Henri Felix Vion (1863–1891)
“Self-portrait of young Courbet” (aka “Portrait
d’Homme”; “L'Homme à la ceinture de cuir”), c1880, after Gustave Courbet’s
(1819–1877) painting (1845/6) in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris (see http://www.gustave-courbet.net/fr/oeuvres-celebres/homme-ceinture-de-cuir.18.html).
Note that the National Gallery holds a replica of this painting (1880) (see https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/close-examination/self-portrait)
Engraving (with etching) on fine buff-coloured
wove (China) paper, proof impression before lettering for publication, trimmed
within the platemark with generous margins surrounding the image borderline,
backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 49.4 x 39.7 cm; (image
borderline) 39.5x 30.7 cm.
Inscribed on plate below the image
borderline: (left) “Henri Vion”.
Lifetime proof impression before
lettering with title and publication details.
See descriptions of this print at:
Centre national des arts plastiques
Les collections du département des arts
graphiques, Louvre
Condition: richly inked and
well-printed proof impression on fine China paper which I suspect is chine
collé laminated to another sheet, but this is hard for me to be certain as the
sheet is trimmed slightly within the plate mark and is now laid upon a support of
archival (millennium quality) washi paper. There are two scratches infilled
with watercolour (virtually invisible), otherwise the print is in excellent condition
(i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, stains or foxing).
I am selling this magnificent and large engraved
translation of Courbet’s youthful self-portrait, showing the almost legendary
artist holding the buckle of his heavy leather belt—a pose that
I should mention lightly references Titian’s portrait, “Man with a Glove”, that
x-ray investigations have revealed was copied beneath Courbet’s overpainted
self-portrait and which is a pivotal portrait in history by giving emphasis to
portraying the psychological mindset of a sitter—for AU$220 (currently US$157.37/EUR139.92/GBP120.99
at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the
world.
If you are interested in purchasing this
supremely beautiful engraving that (to my eyes) softly glows with inner
life—note in particular the angle of the subject’s eyes and the relation of
this gaze to the body language signified by the strong way that his hand clasps
his belt and the soft way that he holds hand next to his face—please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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