Eugène Burnand, “The Last Judgement”, c.1908

Eugène Burnand (1850–1921)

“Le Jugement Dernier” (The Last Judgement), c.1908, artist’s proof with a pencil-signed dedication to the painter Lucien Monrod (aka Lucien Hector Monrod) (1867–1957), before lettering for publication in Paris in 1908 by Berger-Levraultas as Plate X facing page 140, from the series “Les Paraboles” (The Parables) illustrating a verse from the “Parable of the Sheep and the Goats”: “J'étais en prison, et vous ne m'avez pas visité” (I was in prison, and you did not visit me [Matthew 25:43]).

Archive.org offers an online view of the publication in which this print features: https://archive.org/details/lesparaboles00burn/page/140/mode/2up.

Lithograph printed in black on heavy wove paper with a pencil-signed inscription at lower right.

Regarding the development of the prints illustrating “Les Paraboles”, Dr Douglas Jenkinson offers the following interesting explanation: “There were 84 pictures in all and he used a unique personal method to produce them. The foundation or base consisted of a Conté crayon drawing with strongly applied charcoal. He then went over this framework with a colour wash, with Indian ink, with gouache and then heightened the whole with red chalk and some added tones of red or yellow coloured pencils. Only a small number were printed in colour” (https://www.eugene-burnand.com/Parables/Parables.htm).

For a marvellous book on Burnand’s exquisite portrait drawings and other works, see Shirley Darlington 2016, “Eugene Burnand: In Search of the Swiss Artist {1850–1921)”, London Unicorn Press (ISBN 9781910500507).

Size: (sheet) 35.9 x 24.1 cm; (image borderline) 29.7 x 19.3 cm.

Inscribed in pencil with a dedication and signed by the artist: (lower right) “A mon cher confrère Lucien Monod/ en reconnaissant souvenir/ Eug. Burnand” (To my dear colleague Lucien Monod/ in grateful memory/ Eug. Burnand).

Proof state before lettering for publication.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression. There is significant pale foxing, otherwise the sheet is in a good condition with no tears or holes.

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