Charles Joseph Beauverie (1839–1924)
“Labourer Tilling the Soil at Twilight” (descriptive title only), c.1880,
a hand-signed proof before lettering.
Although this huge etching is clearly rooted with the interests of the
Barbizon School in terms of the portrayed subject and its treatment—mindful
that Beauverie’s etching after Jean-François Millet’s (1814–1875)
painting, “Berger Gardant Son Troupeau (Effet d’Automne)” features in Alexandre
Piedagnel’s (1876) “Souvenirs de Barbizon” (see https://archive.org/details/jfmilletsouvenir00pied_1/page/82/mode/2up)—I
have been unsuccessful in finding background information about this print or even
another copy of it in the major museum repositories.
As an interesting point of comparison of this superb etching by Beauverie
with those by Millet, I have previously shown (and at present they are still
available) the following original etchings by Millet: “Les Bêcheurs” (The
Diggers), c.1855–6 (https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2016/05/jean-francois-millet-181475-les_15.html)
and “Peasant with a Wheelbarrow”, 1855 (https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2022/07/jean-francois-millets-etching-peasant.html).
Etching printed in brown/sepia ink on buff coloured wove paper
(imitation Japon?), hand-signed by the artist in ink at lower right, with wide
margins.
Size: (sheet) 44.8 x 65 cm; (platemark) 27.5 x 37.6 cm; (image
borderline) 25 x 35.5 cm.
Condition: a strong impression with generously wide margins. The sheet has
minor surface marks, otherwise, it is in a very good condition with its immense
size with no tears, holes, folds or significant stains.
I am selling this exceptionally rare and large hand-signed proof-state
etching for AU$289 in total (currently/approximately US$191.63/EUR176.63/GBP150.43
at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling
to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed
by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$289) as this
is my currency.
If you are interested in purchasing this spectacular 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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