(upper) “Le Crépuscule” (Twilight), 1841, after Louis
Marvy (aka Louis Maruy) (1815–1850);
(lower) “Le Vieux Pauvre” (The Old Poor) (aka “Cul-de-jatte”),
1861.
The British Museum offers the following description of
this sheet of prints:
“Two individual scenes, printed on the same sheet; in
the upper part, a landscape at dusk, after Marvy; in the lower part, an old
beggar, sitting on the ground, holding a basket, a walking stick under his legs”
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1865-1209-744).
Soft-ground etchings with drypoint and roulette printed
on the same sheet of fine wove paper with the blindstamp of the publisher, L
Curmer (fl. 1840s–60s) and address in Paris.
Size: (sheet) 30.7 x 23.2 cm; (plate) 26.2 x 20.6 cm;
(borderline of upper image) 4.7 x 13.5 cm; (borderline of lower image) 9.5 x 7
cm.
Lettered on plate above the upper image borderline:
(centre) “CH. JACQUE.”
Lettered on plate below the upper image borderline:
(left) “Louis Marvy inv.”; (right) “Ch. Jacque sculp.”
Lettered on plate below the lower image borderline:
(centre) “Ch. Jacque inv. & sculp./ Le Vieux Pauvre.”
Guiffrey 273 & 275 (undescribed states) (J-J
Guiffrey 1866, “L'Oeuvre de Charles Jacque: catalogue de ses eaux-fortes et
pointes seches”, Paris, p. 117, cat. nos. 273 & 275); IFF 6 & 7 (Bibliothèque
nationale, Département des estampes [verzamelaar] 1930–, “Inventaire du fonds
français après 1800”, vol. 11, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, p. 99, cat. nos.
6 & 7).
Guiffrey (1866) offers the following descriptions of the
upper and lower prints (transl):
(upper) “Along a river that flows to the left passes a
road on which travels a heavy wagon. On the right, some trees & a smoking
chimney. The sky is almost invaded by the night.”
(lower) “A long-bearded legless beggar, his head
covered with a high hat, holds a basket with both hands. His staff is in front
of him lying across.” (p. 117)
See also the description of the upper print offered by the Rijksmuseum: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.128700.
Condition: richly inked and well-printed impressions in
near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, losses, stains,
foxing or signs of handling.
I am selling this pair of museum-quality impressions on a
full sheet—these prints are usually (shamefully) separated—for AU$314 in total
for both prints (currently US$239.40/EUR202.80/GBP172.84 at the time of 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 rare sheet of darkly glowing etchings, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
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