Art & Paintings On Stamps

Uemura Shoen (1875-1949) was the pseudonym of a Japanese woman artist whose real name was Uemura Tsune. She was known primarily for her bijinga paintings of beautiful women in the nihonga style. Here is an image of a stamp depicting Uemura Shoen's nihonga watercolor on silk painting entitled Noh Dance Prelude (1936), printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on April 20, 1965, Scott No. 837.

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Interesting background information about an iconic stamp.

Cjd - Thanks!

Ivan Meštrovic (1883-1962) was a renowned Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor and architect. Here are images of the four engraved stamps in a set depicting sculptures by Meštrovic, designed by Božidar Jakac, and issued by Yugoslavia on September 28, 1963 to commemorate the sculptor's life and work, Scott Nos. 707-710.

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Mother, engraved by Stanimir Babic.


Reminiscences, engraved by Tanasije Krnjajic.


Head of Marko Kraljevic, engraved by Stanimir Babic.


Indian on Horseback, engraved by Velibor Cvetkovic.

Here is an image of semi-postal stamp depicting Les joies du printemps (Joys of Spring) by Belgian sculptor Eugène Canneel (1882-1966), designed by Jean Van Noten, engraved by Leon Janssens, and issued by Belgium on December 5, 1955 to benefit anti-tuberculosis research, Scott No. B579, plus a photo of the sculpture, which is located in Brussels.

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After serving with distinction as a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, Polish General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) led the 1794 Kosciuszko Uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia as Supreme Commander of the Polish National Armed Force. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail from an 1888 oil on canvas painting entitled The Battle of Raclawice, by Polish artist Jan Matejko (1838-1893), engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Poland on November 30, 1954 to commemorate the 160th anniversary of this important victory by Kosciuszko's insurgents, Scott No. 658, plus an image of Matejko's painting.

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Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a a 12th century (CE) temple bas-relief sculpture of a garuda (a mythical bird-like creature) in Angkor Thom, the last capital city of the Khmer empire, designed by Duk Sokhon, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued by Cambodia on January 18, 1973, Scott No. C34.

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Here is an image of a stamp designed after a painting entitled Femmes au jardin ("Women in the garden," 1866) by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926), engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France on June 17, 1972, Scott No. 1328, Y&T No. 1703, plus a photo of Monet's painting.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail from a painting entitled Virgin and Child (c.1604) by Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), designed and engraved by Eugène Lacaque, and issued by France on November 5, 1977, Scott No. 1518, Y&T No. 1958, plus an image of Rubens's oil painting.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail of "Noah's Ark" from the Creation stained glass window in Skara Cathedral, by Swedish artist Bo Beskow (1906-1988), designed by Eva Jern, combined engraved by Zlatko Jakus and lithography, and issued by Sweden on May 17, 1988 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the town of Skara, Scott No. 1988, Facit No. 1509.

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Unfortunately, I can't read this stamp!

225th birth anniversary of the Russian painter Orest Kiprensky (1782–1836).
The Self-Portrait of Orest Kiprensky. 1828.
The stamp of Russia, 7.00 Rubles, 2 March 2007, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1165, Michel No 1397A, 1397C. Coated paper. Offset printing, varnish coating. Perforation: comb 11¾:12 (Michel No 1397A), comb 13½ (Michel No 1397C). Size of the stamp: 37×50 mm. Print run (total, of both varieties): 600,000.

Very good!

The Young Reader by Ozias Leduc, painting completed in 1894 was titled "The Young Student". Stamp issued May 20, 1988 as the first in the Masterpieces of Canadian Art series. Scott 1203



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Ceremonial Frontlet, based on a painting by Harry Foster. Issued June 29, 1989. Scott 1241.

The Ceremonial Frontlet is a headress worn by those of high rank among the Tsimshian Indians of Canada's west coast, in the area of Skeena andd Nass Rivers explains Andrea Laforet, Acting Chief of Canadian Ethnology at the Museum of Civilization which acquired this frontlet for its collection in 1937.

The Frontlet was worn along with a robe or chilkat blanket made of mountain goat hair and woven with complicated patterns. A dance apron was also worn, and the person would hold a raven rattle.«Chiefs would wear this costume during a series of ritual events, usually during the winter months.

Each frontlet would have its own design. The one that appears on Canada Post Corporation's new commemorative stamp in honour of the museum's opening was created by an unidentified craftsman from the Skeena River area around 1900.

The central motif is a large head with gleaming eyes and teeth, encircled by eight frogs with eyes of black stone. Between the frogs is a plaque of shell inlay, adding lustre and texture. Just below the face is a stylized rendering of arms and legs. It was worn with vertical sea lion whiskers attached to the top, and long flowing trailers of ermine fur.

Here's one of a 10? piece maxi-card set that I am trying to complete. (Wish me luck finding the remaining 9). Strangely this one has not been cancelled - a Russian error perhaps.

I also have the individual stamp as well.

"The Taking of a Snow Fortress".
Original 1891. Oil on canvas. 156 x 282. The State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia.

In Maslenitsa celebrations there is usually a "storming" of a snow fort. That these traditions are still alive today is a testament to Russians' long memory and preservation of their heritage.

What a great artwork by Surikov...

http://www.tanais.info/art/en/surikov.html

Scott 3552



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