Custom coloring
Every black and white print in the collection can be coloured by hand, in period colours. Each one is worked on separately, so no two are exactly alike: your print becomes one of a kind.
From black and white to colour
The same plate, twice. The difference is made by hand: watercolour and gouache, laid over the printed lines in the colours of the period, one print at a time.
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Our colourist, Jane Niebling
Colouring an antique print takes technical skill and a knowledge of its history: the colour has to work with the printed detail, never against it.
That is why we work only with Jane Niebling, who has coloured prints and maps for private collectors, dealers and galleries for more than 25 years. She uses the finest watercolour and gouache, in period palettes, and gives every print several hours.
- Experience
- more than 25 years
- Paints
- watercolour and gouache
- Time
- several hours for each print
How it works
From your choice of print to a print of your own, in four steps.
Step 1: Choose a print
Any black and white print in the collection: Bodmer’s travels in North America, Schlegel’s falcons or Piranesi’s Rome.
Step 2: Choose the colours
Period colours, from our research into the colours of each Bodmer and Schlegel plate; examples are available on request. Or your own colourway: send us a sample of the colours you would like.
Step 3: Receive a quote
We reply within one business day with the price and the delivery time for your print.
Step 4: Coloured by hand
Jane colours your print in watercolour and gouache. It takes several hours, and no two prints come out exactly alike. Then we send it to you, with its certificate of authenticity.
Black and white prints in the collection
241 plates can be coloured by hand, from four works.
Bodmer’s plates are also available in colour, printed from copies that were coloured by hand. See Bodmer in colour
Ask for a quote
Tell us which print and which colours you have in mind. We reply within one business day with the price and the delivery time.
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