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Benezit cites Edouard-Louis Dubufe's (1820-1883) triptych, oil on canvas as located in New York in 1887. The painting was in the collection of A.T. Stewart. Sale of the painting was no doubt spurred by the appearance of this fine and large engraving based on the painting which was probably done in Paris. See: DeCourcy E. McIntosh's "New York's Favorite Pictures in the 1870s" in The Magazine Antiques (April, 2004) illus. p. 118.
The central panel shows the prodigal son drinking, wenching and gambling, while the left panel shows him among the swine (of a different sort) and the right panel welcomed back by his forgiving father. The popularity of pictures from Europe, especially from Paris, was the most popular in New York. Sales were greater than for those of other countries--even works by American artists. $800
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The son of the German poet Friedrich Von Heyden, August Jakob Theodor Von Heyden (1827-1897) studied art under Steffeck at the Berlin Academy in 1860 and 1861. He then left for Paris to study under both Gleyre and Couture, remaining in Paris for about six years, where most of his original etchings were made. After returning to Berlin, Von Heyden regularly exhibited at German salons. In 1873 his art won a medal in Vienna, and in 1885 he assumed the post of Professor of Art at the Berlin Academy.
Alfred Cadart (1828-1875) was a Parisian publisher and purveyor of prints who joined in a business partnership in 1863 with painter Jules Joseph Luquet (b. 1824). In 1862 Cadart founded the Société des Aqua-Fortistes. Until its demise in 1867, the Societe was responsible for publishing some of the greatest French art from this important decade, which bore the Cadart and Luquet imprint. Cadart and Luquet then continued to commission original etchings from such masters as Jongkind, Bracquemond, Manet, Ribot and many others. Almost all of the fine etchings published by Cadart were printed by Auguste Delatre.
Auguste Delatre (1822-1907), was recognized as the most gifted French printer-etcher of his era. His influence upon the course of creative etching was significant. The artists who requested him to print their impressions included Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Adolph Appian, James McNeill Whistler, Charles Meryon, Seymour Haden, Theodule Augustin Ribot, Charles Daubigny, Felicien Rops, Charles Jacque and Felix Bracquemond. In their collaborative efforts, Cadart and Delatre were thus responsible for creating some of the greatest original etchings of the nineteenth century.
This print is interesting not only for its depiction of Polish Jews of the time period but for the mining activities that are taking place in the background. $200
This strong impression of an elderly man dozing or sleeping is one of a number of portraits by Dutch artist Rembrandt (1606-1669). $1,600
Rubezahl is the mountain spirit, giant or gnome of the Giant Mountains, along the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. He is the subject of many legends and fairy tales, principally in German folklore. With good people he is friendly, he teaches medicine and gives presents. If someone derides him, however, his revenge is severe. He sometimes plays the role of a trickster in folk tales. $450
Reproductive prints are not "reproductions," rather, they are restrikes which have to be evaluated on a variety of standards. Some exist in many copies over a long time, but others while printed later are the only surviving images by some of the Old Masters.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was one of the great painters of Renaissance religious art. Lucas Emil Vorsterman (1595-1675) practiced engraving in Envers (Flemish School) and worked closely with Rubens and his work. The engravings circulated throughout Europe and those of this popular and familiar scene were produced in large quantities. So while the price is "reasonable," the quality and history are superb and important. $400
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Of French artist Eugène Véder (1876-1936) little is known. Essentially an artist of the 1920s, he became a member of the Salon des Artistes Français, exhibiting with them from 1922 on and receiving a bronze medal in 1923 and a silver medal in 1925.
Albert Morancé was Véder's chief patron. The etchings he published in the work which included this one - all printed by the artist on his own hand press - have been called among the finest artistic records of the city of Paris. $200
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