Charles
Émile Jacque (1813–1894)
“The
Prodigal Son with the Swine” (aka “L’Enfant Prodigue” [Guiffrey]; “L'Enfant Prodigue,
Gardant Quatre Porcs” [IFF]), c.1868, unsigned as are the other impressions from
the only state of this print.
Etching
with dot-roulette and pale plate-tone on laid paper (partial watermark) with
wide margins.
Size: (sheet)
31.2 x 36.1 cm; (plate) 15 x 20.9 cm; (image borderline) 11.3 x 18 cm.
State i
(of i)
Guiffrey
(supp.) 222 (J.-J. Guiffrey 1884, “Nouvelles Eaux-Fortes et Pointes Sèches de
Ch. Jacque, 1884: Supplément au Catalogue”, Paris, Jouast et Sigaux, p. 7,
cat. no. 325[https://archive.org/details/nouvelleseauxfor00guif/page/6/mode/2up]);
IFF 325 (Jean Adhémar, Jacques Lethève 1954, “Inventaire du Fonds Francais
Apres 1800”, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, vol. 11, cat. no. 325);
Beraldi 430 (Henri Beraldi 1885, “Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle”, Paris,
Librairie L. Conquet, vol. 8, p. 189, cat. no. 430 [https://archive.org/details/lesgraveursdu19e08berauoft/page/189/mode/1up])
Guiffrey
(1884) offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “On a ground
surmounted by rocks, and on which rise two trunks of birches, sits a young boy
who guards four pigs, one of whom comes forward. Unsigned. I believe that there
is only this state” (p.7).
See
also the description of this print at the Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/45805/the-prodigal-son.
Condition:
a strong, well-printed and near faultless impression with generously wide margins.
The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds,
abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling.
I am
selling this poetically quiet and unassuming etching by one of the luminaries
of the Barbizon School for AU$277 (currently US$192.96/EUR189.73/GBP158.78 at
the time of posting this print) 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 very beautiful etching, 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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