Heeyoung Kim Pl. 21, Common Milkweed (Young Seedpods)

Bring nature indoors with this stunning Oppenheimer Editions Heeyoung Kim Pl. 21, Common Milkweed (Young Seedpods)!

With unparalleled detail and sensitivity to the flower’s form, contemporary artist Heeyoung Kim elegantly captures the intricacies of the botanical. Printed with archival pigments on rag watercolor paper, this modern facsimile print will enrich your art collection and environment!

About Native Plants of the Woods and Prairie – Oppenheimer Editions

In the spirit of natural history artists of the past, contemporary botanical artist Heeyoung Kim documents and depicts rare and native plants from endangered ecosystems. Her exquisite, deftly painted compositions portray native woodland and prairie plants. Giving priority to rare, endangered species, she also paints common species when they have high ecological value. Drawing her specimens in situ with precise measurements, Heeyoung Kim works in watercolor, ink, or graphite pencil, depending upon the characteristics of each plant. After her first solo exhibition in 2011, she quickly gained a reputation as a wildflower botanical artist, winning several prestigious awards. Her work has been exhibited at The American Society of Botanical Artists/Horticultural Society of New York, Chicago, and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The Oppenheimer Editions publication of Native Plants of the Woods and Prairie makes contemporary artist Heeyoung Kim’s superb paintings and drawings of rare and endangered plant species available as fine art prints. Issued in a limited edition of 200, these artist-sanctioned reproductions are made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.

About Heeyoung Kim

Heeyoung Kim is a contemporary botanical artist, instructor, and native plant advocate who depicts and documents the native plants of the Midwestern woods and prairies. Focusing on rare and endangered plant species, Kim’s highly detailed, superb renderings capture the development of the plants through the seasons. Melding scientific accuracy, ecological activism, and an astute artistic acumen, Kim’s botanical artworks are beautiful and instructive.

About Oppenheimer Editions

Established in 1999, our publishing company Oppenheimer Editions was developed in order to produce modern facsimiles of historic works of art. Marrying cutting-edge digital printing technologies with canonical works of art, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make their holdings accessible to the public as fine art prints. Works from the New-York Historical Society’s unrivaled collections of John James Audubon’s watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable.

Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Our Oppenheimer Editions prints are not mere reproductions. Rather, they are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.

To learn more about this Heeyoung Kim Pl. 21, Common Milkweed (Young Seedpods), email us at [email protected] or check out our articles The Historical Significance of Botanical Illustration and “A Genteel Diversion” – Unearthing the Complex History of Women and Botanical Art.

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