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Landscape Prints

The printmaking tradition of rendering landscapes originated in Italy in the 1500s with the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi. Known for his engravings of Raphael's work, Raimondi inspired others to reproduce original artwork for profit, and the practice quickly spread to the Netherlands and was assimilated into the Dutch landscape tradition.

Landscapes were one of the most popular categories of prints produced for book illustrations or for decorative purposes. In the 19th century, the French Barbizon landscape painters translated plein air sketches into remarkable prints. Preferring to work outdoors and study directly from nature, rebelling against studio painting, the Barbizon artists found printmaking a versatile medium for capturing the desired effects.

The Barbizon school greatly influenced the next generation of Impressionist painters. In Great Britain, artists rendered the landscape using mezzotint and aquatint to create the effects of watercolor washes, as can be seen in the work of Paul Sandby and David Lucas, who is known for his translation of John Constable landscape paintings into prints.


Quick Facts

  • Dutch painter and printmaker Hercules Segers is considered one of the most important landscapists of the Dutch golden age, creating remarkable original compositions of imaginary mountain vistas
  • The 19th century Barbizon painters preferred to make prints using the etching technique, as they could draw directly into the ground to quickly capture the changing effects of weather on the landscape
  • In the 1890s, Edgar Degas created remarkable impressionistic color landscapes using the monotype technique. Degas travelled through Burgundy to visit a friend, and created the monotypes as recollections of the countryside along his journey

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Louis Orr, American (1879-1961), Playmakers Theatre, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, Etching
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
Louis Orr, American (1879-1961), Playmakers Theatre, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, Etching
by Link Auction Galleries
Est: $200- $300
$35010 Bids
Framed Etchings of Johannes Brahms and Strauss Birthplaces
Jun 11, 6:00 PM EDT
Framed Etchings of Johannes Brahms and Strauss Birthplaces
by Caswell Prewitt Realty, INC
Est: $0- $0
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David Roberts - El Deir, Petra
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
David Roberts - El Deir, Petra
by Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Est: $1,500- $2,500
$5005 Bids
MAXFIELD PARRISH Aquamarine Signed Lithograph
Jun 14, 10:00 AM EDT
MAXFIELD PARRISH Aquamarine Signed Lithograph
by The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Est: $50- $100
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Christo and Jean Claude. Running Fence, Project for California, 1976
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
Christo and Jean Claude. Running Fence, Project for California, 1976
by Link Auction Galleries
Est: $150- $200
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Schedel, pub. 1493 - View of Moldovia, Wallachia, Romania
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
Schedel, pub. 1493 - View of Moldovia, Wallachia, Romania
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Est: $400- $800
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Franz Niklaus KÖNIG (1765-1832)
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CEST
Franz Niklaus KÖNIG (1765-1832)
by Galerie Moenius
Est: CHF80- CHF160
CHF802 Bids
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Crater of Vesuvius, the Moon, 1864. 1
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
Nasmyth & Carpenter - Crater of Vesuvius, the Moon, 1864. 1
by Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Est: $400- $800
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LOT OF 4 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Jun 25, 9:00 AM MST
LOT OF 4 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCK PRINTS
by Bradford's
Est: $0- $0
$402 Bids
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LOT OF 4 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCKS
Jun 25, 9:00 AM MST
LOT OF 4 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCKS
by Bradford's
Est: $0- $0
$52 Bids
Rockwell Kent, New York (1882-1971), Genealogical Tree, 1931, lithograph on paper
Jun 10, 10:00 AM CDT
Rockwell Kent, New York (1882-1971), Genealogical Tree, 1931, lithograph on paper
by Link Auction Galleries
Est: $600- $800
$3502 Bids
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LOT OF 5 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCK PRINTS
Jun 25, 9:00 AM MST
LOT OF 5 GUSTAVE BAUMANN "ALL THE YEAR ROUND" WOODBLOCK PRINTS
by Bradford's
Est: $0- $0
$52 Bids
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CHRISTO, (EIGENTL. CHRISTO WLADIMIROW JAWASCHEW)
Jun 23, 9:00 AM CEST
CHRISTO, (EIGENTL. CHRISTO WLADIMIROW JAWASCHEW)
by Schuler Auktionen
Est: CHF1,400- CHF2,600
CHF1,5002 Bids
SAVERYS Albert get. 1926 'Langs de Leie' litho 26/50
Jun 14, 1:30 PM CEST
SAVERYS Albert get. 1926 'Langs de Leie' litho 26/50
by Debaveye
Est: €60- €100
€301 Bid
Romero Britto (Brazilian, B. 1963) "Home" Serigraph
Jun 13, 12:00 PM EDT
Romero Britto (Brazilian, B. 1963) "Home" Serigraph
by Akiba Galleries
Est: $200- $2,000
$1001 Bid

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