Art & Paintings On Stamps

Here are images of the four stamps and two labels in a se-tenant block depicting paintings by Argentine artist Prilidiano Pueyrredón (1823-1870), best known for his costumbrist sensibility (the literary or pictorial interpretation of local everyday life, mannerisms, and customs, primarily in the Hispanic scene, and particularly in the 19th century), printed by photogravure, and issued by Argentina on January 29, 1966, Scott Nos. 792a, and 789-792.

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"The orange seller" (1865).


"Stop at the grocery store."


"Landscape at San Fernando."


"Bathing horses on the banks of the River Plata."

Here is an image of a stamp honoring Russian/Soviet sculptor and medalist Ivan Shadr (pseudonym of Ivan Dmitriyevich Ivanov, 1887-1941), designed by A. Zavialov, printed by photogravure, and issued by Russia (USSR) on July 28, 1962, Scott No. 2619, Zagorski No. 2631, plus images of photographs of Ivan Shadr in his studio, and of his bronze sculpture entitled The Cobblestone Is the Weapon of the Proletariat (1927).

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting "The Return" (1940), a painting by Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte (1898-1967), printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on April 20, 1998 to commemorate Magritte's birth centenary, Scott No. 1691, plus an image of René Magritte painting in his art studio.

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Here are images of a first day cover bearing a stamp designed by Danish artist Ole Hamann after a pastel on canvas painting entitled "Maia" (1938) by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), with a cachet depicting a portrait of Picasso by Austrian-American artist Alexander Rutsch (1918-1997), and issued by the United Nations for use in Geneva, Switzerland on November 19, 1971 to publicize the UN International School, Scott No. 21, plus images of the original painting by Picasso, and of a similar portrait by Rutsch.

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Landscape, by Korean artist Kim Hong-do (1745–c. 1806), printed by photogravure, and issued by (South) Korea on February 20, 1980, Scott No. 1190.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a portrait of Honoré IV (1758-1819), Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 1814 to 1819, designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania (1921-2005), and issued by Monaco on November 9, 1976, Scott No. 1035.

Puzzle: Credit for the original work of art used by Czeslaw Slania as a model for this stamp is given to the famous French rococo painter François Lemoyne (1688-1737), who died some 21 years before the birth of Honoré IV! Therefore, the actual model must have been created by another, unnamed artist (see image below). But who?

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Here are images of the six stamps in a set depicting details from frescoes painted by two Austrian Baroque artists, designed by Adalbert Pilch (1917-2004), combined engraved by Rudolf Toth (1918-2009) and photogravure, and issued by Austria on December 11, 1968, Scott Nos. 824-29.

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Painted by Paul Troger (1698-1762):

Angels, from "Last Judgment," Schloss Greillenstein Chapel, Röhrenbach.


"Vanquished Demons," Altenburg Abbey.


"Saints Peter and Paul," Melk Abbey.


Painted by Franz Anton Maulbertsch (aka Maulpertsch, 1724-1796):

"The Glorification of Mary," Piarist Church (aka the Church of Maria Treu), Vienna.


"Saint Leopold Carried into Heaven," Schloss Ebenfurth Chapel.


Symbolic figures from "The Triumph of Apollo," Schloss Halbturn (aka Halbthurn).

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a detail from a painting of Saints Andrew and Francis by Spanish Renaissance artist El Greco (1541-1614), printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on July 7, 1982, Scott No. C181, plus an image of the original work of art (1595-1598).

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail from a drawing by French Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) entitled "The Departure of Marcus Attilius Regulus for Carthage" (1785/86), designed by French artist Claude Andréotto (1949- ), engraved by Claude Jumelet (1946- ), and issued by Monaco on November 30, 1997 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Jacques-Louis David's birth, Scott No. 2065, plus an image of the original work of art. Bonus: Signature.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a sculpture entitled "Maternity," created by Israeli Art Deco and figurative art sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968), printed by lithography, and issued by Israel on June 11, 1974, Scott No. 538, plus an image of a photo of the original work of art.

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Here are images of the five semi-postal stamps in a set depicting ancient Persian art treasures, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued by Iran on January 30, 1948 to help fund reconstruction of the tomb of Avicenna (980-1037), Persian physician and philosopher, at Hamadan, Scott Nos. B1-B5. Note: UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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Lion and bull, Persepolis


Persian soldier, Persepolis


Palace of Darius the Great, Persepolis


Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae


King Darius on his throne, Persepolis

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a portrait of Louise d'Aumont, duchesse d'Aumont, duchesse Mazarin et de La Meilleraye (1759-1826) painted by French artist Marie Verroust, engraved by Czeslaw Slania (1921-2005), and issued by Monaco on November 9, 1976, Scott No. 1036, plus an image of the original work of art.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail from a work of art entitled Die falschen Freunde ("The False Friend") from the "Prodigal Son" cycle created by Austrian Nazarene painter and draftsman Josef Ritter von Führich (1800-1876), designed by M. Fuchs, combined engraved by Wolfgang Seidel (1946- ) and photogravure, and issued by Austria on September 14, 2001 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Josef Ritter von Führich's death, Scott No. 1855.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Dionysian mosaic from Virunum (c. 276 AD), designed by Friedrich Mayr (1929- ), combined engraved by Wolfgang Seidel (1946- ) and photogravure, and issued by Austria on June 1, 1984 to commemorate the centenary of the Landesmuseum für Kärnten, Scott No. 1277.

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