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View Of Rome - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century

View Of Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. A historical testimonial of the cityscape through the art of photography c...

View Of Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the early 20th Century as reprint of an image of the late 19th century. With the hand-note in pencil on the rear. Go...

Original etching and drypoint, signed in the plate and in pencil in the lower right corner; Dodgson "Etchings and drypoints by Muirhead Bone", Print Collector's Quarterly, 1922, IX, p. 173-200; Mackenzie, British Prints, p. 57; 400 x 278 mm Superb test with signs particularly rich in beards, a characteristic typical only of the first tests: the pictorial effect is very effective. Small uneven margins. In perfect state of conservation. Rich of burr drypoint, 1916, printed on cream paper. Good margins all around. In good condition. Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 - 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher and watercolorist who became known for his depiction of industrial and architectural subjects and his work as a war artist in both the First and Second World Wars. Bone was an active member of both the British War Memorials Committee in the First World War and the War Artists...

This complete set of fifty etchings, aquatints and drypoints are each hand signed by the artist "Edgar Chahine" at the lower left margins. The folio was printed by A. Routy, Paris and published by Sagot, Paris in 1906. The justification page is additionally hand signed in ink by the artist “Edgar Chahine” and the paper type is handwritten “Hollande”. The impression is numbered in ink from the edition of 75 on the justification page. Each of the 50 plates are hand numbered in pencil to reflect their sequence and refers to the titles on the justification page. Note: In 1906 the Fiancé of Chahine Mary Jacobsen died and the artist lost all love for life. His friend and publisher Sagot send him to Venice, Umbria and Toscana for distraction. Edgard Chahine returned with a sensitive group of etchings from the Italian countryside. Literature: "Edgar Chahine: Catalogue de l'Oeuvre Grave", by M.R. Tabanelli, Published by IL Mercante de Stampe editeur, Milano, 1977. Reference: Tabanelli 180-229. Condition: Very good condition. The etchings, aquatints and drypoints in very good condition and printing with burr. The support pages and justification page with foxing staining. The folio cover...