George Henri Lavalley, “Pandore”, 1900, after Jules Élie Delaunay

George Henri Lavalley (1869–1902)

“Pandore”, 1900, after Jules Élie Delaunay’s (1828–1891) painting, “Nude with Flowers”, 1873 (see https://www.artnet.com/artists/jules-elie-delaunay/nude-with-flowers-A30XBF86Ojk75PMIxY5g1g2), an original engraving printed by Louis Fort (fl. 1905) and published in Paris by Gauthier-Villars as an illustration to the art periodical, “La Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”, vol. 8, July 1900, facing page 12.

Archive.org offers an online view of this engraving in its context in the publication and the index reference shown on page 426: https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc08pariuoft/page/12/mode/2up and (index ref.) https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc08pariuoft/page/426/mode/1up.

Engraving on cream laid paper with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 28.6 x 16.7cm: (plate) 27.1 x 16 cm; (image borderline) 24 x 14cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline with signature and date as shown in the original painting: (lower left) “1873 Delaunay”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Delaunay pinx./ Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”; (centre) “PANDORE/ (Collection de M. A. Fouques Duparc); (right) “Lavalley sculp./ Imp. L. Fort”.

Condition: a strong, well-printed and near faultless impression in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains, laid upon an archival support sheet of millennium quality washi paper.

I am selling this remarkable engraving executed with exceptional sensitivity—note how the engraver has translated into line the subtle textures of the foreground grass shown in the oil painting—for AU $255 in total (currently US $162.31/ EUR 154.52/ GBP 128.59 at the time of posting 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 $255) as this is my currency.

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