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.

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.