Armand Cassagne, “The Seine Valley from the Forest of Fontainebleau”, late 1800s

Armand Cassagne (aka Armand-Théophile Cassagne) (1823–1907) —a French painter with close associations with the Barbizon School, famous as a watercolourist, lithographer and writer (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Cassagne).

Note that many moons ago I listed a very strong lithograph by this artist, “Étude de Saule”, that is currently still available: https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2016/05/armand-theophile-cassagne-18231907.html. 

For those wishing to find an ideal book on perspective with superb illustrations, see  Armand Cassagne’s “Traité pratique de perspective appliquée au dessin artistique et industriel” ("Treatise on Perspective, Applied to Artistic and Industrial Design"), 1873 (see: https://archive.org/details/traitpratiquedep00cass/page/n7/mode/2up).

Equally worthwhile is Amand Cassagne’s book on Watercolour, “Traité d'aquarelle : renfermant un grand nombre de types, dessins, sépias et aquarelles, paysages, fleurs et fruits, figures”, 1886 (see: https://archive.org/details/traitedaquarelle00cass_0/page/n5/mode/2up).

For those interested in Cassagne’s approach to watercolour, I understand that he first paints the sky to capture the colours of the time of day he is portraying. He then progresses from the background to the foreground to keep the bias of local colours accurate (see p. 277 in his watercolour treatise [https://archive.org/details/traitedaquarelle00cass_0/page/276/mode/2up]).

“The Seine Valley from the Forest of Fontainebleau”, late 1800s, watercolour on laid paper backed with a support sheet of millennium quality washi paper providing wide margins.

Size: (irregular sheet) 24.5/25.2 x 42 cm.

Signed at lower-right corner: “Armand Cassagne”.

Condition: Beyond a restored cut on the lower edge at left, the sheet is in an excellent condition for its size and age with no holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this exceptionally beautiful watercolour by a well-documented artist associated with the Barbizon School and an influential writer on the art of watercolour and the principles of perspective, for the total cost of AU$614 (currently US$412.59/EUR372.24/GBP313.89 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$614) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this large and magnificent watercolour capturing the colours of early morning at the famous Fontainebleau Forest—note the exquisite glint of light reflected from the distant view of the Seine at lower centre—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This watercolour has been sold