1870s Figurative Prints

Rare and beautiful lithograph by Edouard Manet . "La Barricade " illustrates a group of soldiers executing a band of rebels on a street corner. This artwork deals with a subject in...

"Walking Lion" Antoine Louis-Barye (France, 1775-1895) Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot Circa. 1870 11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches This is "Walking Lion," along with "Walking Tiger...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...

La lealtad - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 17 from of...

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 ...

Disparate alegre - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 12 ...

La petite marine -- Souvenir de Medway. (Little Seascape, a Remembrance of the Medway). 1879. Etching, drypoint, false biting, aquatint, and stop-out. Bourcard-Goodfriend catalog 15...

Disparate claro - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 15 fr...

This is an etched rendition of a painting by Frank Dicksee. Harmony is one of the most well-known pictures by Dicksee, depicting a young man staring adoringly into the eyes of a girl...

Keying Up - The Court Jester Etching with drypoint, 1879 Signed in the plate lower left corner (see photos) Proof before engraved title and engraved names Printed on thin light golden Japanese tissue paper In the final state, with engraved titled and typeface engraved artist’s signature below the image Condition: excellent Plate size: 6-5/8 x 4-1/4" According to Pisano, this image was very popular during Chase’s life. It is based on his famous painting, Keying Up-The Court Jester, in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The painting was created in Munich during the artist’s studies there. It was exhibited in the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia where it won a Medal of Honor and helped establish the artist’s reputation as a leading American painter. Chase, always conscious of self promotion, created the etching and had numerous impressions printed. He sold them for a modest price to increase his fame. The etching was later published in Sylvester R. Koehler, American Art Review, September 1878. It was for this American Art Review printing that the engraved titled and type face signature below the image were added to the plate. This example was part of a group of impressions that came down in the Chase family via his daughter Dorothy Bremond Chase, his third daughter. They were acquired at auction in a single auction lot, housed in a paper board folder. The consignor was Associated American Artist’s as they were liquidating their stock prior to closing the gallery. Dorothy was the subject of Chase’s painting, My Little Daughter Dorothy. C. 1894, in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts as well as numerous other portraits of her. Reference: Pisano/Bake, Volume 1, Pr. 3, illustrates the rare 1st state, this being a 2nd state before any other the engraved title and Chase's name in the bottom margin which are found in the third state. Artist bio in file (Chase) In 1883 Chase was involved in the organization of an exhibition to help raise funds for a pedestal for the Statute of Liberty. The exhibition featured loans of three works by Manet and urban scenes by the Italian Impressionist Giuseppe de Nittis. Both artists influenced Chase's Impressionistic style that gave rise to a series of New York park scenes. It is also thought that he was influenced by John Singer Sargent's In the Luxembourg Gardens (1879) which was exhibited in New York at this time. Indeed, Chase had met Sargent in Europe in 1881, the two men becoming lifelong friends with Sargent painting Chase's portrait in 1902. On another European trip in 1885, Chase met James McNeill Whistler in London. While Whistler had a reputation for being difficult, the two artists got along famously and agreed to paint one another's portrait. Eventually, however, Whistler's moods began to grate with Chase who wrote home stating "I really begin to feel that I never will get away from here". For his part, Whistler criticized Chase's finished portrait and, according to Hirshler, "complained about Chase for the rest of his life". While no record exists of Whistler's portrait of Chase; Chase's portrait of Whistler remains a well-known piece in his oeuvre. In 1887 Chase married Alice Gerson, the daughter of the manager of a lithography company. Though some fifteen years his junior (Chase was 37), he had known Alice for some time through her family's devotion to the arts. The pair, who would enjoy a happy marriage with Alice in full support of her husband's career, settled initially in Brooklyn where their first child was born. The couple would parent six daughters and two sons and it was only his family that could rival his devotion to his art. Indeed, Chase often combined his two loves by painting several portraits of his wife and children in Brooklyn parks before the couple relocated to Manhattan. Later Period Between 1891 and 1902, Chase and his family spent their summers at a purpose-built home and studio in Shinnecock Hills, a close suburb of the upmarket town of Southampton on the south shore of Long Island (roughly 100 miles east of New York). Chase set up, and taught two days a week, at the nearby Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art which benefitted from the financial backing of local art collectors. It was at Shinnecock that Chase, taken in by the region's striking natural surroundings, painted several Impressionistic landscapes. As Bettis put it, "There, among the dunes, in the bright sunlight and sea air his painterly impulse was given free sway, and he produced some of his freest and loveliest work". His passion for the area was so felt he even gave his daughter Hazel the middle name of Neamaug, in honor of the rich Native American history of Shinnecock. Chase was equally focused on the students that came to the School and who he encouraged to paint in the modern plein air style favored by the French Impressionists. Although Chase was making a name for himself as an Impressionist, he never abandoned his commitment to the sombre tones and academic tropes he had learned in Munich, though these he reserved for his portraits, and for his series of striking still lifes featuring dead fish. Chase was in fact a successful society portraitist - he painted fashionable women for a fee of $2,000 - and would paint his students as "samples" which he then donated to leading art institutions (such as Lady in Black (1888) which he donated to the Metropolitan Museum in 1891). In 1896, facing financial difficulties, Chase flirted with the idea of giving up his teaching in New York and traveled with his family to Madrid where he developed a passion for bullfighting. Chase returned however to Shinnecock in June to teach his yearly summer art class, and in the fall of that year, established his own art school in Manhattan: the Chase School which was modelled on the Académie Julian in Paris. Chase lacked business savvy, however, and the Chase School lasted only two years before it was placed under new management. It continued as the New York School of Art (changed to Parsons School of Design starting 1941) with Chase as head the School for eleven more years. Chase also taught during this period at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1902, following the premature death of his friend John Twachtman, Chase was invited to join the Ten American Painters group (who included amongst its members, Frank Weston Benson, Thomas Wilmer Dewing...

Scene on the Nihonbashi Bridge is an artwork realized in 1875 by Utagawa Yoshitora. Woodcut print triptych. Signed: Mosai ga. Publisher: Sawamuraya...

Andalusian Quail is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917). Woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. Hand-colored, published by Lo...

Small Arms is an artwork realized by William Holl during the second half of 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Disparate de Carnaval - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. ...

Disparate volante - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 5 from of the second edition of ...

Disparate General- from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 9 fr...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Signed in plate lower left. Stamped title. Published by Lovera. Good condition.

Portrait of William I King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany is an artwork realized by William Holl (1807-1871). Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good cond...

Krupp's 1000-Pounder Gun is an artwork realized by an artist during the 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Ministere de la Marine is an artwork realized by Charles Meryon in the 1870s. Etching. Image size: 17x14 Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on th...

La Fête Nationale du Boulevard Clichy Etching, drypoint, and aquatint, 1878 Signed lower left in the plate (see photo) Printed chine collee, mounted on white wove paper Upper plate m...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Portrait of Marshal Bazaine is an artwork realized by William Holl (1807-1871), from a Photograph. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Prussia (after the war of 1866) is a map realized by an artist during the 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Plan of Metz and its Fortifications is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Sedan is a map realized by Robert Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Carignan is a map realized by Robert Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Gravelotte is a map realized by Robert Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Beaumont is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Vionville is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Courcelles is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Forbach is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Woerth is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Wissembourg is a map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Battle of Saarbruck is an map realized by R. Walker. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

South Germany is a map realized by an artist during the 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

France in Departments is a map realized by an artist of the 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London.

French Mitrailleuse is an artwork realized by William Holl during the second half of 19th century. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

CEZANNE, PAUL (1841 - 1906) Portrait de Guillaumin (with the hanged man) Cherpin 2, c. 1873 Etching Only State known, 1000 copies As published in Die Impressionisten, Duret...

Winslow Homer Snap The Whip, 1873 Engraving Sight: 14 1/4 x 20 in. Framed: 20 x 26 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. Inscription: in block: "Homer 1873, Lagarde Sc." printed below image: "Snap-the-Whi...

Finely detailed late 19th century chromo-lithograph portrait of a violinist street musician by John George Brown (British, 1831-1913). Many of Brown’s paintings were reproduced in lithography (Chromo-lithograpy), as is the case with the one offered here. Presented in a rustic antique Oak wood frame with giltwood fillet. Image, 15.63"H x 10.63"W. John George Brown was a British citizen and an American painter born in Durham, England. His parents apprenticed him to the career of glass worker at the age of fourteen, in an attempt to dissuade him from pursuing painting. He studied nights at the School of Design in Newcastle-on-Tyne while working as a glass cutter there between 1849 and 1852, and evenings at the Trustees Academy in Edinburgh while working at the Holyrood Glass Works between 1852 ad 1853. After moving to New York City in 1853, he studied with Thomas Seir Cummings at the National Academy of Design where he was elected a National Academician in 1861. Brown was the Academy’s vice-president from 1899 to 1904. Around 1855, he worked for the owner of the Brooklyn Glass Company, and later he married the daughter of his employer. His father-in-law encouraged his artistic abilities, supporting him financially, letting Brown pursue painting full-time. In 1866, he became one of the charter members of the Water-Color Society, of which he was president from 1887 to 1904. Brown became famous for his depictions of street urchins found of the streets of New York (bootblacks, street musicians, posy sellers, newsboys, etc.). Brown’s art is best characterized as British genre painting...

Lesser Black-Backed Gull is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) . Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & S...

Night Heron is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917). Woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. Hand-colored, published by London,...

Portrait of Earl Russell is an artwork realized by William Holl (1807-1871), from a Photograph by Mayall. Lithograph, printed in 1872 by Milliam Mackenzie, London. Good condition.

Paysage d'Italie is an artwork realized by Corot in the 1870s. Etching. Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on the initiative of the publisher Alfre...

Un Forgeron is an artwork realized by Eugène Delacroix in the 1870s. Etching. Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on the initiative of the publisher...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...

Un Coin de Cuisine is an artwork realized by Charles Meryon in the 1870s. Etching. Image size:24x31. Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on the i...

Site en Norvège is a black and white etching realized by Carolus-Duran (1837–1917) in 1870s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 28cmx17.5cm. Very Good condition. Realized by Cadart...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Lithograph. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable plants of each fami...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Paysage is an artwork realized by Léo Drouyn in the 1870s. Etching. Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on the initiative of the publisher Alfred C...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...

Lithograph. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable plants o...

Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...