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Fine art prints by Walton Mendelson
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Thomas Moran—Interpretive
Reprints™ Fine Art Print Portfolio |
16 images, 19 sheets, 22 x 17
inches, Epson Ultra Giclée |
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After working with woodcuts
and steel engravings from the mid to late nineteenth century for
fifteen years, it is hard not to develop an intense love of that
work, much of which is arrogantly dismissed as Salon Art and all
of which is sadly disappearing. One of the consistently best artists
from publication to publication is Thomas Moran. And today when
so much is brought under the tent flaps of ecology, Moran should
be remembered for his success at bringing the environment to popular
attention. |
Thomas Moran, 1837-1926, born in England, but raised in Philadelphia, is often called the father of Yellowstone, so important were his sketches, water colors, and oil paintings to persuading congress to establish the first national park in the world, Yellowstone National Park in 1872, and the National Park System in 1916. Although this work had a narrow audience, woodcuts made of his work and widely published in The Aldine, Picturesque America, Harper's, Century, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, etc., giving it popular and international awareness. Printed on poor quality paper, these images are quickly disappearing and are seldom reprinted. His style—often compared to the Hudson River School, although he did not agree with the comparison—is characterized by drama, grandeur, and competence. The original woodcuts only hint at the possibilities that the water colors and oils so richly present. Complete Text |
Enlarged from approximately
10 X 6 inches to as much as 18 X 12 inches, this set of fine art
prints, with the use of as many as a dozen masks per image, and
a wide variety of photo-editing tools, aims to breathe into the
woodcuts the sort of vitality Moran's other work shows. |
This Interpretive Reprints™
portfolio showcases the unique approach, care, and expertise we
bring to the fine art print. It is the perfect example of what we
can bring to your work! |
Approximately 18 hours per image; 365 hours for the total project.
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Examples of before
and after images. |
See Thomas
Moran PDF of complete set of images. |
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