Showing posts with label prints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prints. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Alphonse Mucha mirror print: $12.99 @ Value Village
I was unsure about this, especially because I had to carry it around all day! I really loved the expression on her face, and her style, so I had to get it. It's 19 X 23 inches, so I thought $12.99 was an ok price for it..though I would have been happier with $10.
The print is plate 1 from "Documents Decoratifs," and it's from 1902! I've seen his prints around, and I never thought they were that old. They do look pretty modern, as in, people still draw that way now.
Here's a clearer view I found on the internet:
He has a ton of other mirror prints, and the prices are all over the place. They don't seem to be too expensive though.
If I find more, I'll probably buy them. Mirror prints are so beautiful! I don't think I've found one before now.
I'm planning on turning this into a table. I'm pretty sure it'll look great! I just need to find one that's the right size.
Labels:
art,
mirror,
prints,
thrift store,
value village
Rico Tomaso "I Accept" framed print: $9.99 @ Value Village
It took me a long time to decide on this. I really liked the print...I thought it was so sweet and kitsch! It's just that the price is WAY more than it should have been...they're usually $5 for that size. I saw BIGGER pictures for less than this one, it just made no sense!
In the end, I decided I liked it enough to pay that price. Even though there is a rip in the picture and the frame isn't in great condition.
Now I'm glad I did though, since it's not easy to find even online. My picture washed it out, but here's a clearer picture I found online:
The print is from 1965 and distributed by the "Donald Art Company", but I'm not sure how old the image is. He has some other ballerina themed art that I like:
I think the one I got was the best though. It's so random having a ballerina and a wedding ring!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
8 x 10 wood mounted print - Spring by Auguste Pierre Cot (1873)
8 x 10 wood mounted print - Bathing nudes
Small framed print - Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian (1520 - 1523)
All $1.99 each @ Value Village.
What a score! I don't normally look at smaller prints, but I'm glad I decided to today. I love renaissance art, and all of these are fantastic!
$1.99 was a steal already, but they seemed even more worth it because they were also backed with wood. I've never seen that before!
I found out who made the first painting, but I can't find any info on the other ones. They're both so beautiful!
The first one, the girl's expression is just amazing...she looks so content and in love. I feel the same way when I look at it!
The other one has nudes, but it's just so tastefully done. A lot of older paintings feature fuller figured women, but these women have the kind of bodies I find beautiful.
A better look at the small framed picture:
I'm not too crazy about the print, but I do like it. I mostly like how it's presented...the frame is so neat! You can't tell from the picture, but the glass overlay is convex...it's a neat effect.
Upon chance, I found out who painted this...I really didn't think I could find out since there's really nothing I know to search for in there. This is the full painting:
Before I found that, I saw this picture painted by Dosso Dossi:
So of course, I thought he was the painter! That is some kind of plagiarism...but by looking up the guy depicted (Bacchus), I was able to find the correct one.
*edit*
5 months later, I just discovered that the other print was painted by no other than my favourite artist, William Bouguereau! The Nymphaeum, 1878.
Labels:
art,
decor,
prints,
renaissance,
thrift store,
value village
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