Series: From the book Parallèlement by Paul Verlaine, Page 43
Medium: Lithograph in pink
Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: French, 1867 - 1947
Date finished: 1887-1900
Printer: Auguste Clot
Publisher: Imprimerie Nationale de France

Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Signature: Signed. "Made in England" stamp lower right.
Artist details: English, 1886 - 1966
Date finished: 1931
Edition: 81/100
Reference: Appleby 143

Recommended by Rebecca (Gallery Manager):

"Edmund Blampied’s masterful drypoint “Below Stairs” shows a wonderful familiarity between a chef and a maid in a British household.  The somewhat unkempt chef stands with his hands in his pockets and a cigarette hanging from his mouth as the maid listens intently, leaning on a broom. Between their feet stands a kitty asking politely for attention. The warmth of the drypoint adds to the overall mood of this vignette. Printed in the 1930’s, this image pays homage to the end of the era of upstairs-downstairs dynamics in the late aristocracy and wealthy family households."

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1862 - 1951
Date of impression: 1917
Edition: Trial proof (b)
Reference: Reference: Paff 115
Condition: Lightly toned

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 17 3/8 x 26 1/2 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Italian, 1921 - 2009
Date finished: 1958
Edition: 152/220
Condition: G.G. blindstamp, lower left.

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Mario Avati’s piece Le Corbus (Raven) seems macabre, but there is a beauty found in sitting with death in this still life. By posing the bird like this, Avati has carefully highlighted the raven and all the interesting facets of its wings, face, body, and feet as the viewer’s eye moves from the top left of the mezzotint to the bottom right, across a clear diagonal. This image is a study of light, texture, and shape - referencing the rich history of Dutch still life paintings. The milky eye of the bird ‘looking’ directly at the viewer also serves as a memento mori, a reminder that death happens to everyone eventually."