Charles Louis Kratke, “Stranded Vessel off Yarmouth”, c.1885, after JMW Turner

Charles Louis Kratke (aka Charles Louis Kratké) (1848–1921)

“Stranded Vessel off Yarmouth”, c.1885, pencil-signed proof with remarque on parchment before lettering for publication, after Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851).

Note that Robert Brandard (aka Robert P Brandard) (1805–1862) also made an etching with engraving of the same composition after Turner in 1859; see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-1012-6144.

Etching with engraving on parchment. A pencil signed proof with a remarque of a woman and children looking out to sea and a scratched dedication, before lettering for publication.

Size: (sheet) 42.9 x 57.0 cm; (image borderline) 34.6 x 47 cm.

Scratch inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “[…?] for the proprietor [Boussod et Valadon?] Paris.” Note that my reading of the inscription may be incorrect and the “d” in “Valadon” is reversed to read as a “b”, nevertheless, if my reading is correct, then the inscription is possibly for the art dealers in Paris, Galerie Boussod et Valadon (1884–1919).

Pencil signed by the artist below the image borderline: (right) “L. Kratke”.

Condition: a richly inked and near faultless impression with generous margins around the image borderline. The parchment sheet has the intrinsic faults of a skin, otherwise it is in a good condition with no tears, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this huge and superb etching translating the colours, tones and textures of Turner’s painting into a darkly glowingly web of lines, for AU$313 (equivalent to approximately US$197.95, EUR 188.65, or GBP 156.60 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$313).

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

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Charles Louis Kratke, “The Cottage”, c.1880, after Constable

Charles Louis Kratke (aka Charles Louis Kratké) (1848–1921)

“The Cottage”, c.1880, after John Constable’s (1776–1837) painting in the Musée du Louvre (as inscribed in the plate).

Interestingly, Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845–1939) also made an etching of the same painting by Constable in 1873; see https://www.nwmissouri.edu/archives/art/deluce-family/collected-works/dc198.htm.

Etching printed in burnt umber ink on heavy wove paper, trimmed with a small margin within the platemark.

Size: (sheet) 56.5 x 42.5cm; (image borderline) 49.3 x 40cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “THE COTTAGE/ Etched by L. Kratke after the picture by John Constable/ in the Musée du Louvre”.

Condition: a richly inked and near faultless impression trimmed within the platemark with small margins around the image borderline. The sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains.

I am selling this huge and superb etching translating the colours, tones and textures of Constable's painting into an insightfully orchestrated web of lines, for the total cost of AU$302 (currently US$197.43/ EUR185.83/ GBP154.88 at the time of 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$302) as this is my currency.

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

Charles Louis Kratke, “Sodden Landscape with Distant Storm”, c.1890

Charles Louis Kratke (aka Charles Louis Kratké) (1848–1921)

“Sodden Landscape with Distant Storm” (descriptive title only), c.1890, a proof-state impression possibly before formal lettering, with scratch publication notes suggesting that the print was in preparation for publication (“In progress [for the] proprietor”) in Paris by Boussod, Valadon & Cie (fl.1884–1919) (formerly Goupil & Cie [fl.1850-1884]).

Note that this print has compositional similarities to a smaller etching by Charles Louis Kratké, “Valley Landscape Under Stormy Sky”, 1891 (see https://www.goldinfineart.com/products/charles-louis-kratke-valley-landscape-under-the-stormy-sky-etching-1891).

Etching on imitation vellum, pencil signed with generously wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 55 x 72.3 cm; (platemark) 44.7 x 53 cm; (image borderline) 37.6 x 48.3 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “In progress the for proprietor. Boussod & Valadon Paris.”; (right) “L. KRATKÉ s.c.”; (possibly numbered at right) “1”.

Inscribed with the artist’s signature in pencil below the image borderline: (right) “L Kratke”.

Condition: a richly inked and near faultless impression with generously wide margins. There are minor marks in the margins, otherwise the sheet is in excellent condition with no significant stains.

I am selling this huge and visually stunning pencil-signed proof-state etching of a rain drenched rural landscape with a spectacularly glowing incandescent sky and distant storm, for the total cost of AU$362 (currently US$243.55/EUR221.56/GBP186.01 at the time of 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$362) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this simply incredibly beautiful etching—regarding the subject, I may be very wrong, but it’s possibly the same landscape shown in John Constable’s painting, “Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath” (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Hill_Pond,_Hampstead_Heath)—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Charles Louis Kratke’s etching on vellum, “Evening”, c1883

Charles Louis Kratke (aka Charles Louis Kratké) (1848–1921)

“Evening”, c1883, proof-state impression on vellum (before the addition of title and publication details?) after Théodore Rousseau (aka Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau) (1812-1867).

Etching and drypoint on vellum, plate signed, with wide margins and backed with a support sheet (to help prevent the vellum from cockling).

Size: (sheet) 25.8 x 42.4 cm; (faint platemark) 23.7 x 28.4 cm; (image borderline) 14.6 x 22.5 cm.

Inscribed on plate: (within the image borderline at lower left) “TH. ROUSSEAU”; (below the image borderline at right) “L[?] KRATKÉ. SC”

Condition: richly inked and well-printed, near faultless impression printed on vellum with generously wide margins. There are naturally occurring imperfections in the vellum and minor distortions to the image, otherwise the sheet is in excellent condition.

I am selling this stunning proof-state etching on genuine vellum (i.e. calf skin), showing a twilight view across marshlands with a solitary seated fisherman in the middle distance and a figure crossing a bridge in the far distance, to a spectacularly glowing incandescent sky, for the total cost of AU$264 (currently US$185.61/EUR159.33/GBP143.32 at the time of 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.

If you are interested in purchasing this very beautiful etching capturing the sparkling effect of the last vestiges of sunlight illuminating the foliage of bushes—perhaps glinting on hoarfrost on gorse bushes (but I am probably wrong about this remembering that I live in the hot tropics of Australia and the reality of ever seeing something like frost on gorse bushes lives in my poetic dreams)—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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Charles Louis Kratke’s etching with drypoint, “Le Matin”, c.1883, after Théodore Rousseau

Charles Louis Kratke (1848–1921)

“Le Matin” (Morning), c.1883, proof-state impression (before the addition of title and publication details) after Théodore Rousseau’s (aka Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau) (1812-1867) painting (c.1855–60) in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Etching with drypoint on vellum, plate signed, with a wide margin.

Size: (sheet) 29 x 44.7 cm; (faint platemark) 19.5 x 26.5 cm; (image borderline) 14.4 x 22.2 cm.

Inscribed on plate below the image borderline: (right) “[L?] KRATKÉ S.C..”

Condition: faultless impression printed on vellum with a generously wide margin in pristine condition.

I am selling this stunning proof-state etching showing a panoramic scene of the environs of Fontainebleau glowing with morning light and featuring distant cows drinking from a marshland pond, for the total cost of AU$258 (currently US$164/EUR152.15/GBP132.63 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 finely executed and very beautiful etching exemplifying the spirit of the Barbizon School, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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