred the arts to medicine. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) and by 1922 he had devoted himself to painting and etching, while also working in other artistic printing mediums, batik, illustration, bookbinding and working with leather.
From 1923-28, Figura made numerous art study trips throughout Europe including; Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, England, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. His first major success came in 1924, when he won acclaim for his etchings exhibited in Italy and the United States. In 1929, he visited the United States and in 1930, he traveled back to France, Holland and also Switzerland. During this time, Figura maintained studios in both New York City and Vienna, Austria. Throughout the course of his career, he exhibited his paintings and prints in many of the large cities throughout Europe and the United States and many of his etchings and paintings were acquired by museums and galleries, including The Kulturamt, Vienna, Austria; the Landesmuseum of Lower Austria; as well as The Society of Art Lovers, Berlin and Munich.
Select Exhibitions:
1924- Exhibitions in Italy and the United States.
Circa Mid 1920's-1939- All the exhibitions at the Kunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria.
1926- "Secession...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Hollywood - large format photograph of iconic California landmark in Los Angeles
By Christian Stoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of the iconic HOLLYWOOD sign in golden California sunlight with downtown Los Angeles in the distance
HOLLYWOOD by Christian Stoll
48 x 48 inches (122 x 122c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
YES - XXL format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana signs in landscape of the American West
YES by Frank Schott
58 x 81 inches (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Chrysanthemum: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Chrysanthemum matricaria plants. It is entitled "A. Chrysanthemum Matricarice Folus Flore...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Flowering Narcissus Lily: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of a flowering Red Narcissus Lily plant, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Narcissus In...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Pine Ridge (29.5 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern California from San Francisco to Carmel and beyond. These are the woods in the hills of Oakland, across...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram
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