This is a beautiful print. The paper is so heavy and the colors so vibrant. Many thanks to this seller. I love it!
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Birds and squirrels hide among artichokes in a green tangle
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Each frame is made to order by one of our framing workshops, so the exact shade and profile may vary slightly from the photos.
A globe-artichoke plant rises through the centre of a mirrored design, its spiky grey-green leaves curling outward. Four artichoke heads sit in pairs, the upper two with pale scaled bracts around russet cores and the lower two in russet and brown. Long-tailed golden birds perch beside the upper heads and red squirrels sit among the leaves to either side, all on an ochre ground scattered with small red flowers.
The original: Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo's design for an Artichoke, Birds and Squirrels textile, in bodycolour on paper, early 1880s. It was intended as a large-scale textile but never put into production, so the painted design is the only form the pattern took. It is in the William Morris Gallery, London, which received it in Mackmurdo's bequest of 1942.
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942) was an English designer who founded the Century Guild in 1882 with Herbert Horne, working closely with Selwyn Image. The Guild's flowing, plant-based designs are often seen as forerunners of Art Nouveau, and the William Morris Gallery holds the largest collection of its work. Squirrels were a favourite motif of his, appearing again in his printed textile Bramble and Squirrel.
Each print is made to our Archival Museum Standards: a 12-ink giclée, printed to order. Unframed prints are made on Hahnemühle German Etching, a 310gsm matte fine-art paper. Framed prints arrive in a handmade solid-wood frame with low-reflection glazing, ready to hang. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.
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This is a beautiful print. The paper is so heavy and the colors so vibrant. Many thanks to this seller. I love it!
Anna M.
Great picture and speedy delivery
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I couldn't be happier with my purchase! The William Morris art is absolutely stunning—just as described. The quality exceeded my expectations, and it arrived much faster than anticipated. The shop owner was incredibly courteous and patient in answering all my questions. Thank you!
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It looked exactly as stated! And it got here so fast, all the way from Europe! Very impressed.
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It looks great in my room!
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9 Art Prints was founded by author Arif Anwar around two simple ideas: that great art should reach far beyond the familiar Western canon, and that fine art reproductions should be made with exceptional materials.
So we seek out remarkable artists and traditions from around the world, then reproduce them using carefully sourced images, archival giclée printing, and fine art papers from Hahnemühle.
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People do. Every work in the collection is chosen by hand, from the great names of art history to artists and traditions you rarely see as prints: Persian miniatures, South Asian painting, Bauhaus posters, Belle Époque illustration and much more.
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Unframed prints can also be returned or exchanged within 30 days of delivery, for any reason. Exchanges (wrong size or a different artwork) are free and we send the new print right out; for a refund, mail the print back in its original tube and cover the return postage. Framed prints are made to order and are final sale unless they arrive damaged.
Unframed prints travel rolled in a protective tube. This is the standard and safest way to ship a print: a rolled sheet cannot be creased or have its corners knocked in transit. Framed prints arrive ready to hang.
Hahnemühle paper is very delicate. Its soft, textured matte surface marks far more easily than ordinary poster paper, so handle it with care. Wash and dry your hands first, or wear clean cotton gloves if you have them. Hold the sheet by its edges with both hands, and never touch the printed surface.
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Frame your print behind glass as soon as you can, and keep it flat until then. Hang it out of direct sunlight and away from damp and heat, such as bathrooms and radiators. If it gathers dust, use a soft, dry brush; never water or cleaning products.
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Our unframed prints are made principally on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm and Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm. German Etching has a substantial, lightly textured surface that works exceptionally well for paintings and richly coloured works. Photo Rag has a smoother cotton surface suited to graphic, modernist and highly detailed imagery.
Paper is selected according to the character of the artwork rather than using one generic stock for everything. Each product page names the paper for that print.
Giclée is a fine-art printing process using archival pigment inks and high-resolution inkjet printing, made to reproduce subtle colour gradations, fine detail and tonal depth.
Large-format reproduction depends heavily on the quality of the underlying artwork file. We source the highest-resolution material available and prepare each image for print rather than simply enlarging a small internet image.
That is especially important with historic paintings, posters and archival works where source quality varies considerably.
Our framed pieces use solid-wood frames, handmade to order, with low-reflection glazing. There is no mount: the print fills the frame.
Screens emit light; paper reflects it, so no physical print can be identical to every monitor or phone display. We prepare our artwork specifically for print and aim for accurate colour, contrast and tonal reproduction.
The texture and surface of fine-art paper also give the finished piece a physical depth that cannot be shown completely on a screen.
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