La Belle ET La Bete

La Belle ET La Bete by Alex Ross

Belle holds a Red Rose, and the Beast stands tall behind her.

Artwork inspired by Walt Disney's 1991 animated film character Belle - in Beauty and the Beast.

Disney Limited Edition Collection

Hand-printed Chiarograph

• Edition Size: 25
• Paper Size: 20” x 10”
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Made In the USA

About the Chiarograph (Key-ar-oh-graph) process. 

Each piece in these limited editions of black paper is carefully hand-created using a proprietary technique called Chiarography. It is a fusion of traditional printmaking and the latest digital technology. The characteristic of the Chiarograph medium is unique: while each one has a pattern or part of an image that is repeated, the individual hand painting preparation results in a one-of-a-kind print. Thus, no two prints are identical.

First, each sheet of 485-gram, archival, acid-free black paper undergoes a hand-brushed basecoat, the printed area. This hand application of the basecoat creates the brush stroke texture behind the printed image and ensures each piece in the edition is unique, as no two pieces will ever have the same hand-painted undercoat. Using archival, pigmented inks, the chirography printing process identifies the undercoat and prints only on the hand-painted area, thereby applying the artwork over the texture, and out to the edges of the brushwork. This creates a uniquely organic and whimsical effect on the outer border of each image. 

There’s a reason Disney’s movies resonate with so many—the stories are rich with character, inspiration, and so much more. The talented artists behind our Disney Art Collection have recreated those everlasting stories in each painting for us to enjoy and treasure for years.