Eugène Delâtre, “Winter Landscape”, c1898

Eugène Delâtre (1864–1938) —son of the famous printmaker, publisher and printer, Auguste Delâtre (1822–1907). For those who would like to see more of this artist’s work, there is the marvellous publication that I recommend: “Impressions à Montmartre: Eugène Delâtre & Alfredo Műller” (ISBN-10:  8836626831).

“Winter Landscape” (aka “Paysage d’Hiver”), c1898 (IFF attrib.), a proof state impression before lettering with a remarque of two ducks at lower left and signed twice in the plate (once within the image borderline at lower right and another signature immediately below it outside the image borderline) from a series of eleven large colour etchings before lettering.

Etching with dot-roulette and aquatint printed in brown (Burnt Sienna) coloured ink on heavy buff-coloured BFK Rives wove paper.

Size: (sheet) 71.1 x 45.6 cm; (platemark) 63.3 x 39 cm; (image borderline) 61.5 x 38 cm.

Signed in plate twice: within the image borderline at lower-right; below the image borderline at lower-right.

IFF 9 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1953, “Inventaire du Fonds Français”, vol. 6, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Départment des Estampes, p. 169, cat. no. 9; see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54891736/f181).

See also the brief description of this print including detail photographs offered by Drouot.com: https://drouot.com/en/l/25614873-eugene-delatre-1864-1938-paisaje-de-invierno-aguafuerte.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression in an excellent (near pristine) condition for its considerable size with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this huge and visually arresting etching for AU$402 in total (currently/approximately US$272.87/ EUR244.25/ GBP206.63 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$402) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing bold and beautiful etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.