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Loates / Audubon
/ Havell Limited Editions
Introduction,
Tribute I, II, Masters, After Audubon
Elephant Size 26 1/2 x 39 ½ by Tryon Mint
Masters - Size 19.5 x 27
1,000 original numbered prints signed by graphic
artist M Bernard Loates or Publisher
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1987-88
Introductory Edition 1,000 prints– Complete Folio
includes - Deluxe Casing and illustrated text plus 5
original graphics (based on Audubon’s / Havell’s
original works and engravings. Produced up to 40 passes
on 100% rag custom watermarked stock. Wood Casing. |
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Key West Quail Dove |
Blue Winged Warbler |
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Little Blue Heron |
Great Egret |
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Sandhill Crane |
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A Tribute I – 1988-89 No Casing
(custom watermarked 100% acid free archival stock. 1000
signed and numbered images with embossed chop marks. (5
Prints) |
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The Great Blue Heron |
Wood Duck |
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
Baltimore Oriole |
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Whooping Crane |
Call for current pricing 727 421-1360 |
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Sales in the range of
$2,400.00 to $3,000.00 per image have been achieved by
INTCA Fine Art retailers. |
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Tribute II – 1989 .
This issue was marketed by Shaban-Serra Limited of
Ajax, Ontario at a price of $3,000.00 CDN without
casing. An additional print of the Red-Shoulder Hawk was also produced making 16
total images on the custom watermarked stock. |
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Carolina Parakeet |
Snowy Egret |
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Common Grackle |
Screech Owl |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
6th print -
Red-shouldered Hawk |
Note: All the above images were produced
Elephant Size 26 1/2 x 39 ½
by Tryon Mint on
watermarked stock. Sales in the range of $2,400.00 to
$3,000.00 per image have been achieved by INTCA Fine Art
retailers.
Call for current pricing 727 421-1360 |
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Sales in the range of
$2,400.00 to $3,000.00 per image have been achieved by
INTCA Fine Art retailers. |
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After Tribute II images –Produced
by Loates to fill out 29 image collection that was
gifted to Universities in North America. These images
were merged with unsold Tribute Images above but were of
considerably less quality in print and stock. None the
less, the images sell in the $600.00 range and are equal
to or superior to the Amsterdam and Princeton Editions.
Images included - American
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Non Watermarked (created 1999)
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Watermarked (created 1987-88) |
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1 |
American White Pelican |
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2 |
Broad Winged Hawk |
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3 |
Brown Pelican |
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4 |
Canada Goose |
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5 |
Carolina Turtle Dove |
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6 |
Green Heron |
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7 |
Gyr Falcon |
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8 |
Long Billed Curluw |
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9 |
Osprey |
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10 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
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11 |
Sparrow Hawk |
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12 |
Trumpeter Swan |
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13 |
Virginia Partridge |
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14 |
Wood Ibis |
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15 |
Young Trumpeter Swan |
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Baltimore Oriole |
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2 |
Common Grackle |
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3 |
Double Crested Cormorant |
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4 |
Great Egret |
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5 |
Great Blue Heron |
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6 |
Key West Quail Dove |
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7 |
Little Blue Heron |
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8 |
Red Shouldered Hawk |
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9 |
Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
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10 |
Sandhill Crane |
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11 |
Screech Owl |
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12 |
Snowy Egret |
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13 |
Whooping Crane |
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14 |
Wood Duck |
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The entire package was appraised at $29,000.00 in 1999
CAD sold to Collectors and Gifted to Educational
Intuitions in Canada and the U.S.
Call for current pricing
1.727.421-1360 |
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Master Edition 1992
10 prints
19.5 x 27
inches
Ideal for compact commercial space and homes.
Decorators Delight
Recent sales in excess of $1,400 each print and full
collection recent sales at $9,000.00 plus. Only a few left for collector / consumer
purchase out of 800 total sets. Only Indivigual print available. . (Great for Gifts) |
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These unbelievable stunning images of
Audubon’s Best 10 produced on custom made watermarked
100% rag archival stock. This collection has been
selling in South Florida Galleries for upward to
$1,500.00 per print. Only a limited amount
of the allotted 50 sets to U.S. buyers have been
allocated. |
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Plate #17 “Mourning Dove |
Plate #76 “Bobwhite & Red Shouldered Hawk |
Plate #242 “Snowy Egret |
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Plate #41 “Ruffed Grouse |
Plate #211 “The Great Blue Heron |
Plate #411 “Whistling Swan |
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Plate 47 “Ruby Throated Hummingbirds |
Plate #221 “Mallard Ducks |
Plate #431 “American Flamingo |
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Plate #177 “White
Crowned Pigeon |
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How was it produced?
The Process –
Both the Tribute and the Master Collection was produced
using original art and engravings of Audubon/Havell
Birds of America the images, Loates and his crew of
master lithographers and colorist stripped of all the
coloring back to the original black engraving for each
of the 10 images. Skins and plumage of the actual bird
were gathered so that expert colorists could hand mix
the German “Light Fast” Inks with great details as to
accuracy. These colors were added using hand cut
overlays and knockouts techniques with the mixed inks.
Ink was laid down using a special Omni technique with
400 line screen variations to create a one of a kind
image very pleasing to the eyes of the master
lithographer Bernard M. Loates. The screens used were
so fine (400 line) they were very difficult to print but
depicted a continuous tone image even under a
magnifier. Colors were added one at a time for depth
because of stock absorption and drying time needed on
the archival 100lb, 100% rag acid free and neutral pH
stock. This stock was custom made and watermarked with
M. Bernard Loates name by Manadnock Paper Mills, New
Hampshire. The images have a minimum of 32 to 60 passes
through the single color Harris Offset Press with color
tints and overlays to numinous to calculate. Flats and
plates were destroyed after printing to ensuring the
integrity of the Masters Collection to be one of a kind.
Waste was considerable even in the highly controlled
temperature and humidity environment. This shop was
dedicated to produce only this collection. |
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