Louis
Monziès (1849–1930)
“Saint
Sébastien, Martyr” (aka “Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien” [as
titled when this print was exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1879, inv. no. 5764]),
1879, after the painting,
“St Sebastian”, by Théodule Ribot’s (aka Augustin
Théodule Ribot) (1823–1891) in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, (RF 105), printed
by Alfred Salmon (fl.1863–1894) and published in Paris in the art periodical,
“L’Art”, 1879 (vol. XVI), facing page 326.
Etching on laid
paper (partial Arches watermark) with full margins as published.
Size: (sheet) 30.1
x 43 cm; (plate) 23.7 x 30.9 cm; (image borderline) 20.3 x 27.2 cm.
Lettered in
plate below the image borderline: (left) “Th. Robot, pinx./ L’Art.”; (centre) “SAINT
SÉBASTIEN, MARTYR.”; (right) “L.Monziès sculp./ Imp. A. Salmon.”
Beraldi 13 (Henri
Béraldi 1890, “Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle: Guide de l'Amateur d'Estampes
Modernes”, vol. X, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 114, cat. no. 13).
See also the
description of this print offered by the British Museum (inv. no. 1880,0214.137)—Sadly the BM is blocking
my URL links to prints, but the museum number should give access to this
specific print
Condition: a richly
inked and faultless impression in a near pristine condition with no tears,
holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.
I am selling
this simply magnificent etching (grim as the portrayed subject may be) showing St Irene and another
woman (possibly her maid?) attending to the wounds of St Sebastian, for the
total cost of AU$249 (currently US$168.14/EUR153.68/GBP128.70 at the time of
posting 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$249) as this is
my currency.
If you are
interested in purchasing this startlingly strong image of St Sebastian—to my
eyes the image is so drenched in drama and gravitas that I can now fully
understand the subheading, “A delicious darkness” (“Une délicieuse obscurité”),
given to the 2021 exhibition at the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse focused on
the work of Théodule Ribot (whose painting this etching translates)—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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