Tsi Tan, “La Récolte de Coton”, c. 1955

Tsi Tan (fl. 1950s—?)

“La Récolte de Coton” (The Cotton Harvest), circa 1955

Technical Details & Condition:

An original woodcut printed in three colours—black, ochre and white—on fine cream wove paper with full margins and the printed title as issued. Published in Beijing (then Peking) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 25 in a folio of 40 original woodcuts titled “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle” (Woodcuts of New China). Notably, this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was selected for inclusion in the 1956 folio celebrating the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

The print is lettered below the image: “25. La récolte de coton  Tsi Tan”. The impression is strong and flawless, the sheet in near pristine condition—free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 25 x 34.8 cm

• Image borderline: 14.2 x 28.3 cm

Price & Shipping:

AU$174 (approximately US$116.28 / €99.88 / £86.63), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this vividly glowing woodblock print depicting rural life in China in the mid-1900s—highlighting the labour-intensive process of packing the dazzlingly white cotton bolls into bags for transportation, typically from October to December—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will promptly send a PayPal invoice to facilitate a smooth and secure purchase.

Girard Audran, “Saint Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo”, c. 1679

Girard Audran (also known as Gérard Audran) (1640–1703)

“Saint Aurelius Augustine, Bishop of Hippo” (also known as “Sancti Aurelii Augustini”), circa 1679

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on heavy laid paper with small margins, backed with a support sheet. The design is by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne (1631–1681), and the print was published in Paris by François Muguet (c. 1630–1702). It is understood that this print served as an illustration in one of the volumes of “Sancti Aurelii Augustini,... Opera omnia post Lovaniensium theologorum recensionem castigata... opera et studio monachorum Ordinis sancti Benedicti e Congregatione S. Mauri. Editio Parisina altera, emendata et aucta...”, published in 1679. For further reference, see IFF 27 (URL in references), and the first volume of this publication available on Google Books: https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Sancti_Aurelii_Augustini_Opera_omnia_pos.html?id=l0QM-UXESpEC&redir_esc=y.

The impression is strong and well-printed. Despite some minor holes (primarily in the upper and lower margins), and surface marks, the sheet remains in good condition—free from tears, folds, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 41.5 x 26.6 cm

• Platemark: 39.4 x 24.8 cm

• Image borderline: 36.9 x 24 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the image borderline inscribed on scroll: “Charitas ex Deo est./ Oremus ergo ut abilo/ detur à quo jubetur.” (Translation: “Charity is from God./ Let us therefore pray that it may be given to the one who is able/ to whom it is commanded.”)

• Along lower edge of the image borderline: (left) “I.B. de Champaigne in.”, (centre) “ex Typog. F. Muguet”, and (right) “G. Audran Sculp.”

• Below the image borderline: (centre) “Hunc legat omnis qui salutem æternam adipisci desiderat, humiliter orans misericordiæ Dominum/ vt eundem spiritum intelligentiæ legens accipiat, quem ille accepit vt Scriberet, et eamdem illuminationis/ gratiam adipiscatur vt discat, quam kille adeptius est vt doceret. S. Fulg. L. 2. de ver. præd. et grat. C. 18.”

Translation of Latin text below the image: “Let everyone who desires to attain eternal salvation read this, humbly praying to the Lord of mercy/ that he may receive the same spirit of intelligence in reading that he received in writing, and may obtain the same grace of illumination in learning that he obtained in teaching.” The reference following this inscription is the recommendation by St. Fulgentius of Ruspe (c. 448–533 AD) for the study of St. Augustine's writings.

References:

• IFF 27 (Roger-Armand Weigert, “Inventaire du Fonds Français Graveurs du XVIIe: ALIX (Jean)–BOUDEAU (Jean)”, 1939, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, vol. 1, p. 129, cat.no. 27) (See https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5489424r/f133])

• R-D 24 (Robert-Dumesnil, “Le Peintre-Graveur Français”, 1835–71, vol. 9, cat.no. 24)

Price & Shipping:

AU$224 (approximately US$150.20 / €128.77 / £111.54), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in this sensitively executed etching depicting St Augustine interrupted from his studies by the descending Holy Spirit in the form of a dove and a flaming heart, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for a secure and straightforward purchase.

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Maxime Lalanne, “Vue de Grèce”, 1864, after François Édouard Bertin

Maxime Lalanne (also known as François Antoine Maxime Lalanne) (1827–1886)

“Vue de Grèce”, 1864

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching printed on pale grey chine collé on wove paper backed with a support sheet. The design is after a drawing by François Édouard Bertin (1797–1871) and this impression is from the third and final state, printed by Auguste Delâtre (aka Auguste Marie Delâtre) (1822–1907). It was published in Paris in the art periodical “Gazette des Beaux Arts” on 1^st May 1864, between pages 390 and 391.

The impression is richly inked and flawlessly printed. The sheet is in excellent condition, free from no holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 18.2 x 23.2 cm

• Platemark: 14.3 x 20.1 cm

• Chine collé: 14 x 19.5 cm

• Image borderline: 12.5 x 18.7 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Within the image borderline: (lower left) “Lalanne”

• Below the image borderline: (left) “Edouard Bertin del./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts.”

• Below the image borderline: (centre) “VUE DE GRÈCE.”

• Below the image borderline: (right) “Maxime Lalanne sculp./ Imp. Delâtre, Paris.”

References:

• Villet 8 III (Jeffrey M Villet, “The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne”, 2010, Washington, D.C., art@mone fine prints, n. p., cat. no. 8 state III)

• Beraldi 131 (Henri Beraldi, “Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: LAEMLEIN – MÉCOU”, 1889, vol. XI, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 22, cat.no. 131)

• IFF 7 (Jacques Lethève & Françoise Gardey, “Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: KA–LAURENCE”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes, 1963, vol. 12, p. 272, cat.no. 7)

• British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0511-84

Price & Shipping:

AU$212 (approximately US$142.02 / €121.83 / £105.81), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this romantic view of a Greek landscape, featuring mountainous terrain, lush vegetation, and what may be an ancient temple in the distance, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for an easy and secure purchase.

Edward Bouverie Hoyton, “Head of an Old Man”, 1923

Edward Bouverie Hoyton (1900–1988)

“Head of an Old Man”, 1923

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching and drypoint with plate tone on fine pale blue laid paper, pencil-signed and dated by the artist and signed in plate with the artist’s monogram at lower right.

The impression is richly inked and flawlessly printed. Apart from a closed tear in the upper margin, the sheet is in excellent condition, free from no holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or handling marks.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 29.3 x 21 cm

• Platemark: 19.9 x 14.8 cm

References:

• Dallas Museum of Art: https://dma.org/art/collection/object/4331647

• Blanton Museum of Art:  https://blanton.emuseum.com/objects/4653/head-of-an-old-man

• The University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, offers insights about this print: “The intricate shadows on the sitter's face demonstrate the ability of the medium to display fine details. The use of light highlighting the figure's left side combined with the man's demeaned expression emphasize his age. The subject's medieval dress and exaggerated age draw from the tradition of portraiture, bringing to mind the caricatures and portrait studies of past Renaissance greats. Being unnamed, the identity of the figure is in question as is the work's classification as a portrait.” https://collections.uag.pitt.edu/Detail/objects/6381

Price & Shipping:

AU$648 (approximately US$433.47 / €372.44 / £323.25), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you're interested in acquiring this small masterwork of etching rooted in the tradition of tronie portraits of Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send you a PayPal invoice for an easy and secure purchase.