George Henri Lavalley, “Pandore”, 1900, after Jules Élie Delaunay

George Henri Lavalley (1869–1902)

“Pandore”, 1900, after Jules Élie Delaunay’s (1828–1891) painting, “Nude with Flowers”, 1873 (see https://www.artnet.com/artists/jules-elie-delaunay/nude-with-flowers-A30XBF86Ojk75PMIxY5g1g2), an original engraving printed by Louis Fort (fl. 1905) and published in Paris by Gauthier-Villars as an illustration to the art periodical, “La Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”, vol. 8, July 1900, facing page 12.

Archive.org offers an online view of this engraving in its context in the publication and the index reference shown on page 426: https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc08pariuoft/page/12/mode/2up and (index ref.) https://archive.org/details/larevuedelartanc08pariuoft/page/426/mode/1up.

Engraving on cream laid paper with a small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 28.6 x 16.7cm: (plate) 27.1 x 16 cm; (image borderline) 24 x 14cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline with signature and date as shown in the original painting: (lower left) “1873 Delaunay”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Delaunay pinx./ Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne”; (centre) “PANDORE/ (Collection de M. A. Fouques Duparc); (right) “Lavalley sculp./ Imp. L. Fort”.

Condition: a strong, well-printed and near faultless impression in a pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains, laid upon an archival support sheet of millennium quality washi paper.

I am selling this remarkable engraving executed with exceptional sensitivity—note how the engraver has translated into line the subtle textures of the foreground grass shown in the oil painting—for AU $255 in total (currently US $162.31/ EUR 154.52/ GBP 128.59 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $255) as this is my currency.

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

Jules Élie Delaunay’s etching, “Ixion”, 1876

Jules Élie Delaunay (1828–1891)

“Ixion”, 1876, etching after the artist's painting, “Ixion Précipité dans les Enfers” (Ixion Thrown into the Underworld) (1876), shown in the Salon of 1876 and now in the Musée d'Arts de Nantes (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JulesElieDelaunayIxionPrecipiteDansLesEnfers.jpg), scratch-lettered before formal lettering for publication by Veuve Cadart (fl.1875–1882) in Paris in the art periodical, "Gazette des Beaux Arts" (1^st June 1876, pp. 722–23).

Etching and drypoint on laid paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 22.7 x 30.4 cm; (plate) 10.8 x 14 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (upper centre) “10”; (lower left) “[…]ire der Beaux Arts”; (lower centre) “S. DELAUNAY”; (lower right) “-IXION- . Salon de 1876”.

Condition: A strong and near faultless impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate with generously wide margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this visually arresting etching showing the mythological figure, Ixion, suffering in torment in the Underworld after killing his father-in-law—I understand that Ixion was feeling a tad guilty for not having paid the “bride price” and invited his father-in-law to dinner to make peace and upon his father-in-law’s arrival, Ixion pushed him into a bed of hot coals (shocking!)—for the total cost of AU$227 (currently US$152.29/EUR142.85/GBP125.40 at the time of posting this print) including Express Mail (EMS) 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 marvellous etching of the first man to kill his father-in-law, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.