Eugène Burnand (1850–1921)
“Putti Making
an Etching”, 1878, frontispiece to “L'Illustration Nouvelle par une Societe de
Peintres-Graveurs a L'eau-Forte” of 1879 (Part Two: Eleventh Year, Eleventh
Volume), published by Alfred Cadart (aka A. Veuve Cadart; Vve
A. Cadart) (1828–1875) (by descent of the firm to Cadart’s widow) in Paris (see
BnF cat. ref.: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb426741474).
Drypoint with
pale plate tone on cream laid paper.
Size: (sheet)
31 x 22.8 cm; (plate) 27.7 x 19.7 cm; (image borderline) 25.6 x 17.8 cm.
Inscribed on
plate within the image borderline: (upper left) “I'Illustration/ Nouvelle./ 11
eme ANNÉE/ 1879.”; (lower left) “EUG. BURNAND. 78- inv x sc.”
Lettered on
plate below the image borderline: (centre) “Vve A. Cadart, Edit. Imp. 56, Bard
Haussmann, Paris.”
The Rijksmuseum
offers a description (no ill.) of this print:
Condition: Richly
inked and well-printed impression in excellent condition (i.e. there are no
tears, folds, abrasions, stains or foxing). There are remnants
of mounting verso.
I am selling
this historically significant print exemplifying the re-emergence of etching as the purportedly preferred technique of illustration in the second half of the 19th
century during what is now termed the etching revival period showing putti acting
out the various stages of executing an etching (viz. rolling the etching ground
upon the plate; smoking the plate, inscribing the design; etching the plate in
a bath of acid; printing the plate in a press; examining the printed outcome) for
the total cost of AU$262 (currently US$168.28/EUR153.22/GBP134.69 at the time
of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but
not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are
interested in purchasing this amazing drypoint that is seldom seen on the art
market and surprisingly difficult to find in museum collections, 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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