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Nowhere is the delicate balance of technique and artistry more evident than in the intricate work of Peter and Traudl Markgraf. Working together in the basement of their Sunshine Coast (British Columbia) home they coaxed layers of light and shadow out of nylon screens and onto paper.

The process they used is called screen printing. It started with an original sketch as a reference point from which they created a drawing directly on the screen. A large piece of nylon was stretched over a wooden frame and paper placed underneath. The screen was positioned on top and the image was printed by forcing paint through the nylon with a rubber squeegee. This painstaking procedure took up to 15 screens per print.

In their over 30 years of print making the Markgrafs not only mastered print making techniques, they pioneered them. Essential to their success was their committment to working together. From beginning to end, there was no division of labor.

Their work has earned them an international reputation and an ever expanding audience who seek to share their vision.

Darvill's Rare Prints is pleased to offer a wide selection of hand-signed, limited edition Markgraf
Silk-Screens (Serigraphs) from several series featuring the San Juan Islands, British Columbia,
Canada and various Northwestern and Western U.S. & Canadian landscapes and seascapes.

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ISLANDS ~ San Juan Islands Suite
East Sound
East Sound
edition size: 174   Image Size: 10½"x14"
$125 SALE PRICE $85


Twilight
Twilight
edition size: 161   Image Size: 10½"x14"
Spieden Bluff
Spieden Bluff
edition size: 176   Image Size: 10½"x14
Saturna
Saturna
edition size: 165   Image Size: 10½"x14
$125 SALE PRICE $85
Cattle Point, Lopez Island
Cattle Point
edition size: 169   Image Size: 15"x22"
$150 SALE PRICE $100
Sunset
Sunset
edition size: 155   Image Size: 15"x22"
$250 SALE PRICE $175
Wasp Passage
Wasp Passage
edition size: 165   Image Size: 15"x22"
$250 SALE PRICE $175
Sunset Cove
Sunset Cove
edition size: 105   Image Size: 17"x16"
NORTHWEST VIEWS
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Foothills
Foothills
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"

River
River
edition size: 125   Image Size: 22"x16"
Georgian Strait
Georgian Strait
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
$300 SALE PRICE $200
Dawn
Dawn
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
$300 SALE PRICE $200

Dusk
Dusk
edition size: 125   Image Size: 22"x16"
Delta
Delta
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
$300 SALE PRICE $200

Gulf Islands
Gulf Islands
edition size: 129   Image Size: 15"x21"

Cove
Cove
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
SUNSHINE COAST SUITE ~ British Columbia
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Earl's Cove
Earl's Cove
edition size: 107   Image Size: 16"x17"
Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay
edition size: 111   Image Size: 16"x17"


Silver Sands
Silver Sands
edition size: 105   Image Size: 16"x17"

Hopkins Landing
Hopkin's Landing
edition size: 110   Image Size: 16"x17"

Sechelt Forest
Sechelt Forest
edition number and size: 19/108
Image Size: 16"x17"
IMPRESSIONS OF CANADA
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Pender Harbour
Pender Harbour
edition size: 60/100  
Image Size: 22 "x16"


  
Lake Louise
Lake Louise
edition size: 100   Image Size: 16"x22"
Great Plains
Great Plains
edition size: 127  
Image Size: 22 "x16"
$250 SALE PRICE $175
(+$30 shipping within U.S.)
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
edition size: 134   Image Size: 15"x21"
 Mt. Robson
Mt. Robson
edition size: 123   Image Size: 21"x15"
IMPRESSIONS: Queen Charlotte Islands
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Narrows
Narrows

number/edition size: 30/139  
Image Size: 15"x15"

West Coast
West Coast

number/edition size: 30/143  
Image Size: 15"x15"

Low Tide
Low Tide

number/edition size: 30/167  
Image Size: 15"x15"

Marble Island
Marble Island

number/edition size: 30/138  
Image Size: 15"x15"

Anchorage
Anchorage

number/edition size: 30/143  
Image Size: 15"x15"

Beach
Beach

number/edition size: 30/143  
Image Size: 15"x15"

$275

 
EARLY ISSUES
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Mt. Garibaldi
Mt. Garibaldi
edition size: 125   Image Size: 15"x21"

First Snow
First Snow
edition size: 100   Image Size: 16"x22"

Early Frost
Early Frost
edition size: 137   Image Size: 16"x22"
Ruby Lake
Ruby Lake
edition size: 100   Image Size: 16"x22"

Howe Sound
Howe Sound
edition size: 100   Image Size: 16"x22"
Morning Sun
Morning Sun
edition size: 150   Image Size: 16"x22"
Evening Sky
Evening Sky
edition size: 153   Image Size: 16"x22"
Summer Rain
Summer Rain
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"

Inspiration
Inspiration
edition size: 130   Image Size: 22"x16"
$225 SALE PRICE $150
SEASONS SUITE
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Early Spring
Early Spring
edition size: 164   Image Size: 17"x15"
$300 SALE PRICE $200
Summer Morning
Summer Morning
edition size: 154   Image Size: 17"x15"
Midwinter
Midwinter
edition size: 140   Image Size: 22"x16"
$300 SALE PRICE $200
Harvest
Harvest
edition size: 154   Image Size: 15"x17"
$175 SALE PRICE $150


Midsummer
Midsummer
edition size: 160   Image Size: 15"x17"
Sails
Sails
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
$150 SALE PRICE $100
WESTERN VIEWS
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Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
edition size: 125   Image Size: 16"x22"
$300 SALE PRICE $200
Canyon Walls
Canyon Walls
edition size: 115   Image Size: 13"x20"
HAWAII SUITE
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Hawaiian Beach
Hawaiian Beach
edition size: 127   Image Size: 12"x17"

Hawaiian Moon
Hawaiian Moon
edition size: 140   Image Size: 17"x12"
MARKGRAF POSTERS
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Children of the Raven Gallery Markgraf Poster
Markgraf
Children of the Raven Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct. 30-Nov. 19

(no image name printed)

Limited edition, signed poster

Edition number: 17/100
Overall Poster Size: 20½" x 30"
  Image Size: 14½"x21½"



Children of the Raven Gallery Markgraf Poster
Markgraf
Children of the Raven Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia

(name below image: "lions" "from the 'Vancouver Suite' ")

Limited edition, signed poster

Edition number: 23/100
Overall Poster Size: 22" x 30"
  Image Size: 14"x16"


Darvill's Rare Print Shop Markgraf Poster
Markgraf
Darvill's Rare Print Shop
Orcas Island, WA

(name below image: "Retreat")

Overall Poster Size: 20" x 28"
  Image Size: 14"x14"
(while only a limited number of the above poster was printed, it is not signed/numbered)

$50 SALE PRICE $35

MARKGRAF ORIGINAL SILKSCREEN (SERIGRAPH) HOLIDAY CARD

Children of the Raven Gallery Seasons Greetings 1981 1982 original silkscreened card Poster
untitled

original silkscreened (serigraph) card from 1981-1982

Sheet size: 8½"x11" on thick watercolor-type paper

$25
Due to a large number of enquiries, please note:
We are not looking to purchase any Markgraf prints.
Please do not offer to sell us yours or ask us for an appraisal of your print.
If your print is about 5 x 7 inches, it is just an "art card" that sold for about $2 and has no real value other than being a pretty print. You can tell if it's a reproduction by looking at the print under a magnifying lens. If you see a dot pattern, it is a mass-produced card.
Thank you.