American Prints
Etching on laid paper. Reference: Delteil 14 ii/ii. Superb impression of Millet's rarest, and arguably best etching. Large margins (tips of two co...
View full detailsEtching with engraving on laid J Kool watermarked paper. References: Schneiderman 23 v/x; Delteil-Wright 28 v/x. Superb impression, before letters...
View full detailsAquatint, soft-ground, and etching on laid paper.Signed and annotated "Epreuve d'artiste" in pencil. Faint pale spots, mostly visible on the verso....
View full detailsInk wash on wove paper (on the back of a Connecticut commercial product list).Signed with monogram stamp GIO in a circle (?).
The importance of narrative when it comes to enjoying art cannot be overstated. While esthetic delight is equally valid as a starting point, most of us who feel nourished by the arts, know that how and why we became engrossed...
In 1888 Henri Rivière met Eugénie Ley, who was to become his wife in 1895. Rivière recalls in his memoirs that thanks to her prudent management of their finances, starting in the early 1890s, the young couple was able to...