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Félix Bracquemond
La Terrasse de la Villa Brancas, Sevres (The Terrace of the Villa Brancas)

1876

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La Terrasse de la Villa Brancas, Sevres (The Terrace of the Villa Brancas) etching & drypoint, 1876 Signed in the plate bottom right corner (see photo) in plate, at lower left: xbre / 1876 [underlined] A proof of State vii/VIII, before the addition of the inscription "L'Art" in the plate lower right corner. Very rare in any of the pre publication states The etching depicts the terrasse of a villa overlooking the Seine valley, opposite the old factory and the heights of Bellevue. "Bracquemond here represents his wife Marie painting her sister outdoors on the terrace of their villa at Sevres. The print was published in the periodical L'Art in 1879, the year that both Marie and Félix exhibited with the Impressionists." Courtesy MMA Condition: Very good Some staining consistent with being a working proof impression, prior to the published state Image size: 10 1/16 x 13 15/16 inches Sheet (irregular) 11 3/16 x 15 inches Reference: Beraldi 215, between vii and viii, prior to the inscription "L'Art" in the plate IFF iii.381.377 "French engraver, painter, and decorator of ceramics. He is best known for his many etchings, both original and reproductions of famous paintings. Bracquemond was a chief founder of the influential Society of Painter-Engravers, established in France in 1889. Félix Bracquemond (1833 in Paris - 1914 in Sèvres) was a French impressionist painter and etcher. He was trained in early youth as a trade lithographer, until Guichard, a pupil of Ingres, took him to his studio. His portrait of his grandmother, painted by him at the age of nineteen, attracted Theophile Gautier's attention at the Salon. He applied himself to engraving and etching about 1853, and played a leading and brilliant part in the revival of the etcher's art in France. Altogether he produced over eight hundred plates, comprising portraits, landscapes, scenes of contemporary life, and bird-studies, besides numerous interpretations of other artist's paintings, especially those of Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, Gustave Moreau and Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. After having been attached to the Sèvres porcelain factory in 1870, he accepted a post as art manager of the Paris atelier of the firm of Haviland of Limoges. He was connected by a link of firm friendship with Édouard Manet, James McNeill Whistler, and all the other fighters in the impressionist cause, and received all the honors that await the successful artist in France, including the grade of officer of the Legion of Honor in 1889." Courtesy Barnett Gallery "In 1874, French printmaker Félix Bracquemond (1833-1914) submitted more works than any other artist to the inaugural impressionist exhibition. The work Bracquemond displayed—at his friend Edgar Degas’s invitation—included portraits of his artistic contemporaries, naturalistic landscapes, reproductive etchings of historical European paintings, and emblematic images of birds accompanied by poems (such as Margot the Critique, or The Magpie). Bracquemond and each of the more than 50 members of the impressionist cooperative possessed varied aesthetic goals, sharing only a determination toward artistic independence from the State-sponsored annual Salon. Today, however, major exhibitions tend to pigeonhole Impressionism as landscapes and informal portraiture by select artists, namely Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and/or Camille Pissarro. Whether for that reason or the fact that Bracquemond himself did not identify closely with the label “impressionist,” the artist’s work is often not considered alongside that of his impressionist contemporaries. The special exhibition Félix Bracquemond: Impressionist Innovator (on view Feb 14 –Oct 4, 2015) reintroduces this independent-minded artist through a selection of more than eighty works on paper and tableware objects, including his most imaginative and groundbreaking reinterpretations of French art and decorative arts traditions. Plate (Rooster, Frog, and Flower) from the Service Rousseau, 1866-76, Félix Bracquemond, glazed earthenware, Gift of Frank Raysor, 2013.506 “Plate (Rooster, Frog, and Flower)” from the Service Rousseau, 1866-76, Félix Bracquemond, glazed earthenware, Gift of Frank Raysor, 2013.506 After learning etching through self-directed study, Bracquemond emerged as a leader of the Etching Revival in France. In 1863, he co-founded the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers) with enterprising publisher Alfred Cadart and fellow printmakers, whose goal was to rekindle interest in original etchings among artists and the public alike. VMFA’s exhibition includes a frontispiece that Bracquemond produced for one of the group’s albums—portfolios made available by subscription—as well as original compositions published by arts journal that promoted these experimental “painter-printmakers.” Bracquemond’s distinctive bird imagery—well-represented in the exhibition—often reflects his taste for Japanese art. A pioneer of Japanese-inspired compositions who had procured a volume of Hokusai’s Manga (translated as “Random Sketches”) as early as 1856, Bracquemond next built his reputation as a decorative arts innovator by infusing ceramic designs with motifs adapted from Japanese print sources. The Service Rousseau, which features birds, fish, insects, and flowers that he borrowed from Manga, helped propel the popularity of Japonisme throughout France. Bracquemond briefly served as artistic director at Sèvres porcelain factory before assuming that role for Haviland Limoges porcelain manufactory until 1881. Despite these successful forays into ceramics, Bracquemond remained dedicated to exploring the vast aesthetic possibilities of the print making process into the early 20th century." Courtesy VMFA
  • Creator:
    Félix Bracquemond (1883 - 1914, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1876
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.07 in (25.58 cm)Width: 13.94 in (35.41 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA109541stDibs: LU14014663622

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