1897 original lithograph "Crépuscule” by Paul Balluriau

Description: L'Estampe Moderne 1897 Original Fine Art Stone Lithograph – from edition of 2000 – "Crépuscule” by Artist Paul Balluriau, Signed in the Stone, Blindstamp lower right Original from the 1897 fine art print edition – Not a copy or a modern reprint. New Conservation Framing including Custom Black and Gold Wood Frame,8ply Museum Mat, UV Acrylic – Wired and Ready to Hang. Born Jean-Baptiste Balluriau in the Rhone , he started as a mechanic at Le Creusot . Self-taught, he draws on a living model, inspired by the street. He was also a fencer and a member of the Humorists . Under the stage name of "Paul Balluriau" he is best known as a cartoonist cartoonist and illustrator: he works for periodicals such as The Chronicle of Paris (1886-1887), The fun Journal (1887), End Century of which he is the first artistic director (1891-1894), Don Juan (1895-1897), The Butter Plate (1901-1904), The Laughter (1903-1910), The Journal , The French Courier , The Éclair de Paris ... For L'Estampe moderne , he delivers a remarkable lithographed composition, Crépuscule (1897). He, along with Steinlen, is one of the main contributors to the illustrated Gil Blas, whose artistic direction he directed from 1897 until 1900. L’Estampe Moderne (Modern Print): was a French monthly publication published between May 1897 and April 1899, which proposed 4 original lithographs in each of its issues. The aim was to promote the art of printmaking by commissioning images from noted Art Nouveau artists, such as Alphonse Mucha, Louis Rhead, Marcel-Lenoir, Henri Boutet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Edward Burne-Jones and Théophile Steinlen. On the introductory prospectus, the first issue is announced at the price of 3.50 francs, for 4 unpublished prints in color, which puts the engraving at less than one franc piece. The annual subscription was 40 francs and the subscriber received two "premium plates" (the first was designed by Alfons Mucha). The first four plates are: Women of Riff of Girardot, Merchant laces of Malteste, Fall of Ménard and Corinne of Réalier-Dumas. Each engraving was presented in a portfolio folder on which print references were printed and a generally poetic text related to the motif. On each print, unsigned by hand, however, was affixed a colorless dry stamp of authentication representing a head disheveled child. The dimensions are 26.6 cm x 33.4 cm and the paper is a vellum. The circulation was 2,000 copies in current edition and 150 copies on Japan. There were a total of 24 issues, or 96 plates, not including the 6 "premium" plates for subscribers. – These prints are much sought after in the current art world. –

Price: 685 USD

Location: San Carlos, California

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