Dominique Jouvet-Magron, “La Vieille Dame”, 1910

Dominique Jouvet-Magron (aka Mme. Jouvet-Magron) (fl.1907–1935)

“La Vieille Dame” (The Old Lady), 1910, published in Paris in the art periodical, “La Revue de l'Art Ancien et Moderne”, vol. XXIX (29), January–June, 1911, between pages 124 and 125. See this print in its context in the publication (“La Revue de l'Art Ancien et Moderne”): https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc29pariuoft/page/124/mode/2up).

Etching with plate tone printed in a warm-black ink on heavy cream wove paper.

Size: (sheet) 28.5 x 21.2 cm; (platemark) 19.8 x 14.8 cm; (image borderline) 19 x 14.3 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper left) “Dominique/ Jouvet-Magron”.

Clement-Janin and G. Desdevises du Dezert 8 (“Catalogue of the Etchings of Dominique Jouvet-Magron”, in “The Print Connoisseur”, vol. 3, no. 2 (April, 1923), p.95, cat. 8: see https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101067019859&seq=153).

Clement-Janin and G. Desdevises du Dezert (1923) discuss the work of Dominique Jouvet-Magron in “The Print Connoisseur”, vol. 3, no. 2 (April, 1923), pp. 91–98; see this publication on-line compiled by David Patrick and offered by Hathi Trust  https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101067019859&seq=149.

See also the discussion by Émile Dacier (1911) on the facing page to the publication of this etching in “La Revue de l'Art Ancien et Moderne”. In this discussion, Dacier draws attention to Jouvet-Magron’s ability to (in translation) “scrutinize the physiognomy of the old edifices [the portrayed old lady], to dig into the shadow of their wrinkles and to emphasize with light that which makes their nobility and their beauty”. Dacier also addresses the “clear influence of Rembrandt” and comments that such influences in Jouvet-Magron’s hands have (in my words) honed her craft and “becomes more subtle from year to year” and declares: “I do not know of a woman in France, at the present time, who handles etching with more decision and who uses its resources with as much diversity” (p. 124).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression (near faultless) in a near pristine condition.

I am selling this exceptionally beautiful, well-crafted and sympathetic portrayal of an elderly woman, for AU $237 (currently US $145.59/ EUR 142.03/ GBP 118.43 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 $237) as this is my currency.

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