Pair of Fritz Leuba mushroom lithographs
Two hand finished chromolithograph plates from the first edition of Fritz Leuba’s ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’, published in Paris in 1890.
Fritz Leuba (1848-1910) was a mycologist and artist from Neuchatel, Switzerland. ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’ is a rare and beautiful work on mushrooms, presenting 52 of the most artistic and decorative prints of mushrooms in botanical illustration. All of the edible species are represented, including the exotic truffle & a few of the most well known poisonous species. The prints are titled with the scientific name given by Italian mycologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772.
These examples are the field mushroom (plate XVIII) and blue agric (plate XIX) and are presented behind glass in bespoke frames, hand made to conservation standards.
Dimensions (each framed image):
320mm wide
435mm high
Please note, shipping is free to all UK mainland and island addresses, if you are outside of the UK, please contact us prior to purchase for options and costs.
Two hand finished chromolithograph plates from the first edition of Fritz Leuba’s ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’, published in Paris in 1890.
Fritz Leuba (1848-1910) was a mycologist and artist from Neuchatel, Switzerland. ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’ is a rare and beautiful work on mushrooms, presenting 52 of the most artistic and decorative prints of mushrooms in botanical illustration. All of the edible species are represented, including the exotic truffle & a few of the most well known poisonous species. The prints are titled with the scientific name given by Italian mycologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772.
These examples are the field mushroom (plate XVIII) and blue agric (plate XIX) and are presented behind glass in bespoke frames, hand made to conservation standards.
Dimensions (each framed image):
320mm wide
435mm high
Please note, shipping is free to all UK mainland and island addresses, if you are outside of the UK, please contact us prior to purchase for options and costs.
Two hand finished chromolithograph plates from the first edition of Fritz Leuba’s ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’, published in Paris in 1890.
Fritz Leuba (1848-1910) was a mycologist and artist from Neuchatel, Switzerland. ‘Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Veneneuses’ is a rare and beautiful work on mushrooms, presenting 52 of the most artistic and decorative prints of mushrooms in botanical illustration. All of the edible species are represented, including the exotic truffle & a few of the most well known poisonous species. The prints are titled with the scientific name given by Italian mycologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1772.
These examples are the field mushroom (plate XVIII) and blue agric (plate XIX) and are presented behind glass in bespoke frames, hand made to conservation standards.
Dimensions (each framed image):
320mm wide
435mm high
Please note, shipping is free to all UK mainland and island addresses, if you are outside of the UK, please contact us prior to purchase for options and costs.