Hector Allemand, “L'Arbre Sec”, 1841

Hector Allemand (aka Louis Hector François Allemand) (1809–1886)

“L'Arbre Sec” (The Dry Tree), 1841

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on wove paper. The sheet has been professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper.

The impression is strong and well-printed. Aside from some faint pencil notations in the margin by a collector, the sheet is in excellent condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 19.3 x 25.6 cm
• Platemark: 16 x 20.3 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• Upper-left corner: “H. Allemand f.^it / 1841”

References:

• P., B. 37 (Paul Prouté & Colette E. Bidon, Nouvelles de l'Estampe No. 33:  Louis-Hector Allemand,1977, p. 13, cat. no. 37)
• Beraldi 37 (Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: ABBEMA- BELHATTE, 1885, vol. I, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 43, cat. no. 37)
• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1862-0809-150

Price & Shipping:

AU$270 (approx. US$191.34 / €162.66 / £141.66), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

To acquire this freely executed etching of great rarity—interestingly, Prouté & Bidon (1977) in the preface to the catalogue of Alllemand’s prints mention that “most of his prints were made for friends”—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless transaction.