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Edgar Chahine Art

French, 1874-1947

Edgar Chahine was born in Vienna, Austria to Armenian parents. At age 21, he decided to travel to Paris and pursue a career in fine arts. He studied painting under formal instruction at the Académie Julian, but his natural ability and his determination to express himself as an artist led him to a personal style based more on the reality of the streets of Paris than the confines of the classroom. Chahine began to experiment with the possibilities of printmaking at the age of 25. Although he had already achieved some success with his paintings, he became fascinated with prints and soon worked exclusively in this medium. His prints were very much in demand by collectors and the well known publisher Edmond Sagot quickly became his dealer. He won several medals and awards and received many commissions. Chahine's print œuvre is an equal representation of elegant Parisian men and women, Bourgeois society and more common scenes of country fairs and street life. His sympathetic depictions of children, beggars, circus performers and other often forgotten people were engaging and touched the emotions of the observer, while his portrayals of the more fashionable side of Paris accurately captured its "joie de vivre". The death of his fiancé plunged him into a deep depression, and he left Paris to travel through Italy. This voyage gave him the serenity and the inspiration to begin working with new enthusiasm, etching the day's drawings onto copper plates in his hotel room each night. He returned with new vigor and expanded his efforts to once again include pastels and oils in his work. This productivity was not to last, as the combination of terrible events in Armenia and Syria and the outbreak of World War I rendered Chahine unable to work. Not until his marriage in 1921 did he begin to make art again. In 1925, he became a French citizen and began a new burst of creative activity in fine prints and illustrated books. Many of Chahine's prints were lost in a fire in his atelier in 1926, and many more were destroyed in a flood in 1942.

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Artist: Edgar Chahine
Ponte dei Baratteri, Venice
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on chine collé laid down to cream wove paper, 12 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (318 x 217 mm), full margins. Signed, titled, and numbered 68/100 in pencil, lower margin. Th...
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Early 20th Century French School Edgar Chahine Art

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Young elegant woman in a hat
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Brown wooden frame with glass pane 92 x 73 x 5 cm
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Early 20th Century French School Edgar Chahine Art

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Chalk, Pastel

"Rio Ca Foscari, Venice" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Tabanelli 220. This impression on watermarked laid paper was printed in 1906 and published by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 8 5/8...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"San Gimignano Colline Poggio" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. This impression in sepia on watermarked laid paper was printed in 1907 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate s...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"Promenade" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. A rich impression in sepia on wove paper, printed in 1905 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (27...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"La Promenade" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. A rich, dark impression on laid paper, printed in 1900 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 1/2 x 8 5...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"Church Of San Ruffino, Assisi" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression in sepia on watermarked laid paper was printed in 1907 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 6 1/8 x ...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"La vallee fertile, pres Monte Oliveto Maggiore" original etching
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Tabanelli 199. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1906 and published by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 4 x 8 1/2 inches ...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"Alfred Stevens" original etching and drypoint on japon paper
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. This is an earlier-state proof before letters were added for the final published edition. Printed in 1900 for Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Plate siz...
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

Portraits of Women - Original Ink by Edgar Chahine - Early 20th Century
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Women is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Edgar Chahine (1874-1947). Good condition included a blue and cream colored cardboard passpartout (49.5x60.5 cm). Ha...
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Early 20th Century Modern Edgar Chahine Art

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Ink

La Marchande des Quatres-Saisons
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (297 x 347 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/40, lower margin. Minor mat tone and several small lo...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Edgar Chahine Art

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Handmade Paper, Rag Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Paris
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Wien, 9
The oil painting by Edgar Chahine shows an alley in Paris in a playful and romantic way. The evening atmosphere is generated by the contrast of cool and warm colours. The alley is on...
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1920s Modern Edgar Chahine Art

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Canvas, Oil

" Horse & Carriage " By Edgar Chahine
By Edgar Chahine
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century - Etching depicting a Horse & Carriage by Edgar Chahine ( Pencil Signed )
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Late 19th Century Edgar Chahine Art

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Pencil, Etching

La Promenade
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Promenade Etching, soft-ground, aquatint & drypoint, Signed in pencil lower left Published by Edmund Sagot, Paris Edition of 50 in black only, aside from the edition of 50 in co...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Edgar Chahine Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

"Venise, " Original Etching Artist Proof 3rd state signed by Edgar Chahine
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Venise" is an original etching and chine colle by Edgar Chahine. This is a rare artist's proof, the third state of the etching, and the artist signed the piece in pencil lower right...
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1920s Modern Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

"La Promanade" Black and White Print of a Women in a Carriage Edition
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white print of an upper class women in a carriage. There are other figures in the back riding in a carriage as well. Edition 17 of 58. Painting is signed by the artist and ...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Edgar Chahine Art

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Engraving

Femme au Chale - Etching by Edgar Chahine
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Roma, IT
Image Dimensions : 22 x 16 cm. Hand signed. Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Edgar Chahine was a French painter, engraver and illustrator.
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Early 1900s Edgar Chahine Art

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Etching

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