retrografika

Home of the Heron is an 1893 oil painting by George Inness; cleaned and retouched, and the original colors have been modernized to turn browns and creams into a surreal silvery blue, like a ghostly twilight or a tintype negative.

Pen and ink sketch of an elephant raising its trunk while standing on a book, by Dutch artist Leo Gestel, from 1935. Background removed and original ink reimagined in red, purple, turquoise, and yellow paint splatters.

Pen and ink sketch of an elephant raising its trunk while standing on a book, by Dutch artist Leo Gestel, from 1935. Background removed and original ink reimagined in pink, purple, and blue paint splatters.

Pen and ink sketch of an elephant raising its trunk while standing on a book, by Dutch artist Leo Gestel, from 1935. Background removed but otherwise the original ink drawing preserved.

"Poisonous Plants" (1904), a woodcut by Japanese artist Fujishima Takeji, was originally a book cover. First digitally cleaned and retouched and then updated from the original colors (also available) with shades of purple and blue.

"Poisonous Plants" (1904), a woodcut by Japanese artist Fujishima Takeji, was originally a book cover. First digitally cleaned and retouched, then updated from the original colors (also available) with shades of red and pink.

"Poisonous Plants" (1904), a woodcut by Japanese artist Fujishima Takeji, was originally a book cover. Digitally cleaned and retouched to enhance these original colors of muted green and red; color variations available.

Portrait of a Rabbit is a woodblock print from 1867 by Japanese artist Yabu Chosui; vintage art from Japan now digitally cleaned and retouched. So chubby and floofy! Not quite kawaii but maybe a predecessor?

Antique parchment page with colorful engravings of butterflies and moths with scientific names in Dutch and Latin; late 19th century (1800s). Vintage entomologist collector's letterpress plate now digitally restored and retouched.

This delicate insect drawing was sketched in Australia in the late 1700s or early 1800s; this vintage entomology with moths or butterflies in subtle browns and greys has now been digitally cleaned and retouched.

L'Estampe Originale magazine cover, 1894 - a publication for print enthusiasts in Paris. Color lithograph by Camille Martin with autumn leaves, gourds, and print machinery. Cleaned and retouched digitally.