Collection: Monaco Grace Kelly 1957 Watercolour Art - Jade
What is the meaning of Watercolour in Artworks
In essence, watercolour in art is a beautiful and versatile medium that allows for delicate washes of colour, luminous effects, and intricate detail, often associated with landscapes, portraits, and illustrations. Watercolours are known for their transparent or translucent quality, allowing light to reflect off the underlying surface, creating a luminous effect. This transparency also means that the white of the paper is often used to create highlights or areas of lightness in the artwork.
The Monaco Grace Kelly 1957 Watercolour Art – Jade
The Watercolour Jade 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 Watercolour 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 Watercolour 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.