Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Botanical Print "Codiaeum Pictum" 6 of 6

One of six hands watercolored and press printed botanical print. Each print is entirely printed and colored in Italy by our master craftsmen. The complete set can be viewed on our pa...

One of six hands watercolored and press printed botanical print. Each print is entirely printed and colored in Italy by our master craftsmen. The complete set can be viewed on our pa...

These prints are from "Les Plantes à Feuillage Coloré," specifically from the second volume, published in Paris in 1880, with J. Rothschild as the publisher. Each print showcases a different plant species with distinct variegated foliage: 1. The first print shows a leaf of the Phormium tenax, commonly known as New Zealand flax. The leaf is long and arching, with a green base color and prominent red marginal stripes. The central vein is also red, and the texture of the leaf is suggested through fine parallel lines indicating the fibrous nature of the flax. 2. The second print illustrates a leaf of the Maranta leuconeura, also known as prayer plant...

The three prints from "Les Plantes A Feuillage Colore Tome Second" feature illustrations of plants with distinctive and colorful foliage, a characteristic focus of the publication. H...