Auguste
Lançon (aka Auguste André Lançon; Auguste
Lançon) (1836–1885)
“North American Elk (Wapiti)” (aka “Cerf Wapeti de l'Amérique du
Nord” [as titled in plate]), 1876, from the series, “Etudes d'Animaux” (Animal
Studies), printed in Paris by Alfred Salmon (aka Adolphe Ardail; Salmon
& Ardail; Alfred Fortuné Salmon) (fl.1863–1894) and published in the art periodical,
“L'Art”, in 1876, volume VII, page 143.
Etching
on cream laid paper with wide margins.
Size:
(sheet) 36.9 x 25.3 cm; (plate) 25.5 x 17.4 cm; (image borderline) 23 x 15.5
cm.
Lettered in plate above the image
borderline: (centre) “ÉTUDES D'ANIMAUX.”
Lettered
in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Aug. Lançon del. & sculp./ L’Art.”;
(centre) “CERF WAPETI DE L'AMÉRIQUE DU NORD./ (Ayant appartenu au Jardin
d'Acclimatation)”; (right) “Imp. A. Salmon.”
IFF 18
(Bibliothèque Nationale de France 1939–, “Inventaire du Fonds Français:
Graveurs du XIXe Siècle”, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Départment des
Estampes, cat. no. 18).
See
also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-0210-609.
Interestingly,
Artchive.org offers and on-line view of Auguste Lançon’s 1882 publication, “Les Animaux
chez Eux” (Paris, L. Baschet), illustrated with the artist’s animal studies (but
not this etching): https://archive.org/details/gri_33125016448587/page/n11/mode/2up.
Condition:
a richly inked and well-printed (faultless) impression with generously wide margins in pristine condition
with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling.
I am
selling this wonderful etching of an elk in forest shadow—note how the artist
has extended the outward rhythm of the elk’s horns through lean of the
background trees—for AU$246 (currently US$164.43/EUR148.77/GBP164.43 at the
time of this listing) including Express Mail 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 superb etching by a master draughtsman of
animals (among other subjects), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you
a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
