Collection: Monaco Grace Kelly 1957 Ice Art - Ceyau

What is the meaning of Ice in printed artworks
Ice as a Metaphor: 
Fragility and Transience: Ice's melting nature can symbolize fragility, impermanence, or the fleeting nature of time. 

Sublime Beauty: The vastness and beauty of glacial ice formations can evoke a sense of the sublime in art.

In the context of artwork printing, the term "Ice" doesn't have a specific, widely recognized meaning. It's not a standard term like "giclée" or "lithograph" that refers to a specific printing process or technique. However, "ice" can be relevant in artwork through various interpretations:

Environmental Concerns:
Ice is a powerful symbol of climate change and the melting glaciers and ice sheets. Artworks by artists like Olafur Eliasson have brought attention to this issue by displaying chunks of ice in public spaces as a visual representation of the crisis.  

Aquatint:
This intaglio printing technique, used to create tonal effects, can be used to mimic the look of wash drawings or watercolors, and can be used to represent ice or snow

Drypoint:
Another intaglio technique, drypoint, involves scratching an image directly onto a plate. While not typically associated with ice, the resulting lines could be used to suggest ice or frost patterns. 

The Monaco Grace Kelly 1957 Ice Art – Ceyau
The Ice Ceyau Stamp Artwork by Tino is created using the original postage stamp issue from the 106 colours chosen by Princess Grace personally for the Monaco 1957 Grace Kelly celebration postage stamp issue. 

The Ice Art collection is offered in 8 varieties of colour shade created from one of each of the original proof postage stamps, which Princess Grace of Monaco chose her final selection from for the Monaco 1957 postal stamp issue. The varieties of colour used have never been seen before in the world and are presented for collectors to choose from who are seeking a unique and collectable Ice artwork.

Other Artistic Representations:
Various artists have also depicted Grace Kelly in paintings, including Ilian Rachov, Nadya Mamonova, and Kirill Parshenkov. For example, Artfinder lists a painting by Sal Jones, titled "Edged in Pink Carmine," which references the rose named after Grace Kelly. Andy Warhol’s portrait of actress Grace Kelly is a testament to golden-age Hollywood glamour.

Monaco 1957 Grace Kelly Stamp Issue Background:
The 1957 Monaco Princess Grace stamp issue, is one of the most interesting Monaco stamp issues. It features the left-facing portrait of Princess Grace of Monaco, who was an American actress of films and television, known for her stately beauty and reserve. Kelly retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco, and began her duties as Princess of Monaco in April 1956. In 1957 to celebrate the birth of her first child, Caroline and the marriage of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace Kelly, a set of 9 postage stamps were issued showing the left-facing portrait of the Princess, which she personally selected for issue as postage, from a set of 106 colour proofs.

Interestingly a block of 4 1f Princess Grace stamps, in a fresh black colour, without perforations (imperforate) were offered by Cherrystone Auctions in June 2010. The lot, representing fresh black colour, in a very fine condition managed to fetch $1,400. The Monaco Postage Stamp Issue of Princess Grace was issued with perforations, while the Cherrystone lot of 2010 are without perforations, which is the design of the proofing’s Princess Grace chose the final issue stamps from. The final issue of the 1f postage stamp by Princess Grace was the 1f Blue-Violet with perforations. The 1f proof in a fresh black colour was never issued, making it a valuable collections item.

Following the issue of the 9 Princess Grace Monaco stamps, the sets of proof stamps of 106 colours were purchased by Robert Baughman, S.P.A. and held in his private collection until they became available at auction, when they were purchased by Tino the Stamp Artist from which Tino has produced an exclusive and limited edition of artworks in colours that have never been seen by the world before and are the exclusive copyright to the artist Tino worldwide, as they have never been released in the public domain.