Bernard Boutet de Monvel Art

Signed and dated impressionist oil on canvas landscape by French painter, engraver, sculptor and fashion illustrator Bernard Boutet de Monvel. The work depicts a view of the artist's garden in Nemours, France. The house is concealed by two large, bare trees. A path runs through the neatly landscaped flower beds. Signature: Signed & dated 1906 lower left Dimensions: Framed: 27.5"x32.5" Unframed: 21"x26" Provenance: Private French collection Bernard Boutet de Monvel was the son of Louis Boutet de Monvel and first studied under his father. He went on to study under Luc-Olivier Merson and the sculptor Jean Dampt...

DE MONVEL, BOUTET (1859 - 1927) "La Petite Poucette" Original lithograph from “Les Maitres de L’Affiche” series Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #27, 1898. Plate #106 Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4” The “Les Maitres de l’Affiche” series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The “Maitres de l’Affiche,” were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as “plates”. They were numbered, with the printers name “Imprimerie Chaix,” in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, “PL.1” to “PL.240.” In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret’s. The smaller format and the fact the “Maitres” were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters due to cost. A very high quality of paper was used, where as the large format posters were printed on lesser quality newsprint, due to cost and a short expected life span. This explains why the quality of the printing, in the “Maitres de l’Affiche,” usually far exceeds that of their larger counterparts. Boutet de Monvel...