Herbarium # 13 (2022) Druckgrafik von Franz Hümpfner

At the age of 14, my grandfather Valentin created on April 20, 1880 a herbarium. He carefully pasted dried plants and labeled them. For 140 years, pressed flowers and plants now lay in this notebook, gradually changing their colors and strengthening their structures through the drying process. Time created works of art of unique beauty. The passing of these living creatures was thus prolonged. Once again they rebel in all their beauty against the transience of all being.
These pressed plants inspired me to make art. I photographed all these plants, edited the digital data in Photoshop, enhanced colors and contrasts, created enlargements in image details. Photo works of art were created, which may somewhat outlast the ephemeral nature of all material existence.

Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta (315 g/m²) with Epson UltraChrome Pro pigments. Archival Standard.

EDITION of 20 plus 4 AP (Artist's Proofs) Print size: 26 x 26 cm on A3plus
Signed and titled recto and an enclosed signed certificate of authenticity with all important data. A numbered hologram is attached to the certificate of authenticity and the back of the print. Please allow for production and dispatch up to 10 days.

This Artwork is also available as:
EDITION of 15 plus 3 AP (Artist's Proofs) Print size: 36 x 36 cm, paper size: DIN A2
EDITION of 3 plus 1 AP (Artist's Proof) ChromaLuxe HD sublimation print, direct on metal Print size: 70 x 70 cm

The number of the signed original prints of the artwork for all editions is 46 including the 8 Artist Proofs. Please note, however, that images for limited edition fine-art prints may be and may have been previously published in other mediums such as books, magazines, calendars or posters and Portfolios with the artist´s signature only on the front page of the publication.

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