Achille Isidore Gilbert’s etching with drypoint, “La Dentellière”, 1883, after Vermeer

Achille Isidore Gilbert (1828–1899)

“La Dentellière” (aka “The Lacemaker”; “De Kantwerkster”; “La Brodeuse”), 1883, after Johannes Vermeer’s (1632–1675) painting “The Lacemaker” (c1669–71) in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, printed by Lemercier (fl.1827–1899) and published in Paris in the art periodical, “Gazette des Beaux-Arts”, 1^st September 1883, between pages 214 and 215.

Etching with drypoint on laid paper with full margins as published, backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 27.9 x 18.1 cm; (image borderline) 16.6 x 13.7 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “VAN DER MEER PINX./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts”; (centre) “LA DENTELLIÈRE/ (Musée du Louvre)”; (right) “A. GILBERT SCULP./ Imp. Lemercier et C^ie. Paris”.

Beraldi 80 (Henri Beraldi 1888, “Les Graveurs du Dix-Neuvième Siècle: Gavarni–Guérard”, vol. 7, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 131, cat. no 80 [“La Brodeuse”]).

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression with full margins as published. The sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or significant stains and is laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.

I am selling this beautiful translation of Vermeer’s famous painting into line, for a total cost of AU$233 (currently US$155.74/EUR140.91/GBP124.04 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.

If you are interested in purchasing this finely executed etching (with drypoint) after Vermeer, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Félix Augustin Milius’ etching, “Van der Meer dans son Atelier”, c1883, after Jan Vermeer

Félix Augustin Milius (aka Félix Augustin Millius) (1843–1894)

“Van der Meer dans son Atelier” (aka “Jan Vermeer in his Studio”), c1883, printed by Alfred Salmon (fl.1863–1894) and published in Paris in the “Gazette des Beaux-Arts” (May, 1883, pp. 390–91), after Jan Vermeer’s (aka Johannes Vermeer) 1632–1675) famous painting, “The Allegory of Painting” (aka “Allegorie op de Schilderkunst”; “The Art of Painting”), c1666–1668, now in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Etching on laid paper trimmed with small margin around the platemark and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (support sheet) 38.5 x 30.2 cm; (sheet) 26.5 x 17.4 cm; (plate) 23 x 16.2 cm; (image borderline) 19.5 x 14.1 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “VAN DER MEER, PINX./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts.”; (centre) “VAN DER MEER DANS SON ATELIER/ (Galerie Czernin, à Vienne.)”; (right) “F. MILIUS, SC./ Imp. A. Salmon, Paris.”

Note that there is a faint trace of scratch lettering, “F Milius sc”, below the same formally lettered text at lower right.

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed, near faultless, impression trimmed with a small margin around the platemark, and laid onto a sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this beautifully executed etching of Vermeer’s famous painting—note the extra fine and inventive treatment of the map hanging on the wall and the etcher’s skill in rendering what is undoubtedly fifty shades of grey—for AU$227 (currently US$156.93/EUR146.93/GBP130.14 at the time of posting 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 outstanding etching translating the subtle colours and tones of Vermeer’s painting into a complex web of line, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Georges Profit’s etching with engraving, “The Girl with a Pearl Earring”, 1923, after Vermeer

Georges Profit (aka Georges Ernest Profit) (1864–[after?]1923)

This artist is arguably best known for his illustrations to Emile Arthur Soldi’s “Les Arts Meconnus: Les Nouveaux Musees du Trocadero”, published in Paris by Ernest Leroux in 1881 (see, for example: https://archive.org/details/lesartsmeconnusl00sold_0/page/113/mode/2up).  

“The Girl with a Pearl Earring”, 1923, proof-state etching with scratch inscription in plate and a pencil signed dedication and sanguine coloured remarque after the famous painting of the same title (c1665) by Johannes Vermeer (aka Jan Vermeer) (1632–1675), in the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis collection (The Hague).

Etching with engraving on cream laid paper, hand-signed in pencil by the artist with a dedication to René Padorani (or possibly, Perdorani) and with a remarque printed in sanguine coloured ink featuring a bouquet of three tulips. Note that the etching by Adolphe Crauk that I listed recently has the same recipient (René Padorani) for the artist’s dedication.

Size: (sheet) 65 x 50 cm; (plate) 47.5 x 41.8 cm; (image borderline) 39.5 x 34.4 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (upper left) Vermeer’s signature/monogram.

Scratch inscribed in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Georges Profit – La Haye 1923”.

Hand-inscribed dedication and signature in pencil: (lower right) “A mon amie René Padovani [or Perdovani?]/ bien cordial souvenir/ Georges Profit”. (To my friend René Padovani/ very cordial memory/ Georges Profit).

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed proof state impression is near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this large and magnificent translation of Vermeer’s famous painting into the finest network of line—from my standpoint, a true masterwork of reproductive etching with engraving!—for AU$343 in total (currently US$244.86/EUR215.72/GBP180.49 at the time of posting 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 superb etching that is so rare that it is not to be found in any of the major museums—or, going further, anywhere on the web from my experience of searching!—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold 

Andrew Fairbairn Affleck’s etching, “Une Liseuse Hollandaise”, 1907

Andrew Fairbairn Affleck (1874–1936)

“Une Liseuse Hollandaise” (A Dutch Reader), 1907, etching with plate tone printed in a warm-black ink on fine Japanese paper, hand signed and titled by the artist, with wide margins in an edition of twenty impressions. This may be a proof edition before formal lettering for publication, but I have not been able to find this etching in any of the online repositories. This is the first impression in the edition.

Size: (sheet [irregular]) 61 x 41 cm; (plate [soft]) 40.5 x 32.3 cm; (image borderline) 36 x 28.1 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower right corner) “A. F. AffLeck/ 1907”.

Hand-inscribed in pencil below the image borderline: (left) “1/20”; (centre) “Une liseuse hollandaise”; (right) [signature] “Andrew F. Affleck”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, significant stains, foxing or signs of use.

Although I do not have personal insights about the artist’s interest in this Dutch lady reading—mindful that Affleck’s oeuvre leans more towards magnificently bold architectural scenes and is arguably best known for his etchings of Venice (see for example https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1934-0807-8)—I suspect that his choice of title for this print (inscribed in pencil) and the gentle light bathing the sitter may be an historical reference to François-Anne David’s (c1748–1824) engraving (1772) lettered with the same title, after Gabriel Metsu’s (1629-1667) painting (see https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb445459174). There may also be a connection to the tradition of showing women engaged in reading made famous by Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675); e.g., “La Liseuse à la Fenêtre”, c1657 and “Femme Lisant une Lettre” (aka “Woman in Blue Reading a Letter”), c1663.

I am selling this huge etching executed (from my viewpoint) in the spirit of Vermeer and the Dutch genre artists of the 17^th century, for AU$320 (currently US$236.94/EUR200.19/GBP170.39 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. Please note that this print may be mailed rolled because of its size.

If you are interested in purchasing exceptionally rare etching in superb/museum quality condition, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.