Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Sunday, 17 February 2019

Georges Bellenger’s lithograph, “The Triumph of Silenus”, c1862, after Théodore Géricault

Georges Bellenger (1847–1915)

“The Triumph of Silenus” (aka “The Procession of Silenus”) , c1862, after the chiaroscuro drawing in black chalk and white gouache on brown paper (c1816–17) in the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans by Théodore Géricault (aka Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault) (1791–1824), published by Lemercier et Cie (fl.1827–1899) in Paris.

Lithograph in black and brown inks on thick wove paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 29.5 x 36.5 cm; (image borderline) 20.4 x 27.6 cm

Lettered on plate below the image borderline: (left) “GÉRICAULT DEL”; (centre) ‘Imp. Lemercier et Cie. Paris.”; (right) “G. BELLENGER LITH.”

Condition: crisp and well-printed impression with the only defect being a restored scratch at the lower right corner (virtually invisible) otherwise the print is in near pristine condition backed with a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.

I am selling this marvellous lithograph showing the very drunk and obese satyr, Silenus—the tutor/companion of the wine-god Dionysus and famous for the philosophical quip given to him by Plutarch: “the best thing for a man is not to be born, and if already born, to die as soon as possible”—weighing down a poor donkey. The total price for this richly glowing lithograph is AU$168 (currently US$120.03/EUR106.25/GBP93.07 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

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

This print has been sold