Agostino Tofanelli

Pittaco Mitileneo - Original Etching by Agostino Tofanelli - 1821

1821

Extase Poétique is an original artwork realized by the french artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911). Etching print, 1876. Hand-signed on plate, on the lower left , titled on plate. Passepartout cm 50x32. The artwork was edited by A. Cadart Paris. Good conditions except some light foxings. Alphonse Legros was born on May 8, 1837 in Dijon, France. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his works. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to an interior decorator. In 1851, Legros left for Paris, but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman muralist for painter/art restorer Jean-Baptiste Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral.In Paris, Legros studied with theater scene painter Charles-Antoine. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found made friends with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts.Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by Francois Bonvin...

Sleeping Man is an Original Etching realized by Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870). The artwork is based on Gavarni. Good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (50.5x35 cm). Signature on the lower right corner. Jules de Goncourt (17 December 1830 - 20 June 1870) was a French naturalist.

The Portrait of King Oedipus is an original etching realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1970. Numbered on the lower left. Ed. 47/125. The state of preservation is very good. Giacomo Manz...

Portrait is an Original Etching realized after Antoon Van Diyck (1599-1641). The artwork is in very good condition, included a cream colored cardboard pass...

Alex Katz uses outline drawings, called “cartoons”, as templates to transfer full size images onto the canvas prior to painting. Rendered in red chalk or charcoal on brown paper, th...

Alex Katz uses outline drawings, called “cartoons”, as templates to transfer full size images onto the canvas prior to painting. Rendered in red chalk or charcoal on brown paper, th...

Alex Katz uses outline drawings, called “cartoons”, as templates to transfer full size images onto the canvas prior to painting. Rendered in red chal...

Barbara Jackson. Alone- this is an etching / aquatint with a print run of 40 plus 10 artist proofs. Each print is individually inked and passed through the press by the artist, numb...