1860s Art

Uses and Customs - Palazzo della Loggia in Brescia is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: "...

Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an albumen print signed on clichè and dated 26 June 1860. Excellent conditions, size 11 x 17,5 This very rare and unpublished photogr...

"Candy Seller" (飴売りうずまつ 市村羽左衛門) Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper This piece depicts Ichimura Uzaemon as the Candy Peddler Uzumatsu. He is playing a stringed instrument (the shamisen) to attract people to come buy canbdy. The spiral on his clothing is the symbol of the candy seller, along with his crest of the mandarin orange. This Utagawa Yoshiiku print, titled "Umegoyomi mitate hachi shojin" (梅暦見立八笑人), depicts a scene from the Edo period. The print features a prominent male figure playing a shamisen, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. The text on the print is in Japanese, and the overall style is characteristic of Ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese woodblock prints. Utagawa Yoshiiku was a significant artist of the Meiji era, known for his contributions to woodblock printmaking. He was a student of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and worked alongside Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. His works often portray historical events, scenes from Kabuki plays, and contemporary life. This print, in particular, showcases the artist's skill in capturing the details of clothing, facial expressions, and the musical instrument. Presented in a new blue mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 18"H x 14"W Paper size: 16"H x 12"W Born the son of teahouse proprietor Asakusa Tamichi in 1833, Utagawa Yoshiiku (also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku) became a student of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840s. His earliest known work dates to 1852 when he provided the backgrounds to some actor prints by his master. Yoshiiku's earliest works were portraits of actors (yakusha-e), beauties (bijin-ga), and warriors (musha-e). He later followed Kuniyoshi into making satirical and humorous pieces, and became the leading name in the field after Kuniyosh's death in 1861. He illustrated the Tokyo Nichi Nichi...

Uses and Customs - Villa Carlotta, già Clerici e Sommariva on Lake Como is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peopl...

Un Jour de Recompense is a black and White etching realized by François Chifflart in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 24x32. Very good impression with wide margins and...

Mid 19th Century Original Oil Painting of Fishing on Scottish Loch in the Style of Alexander Nasmyth Gorgeous 19th Century landscape painting of a Scottish loch with fisherman and castle ruins in the style of Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758 - 1840). This painting features the rough-hewned nature of Scotland's landscape while juxtaposing the peacefulness of a fisherman casting his line into the loch. Adding interest is the castle ruins on the cliff's edge with a sailboat beneath. There is something new to see with each viewing of this picture. Signed: Illegible monogram lower left corner. (See image) Framed: Presented in rustic giltwood frame of the period. Condition: Good Canvas size: 18"H x 24"W. Framed Size: 22"H x 28"W x 3"D Alexander Nasmyth was a painter, illustrator, landscape gardener and engineer. Alexander Nasmyth's style appears to have been molded principally on that of Claude Lorrain in arrangement, color and mood, and on Jacob van Ruysdael...

Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868), "Le Ministere De La Marine", Landscape Etching, 7 x 6.38 Interior Matte ( 20.25 x 16.25 In Matted Frame), Mid 19th Cen...

Realized by Manet in 1870/1874, this famous subject was printed in an apparently unique lifetime proof, as stated in Harris' Catalog. It was then printed in two posthumous edition, ...

The 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris was one of the grandest World’s Fairs of the 19th century, showcasing industrial progress, cultural achievements, and artistic excellence. Th...

Uses and Customs - St. Michele Church in Pavia is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " His...

Signed lower left, outside of design, 'John Leech' (British, 1817-1864) and created circa 1865. Titled verso, 'Scenes at Sandbath', and inscribed, 'The female Blondin out done! Grand...

English landscape painter from the 1870's who exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institute in London. He mostly painted in watercolors and this example would have been p...

Si son de otro linage is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los...

Artist: Philip Lutley Sclater (English, 1829-1913) Titles: "Circaetus Zonurus (Brown Snake-Eagle)", "Spizaetus Ayresii (Ayres's Hawk-Eagle)", "Tinnunculus Alopex (Fox Kestrel)", and ...

Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Two sheeps, studies Black chalk on paper 9 x 17 cm Framed 33 x 38 cm Charles Emile Jacque was born in 1...

Late 19th century French School, Unsigned and painted circa 1860. Oil on artist prepared panel. Bearing artist supplier label of 'F.W. Devo...

Uses and Customs - Russian is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the governme...

Eugène Cicéri (1813 - 1890) The Mill Signed lower right Monogrammed AE, probably a collector's mark as it appears on numerous drawings by Cicéri 30.5 x 22.5 cm In good condition : ...

Uses and Customs - Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " H...

Original wood engraving on paper. Taken from Harper’s Weekly, April 7, 1860. Signed “Homer” in the plate. Condition is good. Slight staining lower left. Very slight tear to the l...

Chasseurs D’Afrique shows two bearded French soldiers from the Armee De Ligne or the Line Army series. There is an officer in the foreground with his arms across his chest and a...

Uses and Customs  - Piazza Contarena in Udine is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " Hist...

L'Inconnu is a black and White etching realized by Bracquemond in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower Image Size: 18x32 Very good impression. Realized by Cadart for the "Société des ...

La Manege is a black and White etching realized by Alphonse Legros in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower Image Size: 26x37 Very good impression. Realized for the "Société des Aquafo...

Japanese Costumes  is a Hand-colored lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the gov...

A Satirical Scene is an original modern artwork realized by Edmond Lavrate in the second half of the XX Century. Original colored lithograph. Hand-signed on the lower right corne...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". Image size: 9 1/4 ...

Entrée du Port de Honfleur is a black and white etching realized by Jongkind (1819-1891) in 1863. Titled in the lower. Image size: 30.5cmx22cm. Good condition. Signed and dated o...

John CALLOW Picture Size: 26 x 40" (66 x 102cm) Outside Frame Size: 38 x 52" (97 x 132cm) It framed in the original frame chosen by the artist gilded in gold leaf. Free Shipping ...

Uses and Customs - Ducal Palace in Venice is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History ...

The Beach at Long Branch Woodengraving, 1869 Signed in the block lower right "WH" ( see photo ) Published in Appleton’s Journal of Literature, Science and Art, August 21, 1869 Condit...

Very pretty19th century portrait of a young girl and her Spaniel. The piece is from the middle part of the 19th century when Victorian high-style paintings were at their most sough...

Uses and Customs - Map of Diocletian's Palace is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " Hist...

This beautiful Victorian oil painting titled "Roadside Inn in Hampshire" is attributed to the renowned British artist Henry Charles Woollett (c.1826-1893), and depicts a picturesque ...

Muertos recogidos is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desastres de la...

La Societe Des Aqua Fortistes is a black and White etching realized by Alfred Cadart in 1862.  Titled in the lower. It was realized as frontispiece of the famous collection of "Soc...

Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884) Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat oil on tree panel painted c.1850-70 panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...

Les Plaideurs is a black and White etching realized by Zacharie Noterman in the 1860s  Titled in the lower Image Size: 32x23 Very good impression. Realized for the "Société des A...

Uses and Customs - Asian is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government...

Ink and watercolor drawing realized by Eugène Lacoste in 1869. Hand signed and dated lower left. Very good condition.

Figure of the Bread which they use in the Eucharist is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: ...

Uses and Customs - the Carnival of Venice is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History ...

Les Vendagnes is an artwork realized by Charles François Daubigny in the 1870s. Etching. Image size:20x33 Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on ...

Adoration de la Croix le Vendredi Saint en Italie is a black and White etching realized by Henri Guérard in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 32x24. Very good impressio...

Philippe BENOIST Paris : Les Invalides Under the Snow - 1861 Original two tones stone lithographs Printed name of the artist bottom right On vellum 33.5...

Philippe BENOIST Paris : Stock Market Place - 1861 Original two tones stone lithographs Printed name of the artist bottom right On vellum 33.5 x 49 cm (c...

Etang de Fayelles is a black and White etching realized by Tancrède Abraham in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower Image Size: 21x32 Very good impression. Realized for the "Société d...

Castelbarco in Tyrol on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of th...

Exterior of the Parthenon is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the governmen...

L'Affut is a black and White etching realized by A. de Balleroy in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 27 x 22. Very good impression with wide margins and a very fresh in...

Uses and Customs - Objects of Funerals is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: "History of t...

Nouvelle Conciergerie is a black and white etching realized by Pierre-Lucien Faure-Dujarric in 1863. Titled in the lower. Image size: 17.5cmx12.5cm. Good condition. Signed and da...

Customs - Persian Deities is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. Titled on the lower. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " Hi...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". Plate size: 5 5/8 ...

Path by the sea. 1869. Oil on Canvas, 31x53 cm

Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentine singer, 1865. Light brown patinated bronze with cast round plinth mounted on a square marble base (3.5 cm high). Total height 53 cm. Bronze dimensions: 49.5 cm (height) x 20 cm (length) x 10 cm (width), weight 5.6 kg. Inscribed on the plinth "P.[aul] DUBOIS", dated "1865", with the foundry's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" and the signet "REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS". - Patina very occasionally darkened, lute with loss of one tuning peg, otherwise in excellent condition. - The renaissance of the Renaissance - The bronze is a precisely executed and masterfully cast contemporary reduction of Paul Dubois 155 cm tall masterpiece "Florentine Singer", which is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay and for which the artist was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Paris Salon in 1865. The work acted as a beacon, and was followed by a plethora of depictions of juveniles. Inspired by Donatello and Luca della Robbia, but also by painters such as Piero della Francesca, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Pinturicchio, the "Florentine Singer" is not an epigonal work that pays homage to a vanished era, but a successful attempt to draw vitality from the art of the past and thus give it new life. The effect of vitality is the core of Italian Renaissance art theory. In order to fulfill itself as art, art had to appear like nature. This naturalism also characterizes the "Florentine Singer". The young man appears to have been taken from life, which is reinforced by the momentary nature of his action. He has just struck a now fading chord. In addition, the natural appearance is enhanced by the detailed shaping of the figurative details, such as the laces with the slightly curved leather of the shoes, the belt buckle, or the ornamentation on the body of the lute. Even the fingernails are clearly defined. Unlike the Renaissance, however, the effect of liveliness here is not based on the "discovery" of nature and the human body, but primarily on the rediscovery of the art of the Quattrocento. The liveliness of the artwork is therefore at the same time a revitalization of this art, so that we can speak of a Renaissance of the Renaissance, just as the Pre-Raphaelites in England at the same time transferred the Quattrocento to contemporary art. Dubois takes on the most difficult of all subjects, the depiction of singing through silent sculpture. He was preceded in this by Luca della Robbia and Donatello with their pulpits of singers created in the 1430s in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. Compared to these works, the physiognomy of Dubois singer is far less animated, yet he also depicts singing in a convincing manner. He uses the whole body. He takes the ancient contrapposto, which was essential to Renaissance sculpture, and transforms the standing leg-playing posture into a late medieval S-swing, giving the body an elegant beauty and at the same time setting it in melodic motion. In the equally elegant finger position, the music is expressed in a much more literal way with the beating of the lute. Finally, the musicality of the sculpture culminates in the face with the mouth open to sing. Through the act of singing, which is a great challenge to the artistic will to depict perfect beauty, the gracefulness of the classical face is not diminished, but enhanced. Starting from the face with the singing mouth and the gaze absorbed by the sounds, the inner vitality spreads, giving the bronze sculpture an intense aura, enhanced by the music. Dubois transfers the beauty of the Renaissance to the musical, sublimating the visible sculpture to the invisible of music. He took up the challenge of transcending the Renaissance with the Renaissance, thus responding to the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, which arose at the end of the 17th century around the French Academy and remained virulent into the 19th century, in which antiquity was regarded either as an unattainable ideal or as a standard to be surpassed. With his work, Dubois proved that the Renaissance, which had championed the art of the ancients, could lead to a new renaissance of art. About the artist Paul Dubois' great-uncle was the famous French Baroque sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, in whose footsteps the talented great-nephew followed. When he debuted at the Paris Salon in 1858, he signed his work "Dubois-Pigalle". At his father's request, however, he first studied law before devoting himself to sculpture under the tutelage of François Christophe Armand Toussaint in 1856 and entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1858. From 1859 to 1863, he lived in Rome and traveled to Naples and Florence. Inspired by Florentine art of the quattrocento, Dubois initiated a school-forming neo-Florentine style that combined the elegantly simple forms of youthful grace with a precise wealth of detail.Two purchases by the French state (“envois de Rome”) were made during his stay in Rome, which brought him recognition in Paris. After his return there, he quickly became an internationally sought-after artist. Dubois was also active as a creator of monuments. His most famous work is the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (1896) on the forecourt of Reims Cathedral. He was also a sought-after portraitist who produced around 50 busts and - Dubois was also a passionate painter - around 100 portraits in oil. From 1873 to 1878 he was curator of the Museum du Luxembourg, in 1876 he became a member of the Institut de France and from 1878 to 1905 he was director of the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1865, Dubois was awarded the Paris Salon Medal of Honor for his “Florentine Singer”. In 1867 he became Chevalier, in 1874 Officier, in 1886 Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, which awarded Dubois the Grande Croix in 1896. Selected Bibliography Stole, Elmar: Paul Dubois. In: Saur. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 30, Munich - Leipzig 2001, pp. 677-678. GERMAN VERSION Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentinischer Sänger, 1865. Hellbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener runder Plinthe auf quadratischem Marmorsockel montiert (3,5 cm Höhe). Gesamthöhe 53 cm. Maße der Bronze: 49,5 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Länge) x 10 cm (Breite), Gewicht 5,6 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „P.[aul] DUBOIS“ bezeichnet, auf „1865“ datiert, mit dem Gießereistempel „F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR“ und dem Signet „REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS“ versehen. - Patina sehr vereinzelt nachgedunkelt, Laute mit Verlust eines Stimmwirbels, ansonsten ausgezeichnet erhalten. - Die Renaissance...

Drawing of Fontainebleau Forest Barbizon, France Pierre Auguste Brunet Houard (1829 - 1922) 19th century Pencil, colored pencil, gouache, paper 8 x 4 1/2 (16 3/8 x 12 1/4 frame) inc...

Signed on plate. Plate: 267 Image Dimensions : 24 x 34 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an arti...

Le Paradis is an amusing original color lithograph on paper, realized by the French artist Edmond Lavrate (Orleans, 1829 - Paris 1888). Original Title: Le Paradis séjour du bonheur simpiternel Signed vertically on plate on lower right margin in the cloud. A really amusing satiric and anti-clerical print representing a modern allegory of the Paradise: to each character corresponds an identification number with a detailed capture. We could understand who are the characters in the Modern sky of Paradise. In excellent conditions except for some signs of the time, the original sheet is glued on Canson cardboard sheet. Gaspard Edmond Lavrate (Orleans, 1829 - Paris 1888) French lithographer, anticlerical draftsman, inventor of the "affiche" advertisements. With the advent of the Republic, the draftsman attacks the figure of Napoleon III. One of his legendary watercolors, with the caption "Badinguet going to war, Rolled Sedan", is seized in 1872 at Leloup, print dealer, (rue de la Lune in Paris). This merchant is then described by a police report as "known for his political exaltation," that is, advanced Republican. Émile Bayard...

Uses and Customs -  Duomo of Siena is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the ...