Unidentified
artist but most probably Jean-Baptiste
Lucien (c.1748–1806), published by Jacques François Chereau (1742–94).
(Note that the
attribution to Jean-Baptiste Lucien and the circa dating is based entirely on
the similarity of this prints to the work of Lucien and Chereau’s publication
of Lucien’s crayon manner ornamental designs.)
“Poppy Study”
(descriptive title only and I may be wrong with my attribution of the type of
flower represented), c.1780, (sheet) 34 x 25 cm, (plate) 30.5 x 22.8 cm
Crayon-manner
stippled engravings printed in sanguine ink on fine laid paper.
Condition: crisp,
strong impression with margins. There are some blurred lines created during the
wiping of the lowest leaf. The sheet is in good condition for its age but there
are a few dot stains in the lower margin.
I am selling
this original stipple engraving attributed to Lucien for the total cost of AU$78
(currently US$59.07/EUR53.62/GBP44.83 at the time of posting this print)
including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.
If you are
interested in purchasing this beautiful study of a poppy, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
My attribution
of this flower study to Lucien is probably not as important as simply seeing
such a beautiful rendering of what I assume is a poppy. The stipple technique
used to render the study gives the image great delicacy and freshness.
Moreover, the broken line created by the roulette wheel employed to inscribe
each line pictorially melds the form of the poppy with the white of the sheet. Going
further, this effect of the stippling helps to suggest that the white of the paper
is more than simply the colour of the paper, but rather a void of space of
undefinable depth and brilliance.
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