Francois-Xavier Lalanne , Sheeps

Rhinocéros Screenprint Rhinocéros Screenprint made in very few copies from an original drawing by François-Xavier Lalanne in 1976 for the interior design project of Hotel San Franc...

Etching by V Franz Xaver Lorenz Rektorzik-Brunn 1793-1851 Etching 7 x 10.

This is a mid 19th century etching entitled "Rade de Bordeaux, Janvier" (Port Of Bordeaux In Winter), Maxime Lalanne in London in 1868. The etching depicts many boats in the busy harbor of Bordeaux, including small sailboats, as well as tall ships. Another harbor is seen in the distance across the river on the left. Snow covered buildings are on the left and extending long distances in the distant background. Many people occupy the road and ground centrally and on the left along with some horses or mules attached to carts. The sky is a wintery gray. It is signed in the plate in the lower left, the title and date are in the center and Bordeaux and the year are included in script along the top of a wall in the lower left of the engraving. This etching is held by many museums and institutions, including The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. François Antoine Maxime Lalanne (1827-1886) was a leading French etcher and painter of landscapes and urban views, who was at the forefront of the French revival of etching during the 1860's. He grew up in Bordeaux, but he refined his artistic skills and worked in Paris. His art was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1852 and he continued to regularly show both etchings and paintings there until the mid 1880's. He was also the author of several important books on the subjects of etching and other graphic arts. He was a founding member of the Societe des Aquafortistes, along with Auguste Delatre, Cadart, Ribot and Bracquemond. Lalanne created over one hundred and fifty fine etchings. Lalanne's unique style of art influenced many French and English artists in the twentieth century. Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834-1894) was a British artist, art critic and author. He was particularly focussed on contemporary graphic art and printmaking techniques. He frequently wrote about the theory of the English Etching Revival, contributing to the establishment of etching as an original and major art medium. He was the editor of The Portfolio (1870-1893), a major arts publication dealing extensively with the art of etching. His most influential book was "Etching and Etchers", which detailed the creative and technical aspects of etching and engraving. The first edition was published in 1868 and included original etchings by Jongkind, Haden and Palmer, as well later states of 17th century Dutch masters. He published a second edition in 1876 without any original etchings. A third edition was published in 1880 in a large paper edition, limited to one thousand copies, which included twenty original etchings from contemporary artists Whistler, Haden, Palmer, Israels, Jacque, Jacquemart, Lalanne, Appian, Legros, Herkomer. including this original Lalanne etching...

Antique print titled 'Das breitschwänzige Schaf - Das spanische Schaf (.)'. Original antique print of broad-tailed sheep and Spanish sheep. This print originates from 'Naturhistorisc...

François Morellet 40,000 Carres, Screenprint in two colors. Signed and numbered to lower edges ‘282/300 Morellet’. This work is number 282 from the edition of 300 published by Éditio...

Saint Anthony's Gate in Amsterdam, 1882 heliogravure by Maxime Lalanne This original 1882 heliogravure, based on a charcoal drawing (fusain) by renowned French artist Maxime Lalann...

This antique print, titled *La Kermesse à Middelbourg*, depicts a bustling fairground in Middelburg, the Netherlands. It was created in 1882 as part of the publication *La Hollande à...

Original antique print of a sheep. Source unknown, to be determined. Published by or after Geissler, circa 1820.

Francois Nicholas Martinet bird engraving, circa 1770. The framed Francois Martinet engraving is from Buffon's Historie Naturelle des Oiseaux displa...

Lithograph depicting a colorful and energetic gathering of people in Montmartre. Measures: 19" x 13" unframed.