Hand Colored Litho
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 Frank Howell Prayers for Tomorrow Hand Colored Litho $3,775.00 Time Remaining: 11d 21h 41m Buy It Now for only: $3,775.00 |
 W H Fitch Hand Colored Litho Odontoglossum triumphans $1,950.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 8m Buy It Now for only: $1,950.00 |
 W H Fitch Hand Colored Litho Odontoglossum grande $1,950.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 8m Buy It Now for only: $1,950.00 |
 TULLY FILMUS HAND COLORED LITHO SIGNED 49 225 + COA $925.00 Time Remaining: 18d 8h 51m Buy It Now for only: $925.00 |
 Goulds Hand Colored Litho 1838 TROGON MEXICANUS $799.00 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 49m Buy It Now for only: $799.00 |
 Blethen Gardens Litho 1930s or 40s Wallace Nutting Hand Colored $699.99 Time Remaining: 22d 19h 25m Buy It Now for only: $699.99 |
 AUGUSTIN FERNANDEZ CUBAN 1979 HAND COLORED LITHO $500.00 Time Remaining: 21d 7h 48m Buy It Now for only: $500.00 |
 Original Schlegel Elephant Folio Hand Colored Litho 1860 Musophaga Zonura $499.99 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 18m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 Original Schlegel Elephant Folio Hand Colored Litho 1860 Musophaga Leucogastra $499.99 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 18m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 Original Schlegel Elephant Folio Hand Colored Litho 1860 Musophaga Violacea $499.99 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 18m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 Original Schlegel Elephant Folio Hand Colored Litho 1860 Musophaga Concolor $499.99 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 18m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 Framed Joan Miro Original Offset Color Litho w Hand Signature and COA $400.00 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 50m |
 Borghese hand colored litho of Harvard Cambridge Mass $375.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 8m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 Antique Print RACE HORSE HAND COLORED LITHO 1880 $359.10 Time Remaining: 17d 27m Buy It Now for only: $359.10 |
 MOSKOWITZ IRADISCUSSING THE TORAH INTAGLIO LITHO PENCIL SIGHAND COLORED COA $300.00 Time Remaining: 4h 41m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 MOSKOWITZ IRAPRAYER IN THE YESHIVA INTAGLIO LITHO PENCIL SIGHAND COLORED COA $300.00 Time Remaining: 6h 15m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho WATER TORTOISE $285.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 29m Buy It Now for only: $285.00 |
 Battlescene Hand colored stone litho $250.00 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 14m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 ANTIQUE PRINT PINSGAUER HORSE HAND COLORED LITHO 1880 $267.75 Time Remaining: 17d 25m Buy It Now for only: $267.75 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho YELLOW TORTOISE $255.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 23m Buy It Now for only: $255.00 |
 ANTIQUE PRINT ANGLO NORMAN HORSE HANDCOLORED LITHO 1880 $251.10 Time Remaining: 12d 4h 35m Buy It Now for only: $251.10 |
 ANTIQUE PRINT BELGIAN HORSE HAND COLORED LITHO 1880 $251.10 Time Remaining: 17d 26m Buy It Now for only: $251.10 |
 CI EVANGELINE Currier Ives Print Antique Hand Colored LItho 1800s $245.00 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 25m Buy It Now for only: $245.00 |
 Vintage Hand Colored Signed Litho of Boat Lake $225.00 Time Remaining: 9d 15h 10m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho BOX RED TORTOISES $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 24m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho SERPENTINE TORTOISE $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 26m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho TORTOISE $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 28m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho CROCODILE OF THE NILE $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho GIGANTIC CROCODILE $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 30m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho FOUR FROG SPECIES $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 34m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho NATTERJACK TOAD $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 35m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho MATING TOADS $235.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 36m Buy It Now for only: $235.00 |
 GEORGE CATLIN Buffalo Hunt LTD ED HAND COLORED Stone litho $185.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 35m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
 GEORGE CATLIN Buffalo Dance LTD HAND COLORED LITHO $185.00 Time Remaining: 16d 13h 38m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
 GEORGE CATLIN Buffalo Dance LTD HANDCOLORED LITHO $185.00 Time Remaining: 20d 10h 8m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
 BIVORT c1857 Rare Handcolored Litho GRAPES Noir $195.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 36m Buy It Now for only: $195.00 |
 RARE HAND COLORED ENGLISH FOXHOUND LITHO FRENCH PRINT $200.99 Time Remaining: 8d 13h 27m Buy It Now for only: $200.99 |
 McKENNEY HALL c1865 70 Original Hand Colored Litho KANAPIMA AN OTTAWA CHIEF $199.99 Time Remaining: 23d 14h 57m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 Jules Renard Draner Costume Study Hand Colored Litho $174.99 Time Remaining: 15d 12h 11m Buy It Now for only: $174.99 |
 BIVORT c1857 Rare Handcolored Litho APPLE President $175.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 36m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 BIVORT c1857 Rare Handcolored Litho PEAR Passe $175.00 Time Remaining: 5d 11h 36m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 CI VIEW OF THE RHINE Currier Ives Print Antique Hand Colored LItho $175.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 22m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 GEORGE CATLIN Buffalo Hunt Chasing Back LTD ED HAND COLORED Stone litho $150.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 53m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 Foress Celebrated Winners The Hero Hand colored litho $150.00 Time Remaining: 13h 50m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho FALSE CORAL SNAKE $155.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 32m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho COMMON KRAIT SNAKE $155.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 32m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho CORAL SNAKE $155.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 32m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho RAT SNAKE $155.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 1836 SCHINZ Hand Colored Litho WHIPSNAKE $155.00 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 Mckenny Hall Hand Colored Litho c1870 0 Poth Le Yo Ho Lo Creek Tribe Orig $145.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 9m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 JAMES WHISTLER ORIGINAL HAND COLORED LITHO 1904 $135.00 Time Remaining: 26d 2h 59m Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 A SCHULTZBERG Antq Hand Colored Litho VERMLANDSWEDEN $149.99 Time Remaining: 12d 13h 26m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 LITHO HAND Color Print Robert Burns His Highland Mary JBaillie NY 1850 $135.00 Time Remaining: 24d 15h 11m Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 1870 Stunning Original Hand Colored Litho Jackdaw Bird $125.00 Time Remaining: 17d 6h 58m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 Latin American Folk Art SENORA en AZUL LITHO Hand Colored Limited Edition $125.00 Time Remaining: 15d 17h 49m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 Borghese Foot of courtland st NY hand colored litho $105.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 8m Buy It Now for only: $105.00 |
 Borghese Looking to Hanover St NY hand colored litho $105.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 27m Buy It Now for only: $105.00 |
 Original 1870 Hand Colored Litho Bulwers Petrel Bird $115.00 Time Remaining: 13d 18h 54m Buy It Now for only: $115.00 |
 c1840 TOWER OF BABEL huge handcolored Engl litho $105.00 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 12m Buy It Now for only: $105.00 |
 Leo Meiersdorff Limited Ed Hand Colored Plate signed Litho Trombone Player $95.00 Time Remaining: 3d 13h Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 Leo Meiersdorff Hand Colored Plate signed litho Bass Player $95.00 Time Remaining: 13d 15h 1m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 c1840 ANNUCIATION huge handcolored Engl litho e $95.00 Time Remaining: 27d 4h 4m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 c1840 TABITHA huge handcolored Engl litho e $90.00 Time Remaining: 4h 13m Buy It Now for only: $90.00 |
 c1840 JESUS HEALS MANY huge handcolored Engl litho e $90.00 Time Remaining: 7d 7h 6m Buy It Now for only: $90.00 |
 c1840 TIMOTHY TAUGHT huge handcolored Engl litho e $90.00 Time Remaining: 12d 16h 34m Buy It Now for only: $90.00 |
 A FRIENDLY CANNONADING 1834 HAND COLORED LITHO CARICATURE IRELAND OCONNELL $80.00 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 32m Buy It Now for only: $80.00 |
 c1840 INFANT MOSES huge handcolored Engl litho $85.00 Time Remaining: 20d 11h 44m Buy It Now for only: $85.00 |
 OLD HAND COLORED KEULEMANS LITHO Bird Print VINTAGE ORIG BURMESE ROLLER NR $75.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 1m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 c1840 MOSES PRAYING huge handcolored Engl litho e $80.00 Time Remaining: 11d 11h 16m Buy It Now for only: $80.00 |
 c1840 ANANIAS DEATH huge handcolored Engl litho e $75.00 Time Remaining: 20d 3h 56m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 c1840 RUTH huge handcolored Engl litho e $75.00 Time Remaining: 28d 5h 31m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 c1840 JUDAS huge handcolored Engl litho e $70.00 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 45m Buy It Now for only: $70.00 |
 Napoleon Italy Battle Campaign 1796 Hand Colored Litho By Edward Detaille $69.00 Time Remaining: 14d 5h 35m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 Delivering American Presents Yokuhama Yokohama Japan 1857 Hand Color Litho $69.00 Time Remaining: 14d 14h 3m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 Morris 148 years old lithograph 1863 Hand Colored Tern Bird Litho in Frame mat $69.99 Time Remaining: 19d 6h 59m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
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Circus Broadsides
The Circus is coming! The Circus is coming! Hurry, Look, its here today and gone tomorrow! Every man, woman and especially the children read in awe the regal Circus posters or lithographs as the billing crews covered the complete sides of barns, buildings, and fences telling the world that the greatest entertainment event of the year was quickly approaching.
Advertising has been around for as long as anyone can remember. Advertising has appeared in an incredible array of mediums, shapes, and sizes from the very simple ad in a newspaper to a Television Commercial.
Anything in print required at the very least a typesetter. Thus the basic printing form was called the letterpress or raised lettering. The ability to add graphics illustration became a novel idea and suddenly artists of all calipers had an outlet for their work. In the 1800's, a trade skill meant working as a young boy, to learn the very basics no matter how mundane they were until you advanced to the next level of your chosen profession.
Woodcarvers for example, learned as an early apprentice to clean the shop then to sharpen the tools before they ever were allowed to carve something. So we find that in the early days of graphic artists, wood block carvings shaved away all the back and left the desired design were used to produce a print with an ink rolled over the carving produced some of the very first printed images.
These carvings were very rough at first. Wood block printing is established as far back as the 1300's. Finding the right wood to use combined with finding the right artists evolved from a rough sketch piece to flowing art. These works produced a monotone design; where as only one color of ink could be utilized. These carvings weren't necessarily small either as some of the handbills and early posters were all produced like this.
Colored images slowly evolved from this method with the use of multiple engravings. Each carving would have part of the design in one color. As each part of the color was applied, the design slowly took shape in giving a finished product usually of three or four colors in the most elaborate works of that time. Eventually metal engravings started to replace the wood block engravings still achieving the same thing. The required greater efforts to produce but lasted much longer and gave a crisper image.
Intaglio Printing from recessed metal engravings and stenciling also provided colored images as well as a black & white image that was then hand colored. While all of this was paving the way for the advertising markets her in the United States, the European continent was seeing a new process being developed, mastered, and producing huge quantities of excellent works.
Lithography was taking over. The invention of Lithography basically appears to be in the 1790's by a German artist named Alois Senefelder. The principle behind lithography was the utilization of a limestone slab where in the design was drawn with a grease pencil. This grease then absorbed the colorant and when pressed against the paper created the image in that particular color. Multiple slabs were used for multiple colors and created multi-color images depending on how many colors were desired and the level of intricacy that was used.
By the mid 1800's, the United States was seeing the development of the Lithography process became a staple in the advertising trade. A Cylinder press was design to continually feed paper over the limestone slabs thus making the process much faster and cheaper. Many of the Printers of the day took to the Lithography process and more and more artists were employed. The Circus became one of it not thee largest advertiser in the United States requiring several sizes of posters in different designs, date sheets, handbills, couriers, the Circus Program as well as Letterheads, envelopes, contracts and other printed matter. By the late 1800's and the circus having adapted to travel by rails, allowed the circus industry to cover more ground, faster than ever before. The Advertising business boomed. From the late 1800's to the mid 1930's depression era, Advertising companies such as the Donaldson Litho Company, the Standard Printing Company, Erie Litho Co, Ackermann-Quigley Litho Co. and many others all started producing not only an advertising feature for the circus but artwork at its finest.
The grand daddy of all advertisers was unquestionably the Strobridge Litho Co in Cincinnati, Ohio. They produced the most sought after, highly collectible posters still in existence due to their incredible graphic designs, full color and splash that ignited the imaginations of every boy and girl across America. There are collections in the United States right now housed at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the John and Mabel Ringling Museums in Sarasota, Florida, the Smithsonian Institute, Princeton University and individuals as well. While some posters go for a few dollars, the highly prized are worth tens of thousands of dollars.
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