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Category Archives: Printing
Two Modern Artists
I am not always a fan of modern art. I find some pieces as not thought through or show little effort has been put into them. Both the artists, today, show that less can be more when it comes to … Continue reading
Joseph Batchelor papermaker
I came across a page printed with a letter from #SirThomasWhite. Although the quoted letter was written in 1566, this printing was created around 1880/1890. Sir Thomas was of course the founder of St Johns College, Oxford. The letter is … Continue reading
Posted in Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged Joseph Batchelor, letter, Oxford, paper, Sir Thomas Wight, St. John's College, William Morris
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Pieter van den Keere engraver
It is not often I come across pieces which are extremely old but this past week I did. They are a set of six small maps of Scotland with their written description on the back. Nowadays they are known as … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged atlas, map, Pieter van den Keere, Scotland
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Van Gelder Zonen papermaker
In my collection is an etching which is today’s subject. The etching itself is a fine impression of a 19th century street scene. It is most likely a Dutch or Belgium city. Although the words on the shop front are … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Printing
Tagged etching, Holland, paper, store fronts, street scene, Van Gelder Zonen, watermark
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Tabular Estimate of some leading members of the House of Commons
Quite a while back, I bought a number of pieces as a job lot. I was not actually sure what I might find when I had the time to look thoroughly at the individual pieces. This chapter is about one … Continue reading
Posted in Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged character, chart, estimate, House of Commons, parliament, personalities, politician
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Hans Feibusch artist
This past week, my eye was drawn to a book – #TheRevelationOfSaintJohnTheDivine. It was published in 1946. The text comes from the #KingJamesBible but it was the illustrations which drew me to the book. The depiction of scenes in lithographic … Continue reading
Posted in Lithographs, Printing
Tagged angels, apocalypse, beast, bible, four horsemen, Hans Feibusch, heaven, hell, revelation, Saint John, woman and child
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John Clare poet
One might consider a chapter on a poet to be out of place in a blog about collecting art I have a previous chapter on Robert Bloomfield (rural bard). So when I came across a hand written edition of ‘The … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Printing, Writing/Books
Tagged John Clare, poem, The Wren
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Persian Miniatures
Today, we travel to Iran to look at miniature paintings. And we begin with artist #ArdeshirMojaradTakestani. Takestani was born in the city of Rasht in 1949 and is presently one of the foremost painters in the miniature style. He is … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Printing, Watercolour paintings
Tagged Iran, miniatures, Persian, watercolour
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Meissen Porcelain
This week, I came across a piece of what I believe to be #Meissen porcelain. It is a #tabatiere or #snuffbox. It measures out at 5″ by 3″ by 2″. I know that Meissen porcelain and its mark have been … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics/Pottery, Printing
Tagged coastal scene, gold, Meissen, nautical, porcelain, scroll work
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The Genius of Paper
I thought I would begin this year with a short chapter on something which must be one of man’s greatest inventions. #Paper is something which we take for granted nowadays and are now limiting or trying to eradicate some of … Continue reading
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