Charles Maurin, “Vue de la Rue Caulaincourt”, 1856

Charles Maurin (aka Jean-Baprtiste Joseph Antonin Charles Maurin) (1856–1914)—see a portrait of Charles Maurin by his friend, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: https://archive.org/details/CharlesMaurin-NGA

“Vue de la Rue Caulaincourt” (View of the Rue Caulaincourt, Paris), 1856, pencil signed and numbered etching (impression 44).

Etching with plate tone printed in brown ink on watermarked BFK buff coloured paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 31.3 x 45 cm; (plate with uneven sides) 12/12.5 x 22.9 cm.

See the description of this print offered by the Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/de/node/167050#infos-principales (inv. G.16916).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with generously wide margins. Beyond a few minor marks in the margin the sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this pencil-signed and sensitively rendered etching of crepuscular rays of light illuminating what has become “one of the most beautiful streets in Paris” (according to Tripadviser) by an artist who “revolutionized the technique of etching” and, thirty-five years after executing this print, “patented a method of colour printing (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Maurin), for AU$288 (equivalent to approximately US$183.70, EUR 161.1 or GBP 138.15 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$288).

If you are interested in purchasing this visually engaging etching of light rays spreading over a darkened landscape, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.