Library / reading nook

Art for libraries, studies and reading corners: maps, botanical plates, portraits and detailed works that suit a room built around books. Many are best seen up close, at reading distance. Every piece is a museum-quality giclée print, made to order.

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Two hummingbirds hover near flowering plants in a misty tropical landscape with palm trees and warm, muted earth tones.

Martin Johnson Heade

Brazilian Hummingbirds II

1864 · Chromolithograph with hand-applied oil paint on paper

A pink orchid with green leaves dominates a misty jungle scene populated by three colorful hummingbirds among hanging moss and vegetation.

Martin Johnson Heade

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds

1871 · Oil on wood

Hummingbirds and red passion flowers in lush tropical foliage with misty mountains in the background.

Martin Johnson Heade

Passion Flowers with Three Hummingbirds

Frank V. Dudley's 1935 painting depicts pink Joe Pye Weed and white Boneset flowers in a field with distant hills and tree branches.

Frank V. Dudley

Joe Pye Weed & Boneset

A pink orchid with green leaves and curved stem in a misty tropical forest with two hummingbirds perched nearby.

Martin Johnson Heade

Cattleya Orchid with Two Hummingbirds

Pink orchid with green leaves and buds, accompanied by hummingbirds, set against a tropical landscape with mountains and lush vegetation.

Martin Johnson Heade

Study of an Orchid

Portrait of a bearded man in royal regalia wearing a golden crown, holding a scepter and orb, surrounded by heraldic shields on a black background.

Albrecht Dürer

Emperor Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia (1368-1437)

A detailed study of a roe deer's head with antlers, rendered in watercolor and ink with brown, tan, and black tones on aged paper.

Albrecht Dürer

Head of a Roe Deer

pen and ink and watercolour on paper

A botanical illustration of an iris plant with dark blue-purple flowers and green stems and leaves against a pale background.

Albrecht Dürer

watercolour and gouache on paper

A detailed botanical study of cowslips with green leaves and yellow flowers rooted in dark soil, dated 1526.

Albrecht Dürer

Tuft of Cowslips

1526 · Gouache on vellum

Eight botanical studies of wild flowers with green stems and leaves in various stages of bloom, featuring pink, purple, and blue flowers on aged parchment.

Albrecht Dürer

Eight Studies of Wild Flowers

watercolour on paper

Albrecht Dürer

Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany (1459-1519)

1518 · pencil with watercolour wash

Albrecht Dürer's detailed pen drawing depicts the Aachen Minster cathedral with surrounding buildings in black ink on gray paper.

Albrecht Dürer

The Minster at Aachen

1520 · silverpoint on paper

A bat with outstretched wings displayed frontally against a pale background, rendered in brown and black tones.

Albrecht Dürer

1522 · watercolour on paper

A blue lily with green stem and red stamens rendered in watercolor on aged paper, dated 1526.

Albrecht Dürer

Study of a lily

1526 · watercolour on paper

A watercolor and ink drawing depicting a fortified hilltop castle overlooking a valley with settlements, olive trees, and cultivated fields in greens and browns.

Albrecht Dürer

View of the Arco Valley in the Tyrol

1495 · pen and ink and watercolour on paper

Three studies of a bullfinch shown from different angles, rendered in watercolor and gouache with pink, black, and green coloring on cream paper.

Albrecht Dürer

Three studies of a bullfinch (w/c & gouache on paper)

watercolour and gouache on paper

A man with reddish-brown shoulder-length hair wearing a black cap and dark coat with fur trim against a black background.

Albrecht Dürer

Portrait of Burkhard of Speyer

1506 · oil on panel

A sparse young tree with green foliage stands vertically above purple and blue mountains beside a body of water on a cream background.

Little Tree (Chestnut Tree at Lake Constance)

1912 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

A two-story house with a dark shingled roof and pale walls, surrounded by bare trees in an expressionist painting with brown, tan, and green tones.

House with Shingle Roof (Old House II)

Pen and ink drawing depicting two tall cypress trees with swirling foliage against a landscape, rendered in brown tones on aged paper.

Vincent van Gogh

1889 · Pen and reed pen and inks and graphite on wove paper

Terracotta pot containing green garlic chives with decorative patterned background in muted earth tones and greens.

Vincent van Gogh

Flowerpot with Garlic Chives

Stacked books in various colors arranged on a pink and yellow surface against a golden-yellow background.

Vincent van Gogh

Piles of French Novels

A pen and ink drawing depicting bare trees in an orchard with a distant town skyline, rendered in brown and tan tones on aged paper.

Vincent van Gogh

Orchard with Arles in the Background

1888 · reed pen, pen, ink, and graphite on laid paper