Charles Louis Kratke, “The Cottage”, c.1880, after Constable

Charles Louis Kratke (aka Charles Louis Kratké) (1848–1921)

“The Cottage”, c.1880, after John Constable’s (1776–1837) painting in the Musée du Louvre (as inscribed in the plate).

Interestingly, Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845–1939) also made an etching of the same painting by Constable in 1873; see https://www.nwmissouri.edu/archives/art/deluce-family/collected-works/dc198.htm.

Etching printed in burnt umber ink on heavy wove paper, trimmed with a small margin within the platemark.

Size: (sheet) 56.5 x 42.5cm; (image borderline) 49.3 x 40cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “THE COTTAGE/ Etched by L. Kratke after the picture by John Constable/ in the Musée du Louvre”.

Condition: a richly inked and near faultless impression trimmed within the platemark with small margins around the image borderline. The sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this huge and superb etching translating the colours, tones and textures of Constable's painting into an insightfully orchestrated web of lines, for the total cost of AU$302 (currently US$197.43/ EUR185.83/ GBP154.88 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$302) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this richly worked and very beautiful etching, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.