Abraham Bosse was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolor. He was born to Huguenot (Calvinist) parents in Tours, France, where his father had moved from Germany. His father was a tailor, and Bosse's work always depicted clothes in loving detail. He married Catherine Sarrabat at Tours in 1632. Bosse remained a Huguenot, dying before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, but was happy to illustrate religious subjects to Catholic taste. Roughly 1600 etchings are attributed to him, with subjects including daily life religion, literature, history, fashion, technology and science. Most of Bosse's output was illustrations for books, but many were also sold separately. His style grows from Dutch and Flemish art but is given a strong French flavor. Many of his images give informative detail about middle and upper-class daily life in the period, although they must be treated with care as historical evidence. Bosse's combination of very carefully depicted grand interiors with relatively trivial domestic subjects was original and highly influential on French art, and also abroad, William Hogarth's engravings are, among other things, a parody of the style. Most of his images are perhaps best regarded as illustrations rather than art. He was apprenticed in Paris about 1620 to the Antwerp-born engraver Melchior Tavernier (1564–1641), who was also an important publisher. Bosse's first etchings date to 1622 and are influenced by Jacques Bellange. Following a meeting in Paris about 1630, he became a follower of Jacques Callot, whose technical innovations in etching he popularised in a famous and much translated Manual of Etching (1645), the first to be published. Bosse took Callot's highly detailed small images to a larger size and a wider range of subject matter. Unlike Callot, his declared aim, in which he largely succeeded, was to make etchings look like engravings, to which end he sacrificed willingly the freedom of the etched line, whilst certainly exploiting to the full the speed of the technique. Like most etchers, Bosse frequently used the engraving on a plate in addition to etching but produced no pure engravings.
Group of seven (7) prints from Engravings of Plants + 1 Redouté
By Abraham Bosse
Located in Middletown, NY
Each a lithograph with hand coloring on watermarked Arches wove paper with a deckle edge. Each 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 (412 x 312 mm); sheet 26 x 19 3/4 inches (661 x 502 mm), each with full...
Watercolor, Lithograph
Portrait of an infamous thief
By Abraham Bosse
Located in Middletown, NY
A fascinating image of a well-known theif robbing a merchant of goods held atop her head. Paris: circa 1670. Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 4 15/16 inches (17...
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching
$238
H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
Homage to Jean Cocteau - Original Lithograph by Giancarlo Limoni - 1987
By Giancarlo Limoni
Located in Roma, IT
Homage to Jean Cocteau is a beautiful brown-ink lithograph on paper, realized in 1987 by the Italian artist Giancarlo Limoni. Hand-signed, dated, and titled "Omaggio a Cocteau/Limon...
Lithograph
Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)
By Frederic Menguy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs III (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is...
Lithograph
FLOWERS V
By Helen Covensky
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 250. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Al...
Paper, Lithograph
Un Vase de Fleurs II (Flowers in a Vase)
By Frederic Menguy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs II (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is ...
Lithograph
$1,650
H 15.38 in W 14.75 in
'Portrait of a Young Woman' original Hollar engraving after Hans Holbein
By Wenceslaus Hollar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this print, Wenceslaus Hollar presents a portrait of an unidentified woman, copying a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. The identity of the sitter is a mystery: formerly, the portrait was believed to be of Catherine of Aragon, and the National Portrait Gallery in London identifies her as Queen Mary I...
Engraving
$1,650
H 15.63 in W 13.88 in
'Portrait of Henrico van der Borcht, ' original W. Hollar engraving after Holbei
By Wenceslaus Hollar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this print, Wenceslaus Hollar presents a portrait of D. Henrico van der Borcht, copying a painting or drawing by Hans Holbein. Copying works of famous masters was a common task of...
Engraving
$238
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Winter Landscape - Offset and lithograph after Josip Generalic - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Landscape is an offset print on canvas realized after Josip Generalic in 1961. Signed on the plate and dated on the bottom center. Good conditions and aged. The artwork re...
Lithograph, Offset
$357
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.08 in
Fishes - Lithograph by Alcione Gubellini - 1970s
By Alcione Gubellini
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 150 pieces. Excellent condition.
Lithograph
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 10.5 in D 0.75 in
St. Simon from Les Grands Apôtres Debout Original 17th Century Etching
By Jacques Callot
Located in Soquel, CA
St. Simon from "Les Grands Apôtres Debout, Représentant Le Sauveur, La Bienheureuse Marie et Les Saints Apôtres" Original 17th Century Etching by Jacques Callot. This portrait of St. Simon depicts him standing in a street, holding a book and leaning on a saw. The saw is typical of St. Simon's depictions as he was said to have been martyred by being sawed in half. Very good impression of this print, with bold lines and high contrast. This leaflet contains the words "Callot fec." in the bottom right, shorthand for the Latin fecit, meaning Callot made this. This edition contains no publishers mark or numbering on the piece, indicating that it is from the first printing state. Jacques Callot was born in the Duchy of Lorraine around 1592 to an important family in the court. He started an apprenticeship as a goldsmith at the age of 15, but later began learning etching. He is known for his technical skill in etching and for developing the echoppe style etching needle. Callot's etchings featured religious figures as well as soldiers, common people, beggars, and court individuals. His series "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War," published while Lorraine was invaded during the Thirty Years War, later influenced Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra...
Ink, Laid Paper, Etching
$297
H 19.49 in W 13.78 in D 0.04 in
Vase of Flowers - Original Lithograph by M. Avenali - 1950
By Marcello Avenali
Located in Roma, IT
Vase of Flowers is a nice original lithograph realized by Marcello Avenali in 1950s. Hand signed in pencil on lower right margin; "P.A." (Artist Proof) on lower left margin in writi...
Lithograph
$375
H 22.25 in W 15 in D 0.01 in
Nature Morte a la Bouteille ((Still Life with Bottle)
By Georges Lambert
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Georges Lambert (French, 1919-1998) Title: Nature Morte a la Bouteille (Still Life with Bottle) Year : Circa 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered XX/C in penci...
Lithograph
Light and Two Branches
By Kaoru Mansour
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Light and Two Branches" c.2010 is an offset lithograph on paper by Japanese artist Kaoru Mansour, b.1956. It is hand signed and numbe...
Lithograph
Un homme se dirigeant a droite monte un degre
By Abraham Bosse
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original engraving and etching on laid paper by French artist Abraham Bosse (c.1602-1604-1676) titled "Un homme se dirigeant a droite monte un degre" 1629. Comes from the 1629 portfolio "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing (La Jardin de la Noblesse Françoise dans lequel ce peut ceuillir leur maniere de Vettements)", a series of 18 plates. This etching is after a painting by French artist Jean de-Saint-Igny (ca. 1595-1600). This artwork is in many permanent museum collection including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Provenance: ex-permanent collection Bass Art Museum, Miami, Florida. Framed size: 16.5" x 14.5". Image size: 5.5" x 3.5". A rich impression, in excellent condition. Rare. Abraham Bosse (c. 1602-1604 – 14 February 1676) was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolor. He was born to Huguenot (Calvinist) parents in Tours, France, where his father had moved from Germany. His father was a tailor, and Bosse's work always depicted clothes in loving detail. He married Catherine Sarrabat at Tours in 1632. He remained a Huguenot, dying before the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, but was happy to illustrate religious subjects to Catholic taste. Roughly 1600 etchings are attributed to him, with subjects including: daily life religion, literature, history fashion, technology, and science. Most of his output was illustrations for books, but many were also sold separately. His style grows from Dutch and Flemish art, but is given a strongly French flavor. Many of his images give informative detail about middle and upper-class daily life in the period, although they must be treated with care as historical evidence. His combination of very carefully depicted grand interiors with relatively trivial domestic subjects was original and highly influential on French art, and also abroad — William Hogarth...
Engraving, Etching, Intaglio