Fine Art Blog

Category: Figurative Art

  • Salvador Dali Artist – New Limited Edition artwork for 2007/2008

    New for late 2007-2008, some incredible limited edition artwork by the surrealist legend that was Salvador Dali, have been released via the UK market to buyers around the world.

    (Homage To Fashion by Salvador Dali)

    6 of his original paintings have been reproduced into Limited Edition print format and some of his most famous artwork creations have been transformed into 9 incredible and highly detailed Limited Edition sculptures.

    I think this collection of prints and sculpture are some of the best pieces that have come onto the art market for a long time.

    (Homage to Terpsichore – Sculpture by Salvador Dali)

    The sculptures are something very unique and special and it means that these interpretations of Dali’s work are available, in this unique format, for the very first time. I have personally seen some of these sculptures and I was blown away by the detail in them, simply superb.

    The limited edition prints are fabulous and certainly they have picked some of the strongest Dali images I have ever seen. The piece entitled ‘Lady Godiva’ is one of my favourites. The pieces have been produced via a mixed media format with huge amount of work going into each piece, I will go into some more detail in another blog post.

    (Surrealist Piano – Sculpture by Salvador Dali)

    The limited edition prints come with a unique stamp by the Dali Foundation, making these highly collectable.

    The collection contains 6 Limited Edition prints and 11 sculptures, and I feel it is the sculptures that are the Tour De Force of the collection, mainly because I have never seen anything quite like this released onto the art market.

    (Dance Of Time I – Sculpture by Salvador Dali)

    The 6 limited edition prints are entitled:

    Alice In Wonderland
    Dance Of Time
    Homage To Fashion
    Lady Godiva
    Space Triumph
    Surrealist Piano

    (Lady Godiva by Salvador Dali)

    The 11 limited edition sculptures are entitled:

    Dance Of Time I, II, III and IV – Sculptures
    Homage to Terpsichore – Sculpture
    Nobility Of Time – Sculpture
    Space Elephant – Sculpture
    Space Venus – Sculpture
    Surrealist Piano – Sculpture
    Triumph Elephant – Sculpture

    (Nobility Of Time – Sculpture by Salvador Dali)

    thank you

    Russell

  • Jack Vettriano New limited editions & an auction

    Scottish artist Jack Vettriano has recently released two new limited edition prints, released to galleries by his new publisher, Demontfort Fine Art of the UK.

    Jack Vettriano is possibly Scotland’s most famous living artist. His paintings have a ’film noir’ context to them and often display nude or romantic themes. Vettriano’s work has been published in print (unlimited) format for many years, certainly within the UK and whether a person has knowledge of the artist or not, his work is instantly recognizable to most.

    The first of his new Limited Edition prints is ‘The Tourist Trap’:

    The Tourist Trap by artist Jack Vettriano

    I find his work to be thought evoking and provocative and he is the master of this style of painting. I am pleased that more limited editions are being produced, as many people have expressed an interest in his ‘collectable’ (limited edition) artwork but obviously not everyone has half a million £ sterling to spend!: On 21 April 2004 the original canvas of ‘The Singing Butler’ sold at auction for £744,500.

    The second new Limited Edition print is ‘The Defenders Of Virtue’:

    The Defenders Of Virtue by artist Jack Vettriano

    In related news, Sotheby’s auction house are auctioning one of Vettriano’s paintings: ‘Bluebird At Bonneville’ on 29th August 2007 with an estimate of £400,000 to £600,000 GBP Sterling.

    Here is a link to the auction on Sotheby’s website
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    The auctioning of Jack Vettriano’s ‘Bluebird At Bonneville’

    Image of ‘Bluebird At Bonneville’:

    Bluebird At Bonneville by artist Jack Vettriano

    Full Title & Address of the auction:
    Sotheby’s ‘Scottish & Sporting Pictures,’ lot 231, 29th August 2007, Gleneagles Hotel, London

    thank you

    Russell

  • Rolf Harris – ‘Blue Elvis’ new Limited Edition print

    Popular Australian born artist Rolf Harris has released a new Limited Edition print for July 2007, his first this year, to the UK and Worldwide art market. ‘Blue Elvis’ is a fitting tribute to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley and was painted to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Elvis’s passing in 1977. Rolf talks about what made him paint Elvis:

    Blue Elvis by artist Rolf Harris

    ‘My Wife and I have a very dear friend who has been a huge Elvis Presley fan since he was a child. He seems to know every song that Elvis ever sang, let along recorded. In conversation with him a couple of years ago, I found out, to my amazement, that it would soon be thirty years since Elvis passed away and I thought that this remarkable man, on stage, in his trademark white jumpsuit, would make a wonderful painting.

    Photograph of artist Rolf Harris

    Well, to cut a long story short, I did the painting as a celebration of his life and I’m really proud of if it. I hope you fell that it captures the king as he is best remembered.’

    Personally I think ‘Blue Elvis’ reveals Rolf Harris’s versatility as a painter and this is an outstanding figurative piece of work in its own right; the fact that it is a tribute to such a beloved icon makes it even more satisfying to me.

    thank you

    Russell