Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Monday, 13 January 2025

Théophile Chauvel, “Le Bateau de Pêche”, 1879, after Troyon (2nd copy)

Théophile Chauvel (aka Théophile Narcisse Chauvel) (1831–1909)

“Le Bateau de Pêche” (The Fishing Boat), 1879, after a painting by Constant Troyon (1810–1865) formerly in the collection of John W Wilson (as shown in the plate), published in “L'Art” (1880) and printed by François Liénard (fl.c.1860s–1880s). The plate was reissued in the compilation catalogue of around sixty prints, "Tableaux de premier ordre anciens et modernes composant la galerie de M. John W. Wilson", executed by Chauvel and other artists, as reproductive prints showcasing Wilson’s collection of paintings for the auction sale of his collection in 1881 (see the British Museum’s curator comment about this publication: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-1013-1767).

Etching on cream laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 43.1 x 30.2cm; (plate) 34.5 x 22.8cm; (image borderline) 31.9 x 18.7cm

Lettered on plate below the image borderline: (left) “C. Troyon. pinx./ L’Art.”; (centre) “LE BATEAU DE PÊCHE/ (Collection de Mr. John W. Wilson)”; (right) “Th.Chauvel. sc.”

IFF 62 (Jean Adhémar 1949, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: CABANE–CICÉRI”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 4, p. 424, cat. no. 62 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5510949t/f446 ]).

See the description of this print at the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1881-0813-59.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with full margins in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, losses, significant stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this graphically strong image of a sailboat set against moonlight (“contre-jour”), for AU $222 in total (currently US $136.32/ EUR 133.43/ GBP 112.31 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 $222) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this very poetic etching that I suspect Albert Pinkham Ryder would have loved if he had seen it, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Note that this is the second copy of this print that I have listed. The previous copy has been sold.

This print has been sold