Charles Jacque, “Live Bait Fishing”, 1864

Charles Jacque (aka Charles Émile Jacque) (1813–1894)

“Live Bait Fishing” (aka “Pêche au vif”; “Live Fishing”), 1864, a rare first state impression before numbering and lettering for publication.

Etching laid paper with generously wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 30.5 x 38.9 cm; (platemark) 15 x 21.3 cm; (image borderline) 11.5 x 18 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower-left corner) “Ch. Jacque”.

State i (of ii)

Guiffrey 184 (J.-J. Guiffrey 1868, “L’Oeuvre de Ch. Jacque: Catalogue de ses Eaux-Fortes et Pointes Sèches”, Paris, Lemaire, pp. 91–92, cat. no. 184) [https://archive.org/details/luvredechjacque00guifgoog/page/n102/mode/2up]); Beraldi 184 (Henri Béraldi 1889, “Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle: Guide de l'Amateur d'Estampes Modernes”, vol. VIII, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 187, cat. no. 8 [no. 8, Collection d’Eaux, 1864–66]); IFF 287 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève 1954, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800”, vol. 11, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, p. 115, cat. no. 287 [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489301d/f127]).

Guiffrey (1868) offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “A fisherman is kneeling on the left under a willow, very attentive to two lines thrown into a pond on the right. He is holding one of them in his hand, the other is next to him on a fork, held by a hook. Behind him, a covered basket with a handle. In the background, on the right, trees” (pp. 91–92).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1889-0608-213 (BM inv. no. 1889,0608.213).

Condition: a strong and faultless impression in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, losses, abrasions, stains or signs of handling and generously wide margins.

I am selling this exceptionally rare impression of a very beautiful etching before lettering for publication, for AU $288 in total (currently US $178.57/ EUR 173.53/ GBP 146.24 at the time of posting this print) 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 $288) as this is my currency.

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