1950s P.J. Redoute Botanical Print - Rosa Pumila, Certified Authentic

Description

Purchased in Barcelona from Art Dealer. Origin is London, England. Each print is certified to be an authentic vintage print. … more Purchased in Barcelona from Art Dealer. Origin is London, England. Each print is certified to be an authentic vintage print. Each is matted and in very good condition with no markings, tears or significant fading.

Size matted: 17.5 x 13.5
Original print: 16 x 12

HISTORY AND TECHNIQUE

Redoute was renowned for his artistic ability and tutored such people as Queen Marie-Antoinette, Empress Josephine, Marie-Louise, and Queen Marie-Amelie. Redoute influenced a breadth of artists that followed him including Turpin, Poiteau, Bessa, and Prevost. Redoute is widely considered the finest botanical illustrator of the early 19th century, if not throughout history.

The process of stipple engraving and color printing give the Redoute Rose prints their luminous quality. Stippling is an etching process that employs dots instead of lines to form the image, which is then color printed by applying colored inks directly to the copper plate for each impression. The use of colored inks, greens and browns to print the stems and leaves, and reds and pinks to print the flowers, create a more luminous print by eliminating the necessity to paint watercolor over a back inked image. less