Jules de Goncourt (aka Jules Alfred de Goncourt)
(1830–1870)
“Le Goblet D'Argent (after Chardin)”, 1862, proof impression before lettering for publication after a
portion of Jean-Siméon Chardin’s (1699–1779)
painting, “The Silver Goblet”, c1730, originally in the Laperlier
collection (according to Philippe Burty [1876] in his catalogue raisonné, p.
13) now in the collection of the St Louis Art Museum.
The final lettered state is inscribed with Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste
Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907) as the printer (see BM inv. no. 1876,1111.398). Philippe
Burty (1876, [n.p.] p. 21) advises that François Liénard printed an earlier
edition of 2 impressions on vellum, 100 impressions on Japanese paper and 200
impressions on laid paper.
Etching on fine China paper,
proof impression before lettering for publication on Japan paper, backed with a
support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 41.2 x 30 cm;
(plate [very soft]) 28.1? x 20.9? cm; (image borderline) 26.2 x 18.7 cm.
Inscribed on plate within the
image borderline: (lower right corner) “J. G. 52”.
Burty 58 (Philippe Burty 1876, “Eaux-fortes de Jules de Goncourt”,
Paris, Librairie de L’Art, p. 13, cat. no. 58; see https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008529303/page/n41/mode/2up
and illustration https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008529303/page/n65/mode/2up);
IFF 55 (Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des
Estampes): Beraldi 58 (Henri Beraldi 1887, “Les graveurs du 19e siècle; guide
de l'amateur d'estampes modernes”, vol. 7, Paris, L Conquet, p. 176, cat. no. 58).
The British Museum offers the
following description of this print:
“Still-life with silver cup,
cherries, apples, and a glass carafe in the background, left”
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1876-1111-396).
Condition: richly inked superb
proof impression with generously wide margins and laid onto a support of
archival (millennium quality) washi paper because the sheet is tissue thin. The
sheet has the usual specks and unevenness of handmade Oriental paper; otherwise
the sheet is in excellent condition with no tears, significant stains or
foxing.
I am selling this remarkably
fine etching by Jules de Goncourt of the exceptionally famous and inseparable
brothers known for their literary work and diaries offering a window to the
social life around them—e.g. “Germinie Lacerteux”, a novel based purportedly on
their family servant who stole from the brothers “to buy absinthe and cavort
with her brutish gigolo” (https://haquelebac.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/germinie-lacerteux-by-the-goncourt-brothers/)—
for the total cost of AU$256 (currently US$186.67/EUR157.66/GBP144.45 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.
If you are interested in
purchasing this sensitively executed study of a section of a still-life
painting by Chardin, 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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