Louis Prang Art

American, 1824-1909

Born on March 12, 1824, Louis Prang was a famous printer, lithographer, publisher and Georgist. His early activities in the U.S. — publishing architectural books and making leather goods — were not very successful, and he began to make wood engravings for illustrations in books. In 1851, he worked for Frank Leslie, art director for Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and later with John Andrew. In 1851, he married Rosa Gerber, a Swiss woman he had met in Paris in 1846. In 1856, Prang and a partner created a firm, Prang and Mayer, to produce lithographs. The company specialized in prints of buildings and towns in Massachusetts. In 1860, he bought the share of his partner, creating L. Prang and Company, and began work in colored printing of advertising and other forms of business materials. The firm became quite successful and became known for war maps, printed during the American Civil War and distributed by newspapers. In 1864, Prang went to Europe to learn about cutting-edge German lithography. Returning the next year, Prang began to create high quality reproductions of major art works. Prang also began creating a series of popular album cards, advertised to be collected into scrapbooks, showing natural scenes and patriotic symbols.

On Christmas in 1873, Prang began creating greeting cards for the popular market in England and began selling the Christmas card in America in 1874. Therefore, he is sometimes called the "father of the American Christmas card." Prang is also known for his efforts to improve art education in the U.S., publishing instructional books and creating a foundation to train art teachers. Prang was an active supporter of women artists, both commissioning and collecting artworks by women. Many of his lithographs featured works by female artists, such as the botanical illustration of Ellen Thayer Fisher. In 1881, his company employed more than 100 women. In June 1886, Prang published a series of prints under the title Prang's War Pictures: Aquarelle Facsimile Prints. These became popular and helped inspire a genre of such prints, particularly the series issued by Kurz and Allison. However, Prang aimed at a more modern and individual treatment, as opposed to the panoramic style of Kurz and Allison, and before them, Currier and Ives. In 1897, L. Prang and Company merged with another firm, creating the Taber-Prang Company and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. Prang died in Los Angeles on vacation in 1909.

Artist: Louis Prang

Louis Prang19th century color lithograph butterflies flowers nature trees scene signed, 1885

$1,815

19th century color lithograph butterflies flowers nature trees scene signed

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Erycinids" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts colorful butterflies around a variety of flowers. 5" x 8" art 16 1/2" x 19" framed Louis Prang was an American printer, lithographer, and publisher. He is sometimes known as the father of the American Christmas card. He created L. Prang and Company in 1860 and became successful and known for their Civil War maps...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang19th century color lithograph birds nature tree flowers animals forest signed, 1885

$1,300

19th century color lithograph birds nature tree flowers animals forest signed

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Resplendent Trogon" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts two large trogon birds in a lush jungle with various flora and fauna surroundin...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang19th century color lithograph rhinoceros trees nature forest animals signed, 1885

$1,300

19th century color lithograph rhinoceros trees nature forest animals signed

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Rhinoceros" is an original color chromolithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts two rhinos in a lush jungle forest. 7 1/2" x 5" art 12 1/2" x 9 1/4" paper 18 3/8" x 15 1/2" frame Lo...

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1880s Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang19th century color lithograph birds nature tree leaves nature scene signed, 1885

$1,300

19th century color lithograph birds nature tree leaves nature scene signed

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Weaver Birds" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts multiple weaver birds with leaves surrounding them. 8 1/4" x 5" image 12 1/2" x...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang19th century color lithograph beetles nature forest tree leaves animal signed, 1885

$1,300

19th century color lithograph beetles nature forest tree leaves animal signed

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Stag Beetle & Longicorn Beetle" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts two forest-dwelling beetles. The artist signed the piece in the stone lower left. It was published by Selmar Hess in New York. 8" x 5" art 19 3/8" x 16" framed Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card". Prang's early activities in the US publishing architectural books and making leather goods were not very successful, and he began to make wood engravings for illustrations in books. In 1851 he worked for Frank Leslie, art director for Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and later with John Andrew. In 1851, he married Rosa Gerber, a Swiss woman he had met in Paris in 1846. In 1856, Prang and a partner created a firm, Prang and Mayer, to produce lithographs. The company specialized in prints of buildings...

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1880s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Will BarnetMeditation and Minou, 1980

$2,000

H 22 in W 28 in

Meditation and Minou

By Will Barnet

Located in Buffalo, NY

Artist: Will Barnet, American (1911 - 2012) Title: Meditation and Minou Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph and Serigraph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 40/150

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1970s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Katherine BernhardtSwimmers, 2022

$6,127

H 23.63 in W 29.93 in

Swimmers

By Katherine Bernhardt

Located in London, GB

Edition of 175. 6 Colour lithograph on Somerset Velvet White 300gsm. Signed, titled and dated by the artist.

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2010s Contemporary Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Rebecca Warren1990, 2007

$3,000

H 16 in W 9 in D 3 in

1990

Located in New York, NY

Rebecca Warren 1990 2007 Lithographic print on MDF, with pom-pom, cotton thread, wood shaving, twig, and wood chip 16 x 9 x 3 inches; 41 x 23 x 8 cm Edi...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Louis Prang Art

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Thread, Wood, Lithograph, Cotton, Mixed Media

Noel DaggettMustangs on the Run, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett, circa 1979

$250

H 22 in W 29.5 in

Mustangs on the Run, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

By Noel Daggett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Mustangs on the Run, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 40, Image Size: 19 x 23.5 inches...

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1970s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Marc ChagallMarc Chagall, Paradise II, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960, 1960

$1,276Sale Price|20% Off

H 14 in W 10.5 in

Marc Chagall, Paradise II, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960

By Marc Chagall

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Title: Paradise II (Paradise II) Year: July 29, 1960 Medium: Lithograph on velin du Marais paper Paper Size: 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Cond...

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1960s Expressionist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Hoi LebadangTwo Horses and Flowers Gold Screenprint by Lebadang, circa 1975

$1,800

H 31 in W 47 in

Two Horses and Flowers Gold Screenprint by Lebadang

By Hoi Lebadang

Located in Long Island City, NY

Untitled - Two Horses and Flowers by Lebadang, Vietnamese (1922 - 2015) Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Edition: EA Size: 31 x 47 in. (78.74 x 119.38 cm)

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1970s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Screen

Will BarnetThe Bannister, Will Barnet, 1981

$4,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 32 in W 25 in

The Bannister, Will Barnet

By Will Barnet

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Will Barnet (1911–2012) Title: The Bannister Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 242/300, plus proofs Size: 32 x 25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...

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1980s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

John James AudubonGreenshank (View of St. Augustine & Spanish Fort East Florida) /// Audubon Birds, 1840-1844

$350

H 6.75 in W 10.19 in

Greenshank (View of St. Augustine & Spanish Fort East Florida) /// Audubon Birds

By John James Audubon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Greenshank (View of St. Augustine & Spanish Fort East Florida)" (Plate 346, No. 70) Portfolio: The Birds of America (First Royal Octavo Edition) Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Limited edition: approx. 1,200 Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA Sheet size: 6.75" x 10.19" Image size: 4.25" x 7.75" Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 22; Bennett page 5; McGill/Wood page 208; Nissen No. IVB 51; Reese No. 34; Sabin No. 2364; Tyler App. I Condition: Minor mat stain around edges and faint offsetting to sheet. One small foxmark above bird's head. It is otherwise in good condition with strong colors Notes: Provenance: private collection - St. Augustine, FL. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", (First Royal Octavo Edition) (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. Comes with its original accompanying text pages. Gold gilded edges as issued. The composition was probably painted in England in 1835, using a preserved specimen. Since no other than Audubon has ever claimed to have seen this European species in America, it is considered possible that he confused it with the greater yellow-legs. The common greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading...

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1840s Victorian Louis Prang Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Noel DaggettLet's Move 'Em, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett, circa 1979

$250

H 22 in W 30 in

Let's Move 'Em, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

By Noel Daggett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Let's Move 'Em, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 40, Image Size: 18.5 x 27 inches, Siz...

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1970s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

George EdwardsBird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741), 1741

$284

H 11.34 in W 9.18 in

Bird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741)

By George Edwards

Located in Paris, IDF

George EDWARDS Bird and beetle ('The Gowry Bird') Original engraving, enhanced with watercolor Printed signature in the plate Dated, 1741 28.8 x 23.3 cm Created for Volume I of the...

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1740s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Engraving, Watercolor

Nora OthicNora Othic, 'Charolais Bull', c. 2020, Lithograph, 17 of 25, Signed, Framed, c. 2020

$360

H 12.75 in W 13.75 in

Nora Othic, 'Charolais Bull', c. 2020, Lithograph, 17 of 25, Signed, Framed

By Nora Othic

Located in Columbia, MO

Nora Othic Marceline, Missouri Signed recto Nora Othic is a painter whose work draws from close observation of rural life and the rhythms of the Midwestern landscape. She is widely r...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Abstract, 1980s

$340

H 24 in W 21.25 in D 0.1 in

Abstract

Located in Houston, TX

Abstract French lithograph, circa 1980. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival plasti...

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1980s Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Noel DaggettLast of the Strays, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett, 1980

$250

H 22.5 in W 30 in

Last of the Strays, American Western Art Lithograph by Noel Daggett

By Noel Daggett

Located in Long Island City, NY

Noel Daggett, American (1925 - 2005) - Last of the Strays, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 40, Image Size: 20 x 26 inches, Size: 22.5 ...

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1980s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Aristide CaillaudFantasy Creature, 1963

$290

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in

Fantasy Creature

By Aristide Caillaud

Located in Houston, TX

Striking lithograph in green of fantasy creature by French artist Aristide Caillaud, 1963. Signed in pencil lower right. Original artwork on paper ...

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1960s Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Duane BryersBlanket Signals, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers, 1979

$450

H 25 in W 21 in

Blanket Signals, American Western Art Lithograph by Duane Bryers

By Duane Bryers

Located in Long Island City, NY

Duane Bryers, American (1911 - 2012) - Blanket Signals, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, AP, Image Size: 22.5 x 18 inches, Size: 25 i...

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1970s American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

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Louis Prang"Hermit-Crabs, " Original Color Lithograph Seafloor Print by Louis Prang, 1885

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H 19.5 in W 16 in

"Hermit-Crabs, " Original Color Lithograph Seafloor Print by Louis Prang

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Hermit Crabs" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts some underwater sea creatures. The artist signed the piece in the stone lower right. It was published by Selmar Hess in New York. 9 1/8" x 5" art 19 1/2" x 16" framed Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card". Prang's early activities in the US publishing architectural books and making leather goods were not very successful, and he began to make wood engravings for illustrations in books. In 1851 he worked for Frank Leslie, art director for Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and later with John Andrew. In 1851, he married Rosa Gerber, a Swiss woman he had met in Paris in 1846. In 1856, Prang and a partner created a firm, Prang and Mayer, to produce lithographs. The company specialized in prints of buildings...

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1880s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang"Cicadae, Lantern Fly, Etc., " original color lithograph by Louis Prang, 1885

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H 19.5 in W 16 in

"Cicadae, Lantern Fly, Etc., " original color lithograph by Louis Prang

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Cicadae, Lantern Fly, Etc." is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts exotic flowers, plants, and insects. The artist signed the piece in the stone lower right. It was published by Selmar Hess in New York. 8 1/8" x 5" art 19 1/2" x 16" framed Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card". Prang's early activities in the US publishing architectural books and making leather goods were not very successful, and he began to make wood engravings for illustrations in books. In 1851 he worked for Frank Leslie, art director for Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and later with John Andrew. In 1851, he married Rosa Gerber, a Swiss woman he had met in Paris in 1846. In 1856, Prang and a partner created a firm, Prang and Mayer, to produce lithographs. The company specialized in prints of buildings...

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1880s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang"Holothurians and Sea Star, " Original Color Lithograph by Louis Prang, 1885

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H 19.375 in W 16 in

"Holothurians and Sea Star, " Original Color Lithograph by Louis Prang

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Holothurians and Sea Star" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts some underwater sea creatures. The artist signed the piece in the stone lower left. It was published by Selmar Hess in New York. 7 3/4" x 5" art 19 3/8" x 16" framed Louis Prang (March 12, 1824 – September 14, 1909) was an American printer, lithographer, publisher, and Georgist. He is sometimes known as the "father of the American Christmas card". Prang's early activities in the US publishing architectural books and making leather goods were not very successful, and he began to make wood engravings for illustrations in books. In 1851 he worked for Frank Leslie, art director for Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, and later with John Andrew. In 1851, he married Rosa Gerber, a Swiss woman he had met in Paris in 1846. In 1856, Prang and a partner created a firm, Prang and Mayer, to produce lithographs. The company specialized in prints of buildings...

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1880s Academic Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

Louis Prang"Puma, " an Original Color Chromolithograph by Louis Prang, 1885

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H 18.38 in W 15.5 in

"Puma, " an Original Color Chromolithograph by Louis Prang

By Louis Prang

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Puma" is an original color lithograph by Louis Prang. It depicts two large puma in a lush jungle with various flora and fauna surrounding them. 7 7/8" x 5" art 12 5/8" x 9 3/8" pa...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Louis Prang Art

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Lithograph

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Find a wide variety of authentic Louis Prang art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Louis Prang in lithograph, board, cardboard and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 19th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Louis Prang art, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Peter Moran, Stephen Parrish, and Neil Welliver. Louis Prang art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $1,300, while the average work can sell for $1,300.