Series: Miserere Medium: Mixed etching Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches Signature: None were signed. Watermark, Ambroise Vollard Artist details: French, 1871 - 1958 Edition: 208/425 (+ 25 HC) Printer: Jacquemin, 1922 - 1927 Publisher: Société d'Édition l'Étoile Filante, Paris 1948 Condition: Tear in the mid left side 4 inches continuing from the edge and into the image. Expertly repaired.
#50595
Georges Rouault
Plate 25. Jean-François jamais ne chante alleluia... (Jean-François never sings alleluia...)
Series: Miserere Medium: Mixed etching Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches Signature: None were signed. Watermark, Ambroise Vollard Artist details: French, 1871 - 1958 Edition: 208/425 (+ 25 HC) Printer: Jacquemin, 1922 - 1927 Publisher: Société d'Édition l'Étoile Filante, Paris 1948
Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher): "Georges Rouault was commissioned to make this piece as a part of the Miserere (Misery) Series in 1916 (during WWI). During times of collective or individual trauma, people have always turned to artists to give themselves moments of peace, escape, or distraction. Visual arts, books, netflix, memes, and music are all things we are using today to deal with the pandemic and our own individual struggles. This etching reminds its viewers of the importance of artists and their creativity. Rouault’s work, ‘il serait si doux d’aimer’ or ‘to love would be so sweet’ gives just as much sweetness and comfort today as it did when it was published in 1948. Humans need connection and love. Even in gray, Rouault’s blend of fauvism and expressionism in this image of parent and child puts a small, but strong light on this pocket of love amongst all the misery that surrounds it."
Series: Plate 51 from Miserere et Guerre Medium: Mixed etching and aquatint Dimensions: 23 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches Artist details: French, 1871 - 1958 Date finished: 1948 Edition: 425+ 25 HC Reference: Chapon/Rouault 104, Wofsy 158 Publisher: Etoile Filante, Paris Condition: Amboone Vollend Watermark. Stamped on Verso. Very faintly toned.
#29365
Series: Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu Medium: Etching, aquatint, and engraving Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Artist details: French, 1871 - 1958 Date finished: 1932 Edition: 335 Reference: Wofsy 306ii Publisher: Ambroise Vollard, Paris
#17584
Series: New York City Life Series Medium: Etching Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1871 - 1951 Date finished: 1905 Edition: 100 intended; 75 printed Reference: Morse 129 Printer: Roth
#48363
Series: DeKock series The Gogo Family, Vol. I Medium: Etching Dimensions: 4 x 6 inches Signature: Signed in the plate. Artist details: American, 1871 - 1951 Date finished: 1903 Edition: 1000 Reference: Morse 71-iii/iii Printer: Peters Publisher: Frederick J. Quinby Co.
#48294
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1871 - 1951 Date finished: June 13, 1905 Edition: 100 proofs; Peter Brothers Impression Reference: Morse 130 ed ii
#31801