Psyche And Venus
1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.4 x 17.5cm (image), 36.3 x 27.7cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 34. Ref: Singer #97. More
1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.4 x 17.5cm (image), 36.3 x 27.7cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 34. Ref: Singer #97. More
1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.5 x 17.5cm (image); 36.3 x 27.6cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 44. Ref: Singer #107. More
1880/later printing. Drypoint, signed in plate upper right, text including title in plate below image, 20.9 x 8.1cm (image). Missing portion and minor foxing to trimmed plate mark. Text reads “L’Artiste. Imp. L. Eudes.” Ref: Arwas, Félicien Rops, 1972, Exstéens #278. In 1880 Rops travelled through Hungary, a country he..... More
1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.4 x 17.5cm (image), 36.3 x 27cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 28. Ref: Singer #91. Cupid and Psyche is a love story about overcoming obstacles from the novel Metamorphoses written in the 2nd century by Apuleius. During the Renaissance his..... More
1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.4 x 17.5cm (image), 36.3 x 27cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 41. Ref: Singer #104. Held in Art Institute of Chicago. More
1882. Etching on chine-collé, signed in plate lower left, 15.2 x 20cm. Discolouration to edges of margins. Illustration for the book, The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi by Helen Zimmern, 1882. Held in the British Museum collection. Chine-collé, a process developed in the 19th century, enabled artists to..... More
c1883. Wood engraving, titled and signed in block lower left and right, signed, dated and titled in pencil in lower margin, 21.2 x 31.5cm. Minor crinkles overall, slight glue stains and foxing to margins, old mount burn. Title continues “le 29 7bre [sic] 1820.”. More
1886. Lithograph, captioned “Richard Wagner” in image upper centre, 23.2 x 15.1cm. Soiled margins. From the series of illustrations on the work of composer Richard Wagner. Ref: Mason #61. More
1890. Lithograph, butterfly monogram in image centre left, 16.7 x 17.3cm. Publisher’s line trimmed from upper margin, minor soiling and creases, missing portion to lower right corner. Published by T.R. Way for The Whirlwind: A Lively and Eccentric Newspaper, Nov. 15, 1890 in an edition of 500 to 1,000. The..... More
c1886/1890s. Colour photo-lithograph, text including title below image, 30.8 x 36cm. Minor foxing, soiling and missing portions to edges of margins. Text reads “Phillip-Stephan Photo Litho & Typographic Process Co. Ld. [Aust., fl., 1884-1910], Sydney, NSW.”. More
c1886/1890s. Colour photo-lithograph, text including title below image, 33.4 x 36cm. Slight foxing, tears and creases to margins. Text reads “Phillip-Stephan Photo Litho & Typographic Process Co. Ld. [Aust., fl., 1884-1910], Sydney, NSW.”. More
c1886/1890s. Colour photo-lithograph, text including title below image, 30.5 x 35.9cm. Minor foxing, soiling and missing portions to margins. Text reads “Phillip-Stephan Photo Litho & Typographic Process Co. Ld. [Aust., fl., 1884-1910], Sydney, NSW.”. More
c1890s. Colour lithograph, signed in image with text and title lower left to right, 42.4 x 53.5cm. Stains and foxing overall. In original frame. Text includes “Printed in New Zealand by the Brett Printing Company, Auckland.”. More
c1890. Etching, text throughout image and annotated “1794” and “8e état” (8th state) in pencil in various hands with collector’s stamp in lower margin, 8.7 x 11.9cm. Glue stains to upper right corner of image and margins. Text reads “Imprimerie en taille douce. F. Nys. Gravures du burin. Eaux-fortes. Leçons..... More
c1890s. Gouache with watercolour, signed and titled lower left, 23.5 x 34.5cm. Period frame. More
1890. Pair of hand-coloured lithographs, publisher’s line and title below image, 22.6 x 33.3cm (each). Minor foxing. Framed. Text continues “Take us smilin’ or we’ll lay yer out!” and “Try yer funny bizness on us, will yer?” Publishing line reads “Published by Currier & Ives. Copyright 1890 by Currier &..... More
c1890s. Colour woodcut, artist’s chop in block lower right, 23.9 x 31.5cm. Slight soiling overall. This kimono design illustrates a trail of white hares running towards the moon. In Japanese and Chinese legends, a white hare is said to inhabit the moon. Ref: Wiki; Library of Congress. More
1892. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, date and title above and below image, 32.5 x 47.2cm. Repaired missing portions and tears to centre of image, slight foxing to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Text reads “St Stephen’s Review cartoon, May 26th, 1892.” Image favourably depicts imports from..... More
1891/1893. Etching, annotation including title and artist in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 19.3 x 23.7cm. Slight discolouration to margins. Published in Zeitschrift fur Bildende Kunst, 1893. Ref: Schiefler #21. More
c1893. Two colour lithographs with letterpress, printer’s proofs, text including artist and title in lower margin, 18.3 x 29.5cm (image, approx. each). Slight foxing, creases and minor tears to margins. Both titles erroneously include “Auckland” and read as follows (1) Lake Rotorua and Mokoia Island, Auckland, NZ. From Ohinemutu; and..... More
1894. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower left, signed and titled in pencil in lower margin, 15.2 x 22.3cm. Repaired tears to right edge of image and to margins, minor stain to upper right corner of image, slight soiling to margins. From the North Italian Set, in an edition..... More
1894. Lithograph on chine-collé, titled and signed in image upper and lower centre, annotated “57” and signed in pencil in lower margin, 26 x 18.7cm. Slight foxing to margins. State i/ii, from an edition of 100. Published by Kleinmann. Ref: Crauzat #440. More
1893/1895. Woodcut, printed on blue paper, titled and initialled in block lower centre, printer’s line in letterpress below image, 15.1 x 12.2cm. Minor stains to margins, old mount burn. Printer’s line reads “C. Grumbach, Leipzig.” Ref: The Graphic Work of Vallotton 1865-1925, Arts Council, 1976, #49, noting that this portrait..... More
1895. Pair of colour lithographs with letterpress, signed in image lower left, text, date and title above and below image, 39.9 x 29.8cm (each). Minor scuffing and paper remnants to images centre right. Text reads “The Sketch, Christmas Number, 1895.” Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Harold Stephen “Hal” Ludlow was an..... More
1896. Lithograph, butterfly monogram in image upper left, letterpress below image, 17.5 x 11.6cm. Slight stains to image upper centre and margins, minor creases and tears to edge of right margin, old mount burn. Trimmed text reads “Art Journal, March, 1896.” From an edition of 3,000, printed by Thomas Way..... More