Ernst Friedrich von Liphart, “Le Comte Léon Tolstoi”, 1886

Ernst Friedrich von Liphart (1847–1932)—history painter, draftsman and printmaker. At the time of this print (1886) Liphart moved from France to Saint Petersburg where he was to become the curator of the Hermitage Museum in 1905 (see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489453g/f370.item)

“Le Comte Léon Tolstoi” (Count Leo Tolstoy)—the highly influential Russian writer (1828–1910), 1886, published in Paris by Boussod, Valadon et Cie (aka Goupil) (fl.1827–1919) as an illustration to the third volume of “Les Lettres et les Arts” facing page 116 (see https://archive.org/details/p3leslettresetle1886pariuoft/p3leslettresetle1886pariuoft/page/156/mode/2up).

Heliogravure on buff coloured wove paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 32.9 x 24.3 cm; (plate) 22.5 x 17.3 cm

Inscribed and lettered in plate: (lower left) “[E. de?] Liphart”; (lower centre) “LE COMTE LÉON TOLSTOI”.

IFF 16 (Jacques Lethève & Françoise Gardey 1967, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: LEPAN–LYS”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 14, p. 360, cat. no. 16 [see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489453g/f372.item]).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, losses or stains.

I am selling this historically significant heliogravure portrait of the famous Russian author, Leo Tolstoy, as published in 1886, for AU$206 (equivalent to approximately US$128.23, EUR 122.60, or GBP 101.29 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$206).

If you are interested in purchasing this amazing image of the almost legendary Tolstoy, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Henry Lerolle, “A Peasant Woman Carrying Two Buckets”, 1879

Henry Lerolle (aka Henri Lerolle) (1848–1929)

“A Peasant Woman Carrying Two Buckets” (aka “Une Paysanne Portant Deux Seaux”; “Paysanne Portant Deux Seaux” [https://armstrongfineart.com/collections/henri-lerolle]), 1879, a proof before lettering (if published) with generously wide margins and the ink stamp of Alfred Beurdeley (1847–1919) (Lugt no. 421; see pp. 72–75), an important collector described by Fritz Lugt (2002) in “Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d’Estampes“ as possessing: (transl.) “… a collection remarkably rich in works by masters of the 19^th and 20^th centuries, represented by more than 1300 drawings. His drawings, old or modern, were not kept in boxes, but framed, and literally covered all the walls of his hotel, 79 rue de Clichy, in Paris, lounges, bedrooms, grand staircase, and even service staircase.” (p. 72).

Etching with plate tone on buff-coloured laid paper (D & C Blauw watermark) with generously wide margins and a collector’s ink stamp at lower left (Lugt no. 421).

Size: (sheet) 51 x 34 cm; (plate) 31.9 x 23.7 cm

Inscribed in plate with the artist’s name in reverse at lower left.

Not numbered in IFF, but this print may be the one described as “The Haystack” (“Le Meule de Foin”) (see https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489453g/f115.item).

The Rijksmuseum offers descriptions of two other etchings by Henry Lerolle: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200130996; https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200219390.  

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with generously wide margins and a collector’s ink stamp (Lugt no. 421) at lower left. There are mounting hinges verso at the upper edge and beyond minor age-toning around the edges and pencil notations in the lower margin, the sheet is in a good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this exceptionally rare and very beautiful etching seldom seen on the art market, for AU$487 (equivalent to approximately US$302.45, EUR 291.38, or GBP 240.48 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$487).

If you are interested in purchasing this remarkable proof-state impression with an illustrious provenance as testified by the ink stamp of an influential and well-documented former collector (see Lugt no. 421, pp. 72–75), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.