1922
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.
20th century etching figurative urban scene sketch black and white signed
By Auguste Brouet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Matelassiers (The Mattress Makers)" is an original etching by Auguste Brouet. It depicts people creating a mattress outside. The artist signed the...
Etching
20th century engraving figurative print interior dramatic black and white signed
By Auguste Brouet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Emigrants" is an original roller engraving by Auguste Brouet. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (30/50) lower left. This engraving depicts a f...
Engraving
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape cityscape buildings
By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Figures Outside the Monastery" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts people on the path to a church. 7" x 10 1/4" art 19 1/4" x 22 5/8" frame Jan Frans van Bloemen (baptized 12 May 1662 - buried 13 June 1749) was a Flemish landscape painter mainly active in Rome. Here he was able to establish himself as the leading painter of views (vedute) of the Roman countryside depicted in the aesthetic of the classical landscape tradition. Van Bloemen predominantly painted classical landscapes, taking his inspiration from the Roman Campagna. His landscapes, with their recession through a series of planes, soft, warm lightning and classical and religious subject matter, drew on the examples of artists such as Claude Lorrain and Gaspard Dughet. His paintings are exquisitely imbued with that "difficult-to-define pastoral ambience" which helped to make him such a great painter in the eyes of his contemporaries. The technique and subjects of the work of Jan Frans van Bloemen are also related to painters such as Jan Asselijn, Thomas Wyck...
Etching
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape trees buildings
By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Conversation Outside Castle" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts a number of figures just outside the majestic walls of a castle. These groups of figures are engaged in their own conversations. 9" x 6 3/4" art 21 5/8" x 19 3/8" frame Jan Frans van Bloemen (baptized 12 May 1662 - buried 13 June 1749) was a Flemish landscape painter mainly active in Rome. Here he was able to establish himself as the leading painter of views (vedute) of the Roman countryside depicted in the aesthetic of the classical landscape tradition. Van Bloemen predominantly painted classical landscapes, taking his inspiration from the Roman Campagna. His landscapes, with their recession through a series of planes, soft, warm lightning and classical and religious subject matter, drew on the examples of artists such as Claude Lorrain and Gaspard Dughet. His paintings are exquisitely imbued with that "difficult-to-define pastoral ambience" which helped to make him such a great painter in the eyes of his contemporaries. The technique and subjects of the work of Jan Frans van Bloemen are also related to painters such as Jan Asselijn...
Etching
17th century engraving black and white landscape ancient building scene
By Israel Silvestre
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tempio Della Pace" is an original engraving by Israel Silvestre. The title is printed below the miniature image. It shows a frontal view of the remains of the Temple of Peace in Rom...
Paper, Ink, Engraving
17th century etching black and white figures scene
By Cornelis Bega
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Singer" is an original etching by Cornelis-Pietersz Bega. It depicts a performer and onlookers. Publisher: Pearce #50. 4" x 3" art 16 1/2" x 13 1/2" frame Cornelis Pietersz Be...
Etching
City Landscape - Original Etching by C. Meryon - 1866
By Charles Meryon
Located in Roma, IT
City Landscape is an Original Etching realized by Charles Meryon in 1866. The artwork is in good condition included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (35.5x46 cm). No signature...
Etching
The Street - Etching by Maxime Juan - Early 20th century
By Maxime Juan
Located in Roma, IT
The Street is a print realized by Maxime Juan in the early 20th century. Signed on the plate Etching on paper Good condition with slight foxing.
Etching
Une Rue à Beyrouth - Etching by Charles Longueville - 1870s
By Charles Longueville
Located in Roma, IT
Une Rue à Beyrouth is a black and white etching realized by Charles Longueville in 1870s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 29cmx21.5cm. Very Good condition. Realized by Cadart fo...
Etching
The Village - Original Etching on Paper by J. Beltrand - Early 20th Century
By Jacques Beltrand
Located in Roma, IT
The Small Village is an original artwork realized by Jacques Beltrand in the first decades of the XX Century. Image dimensions: 17x20.5 cm. Original etching on paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower left corner. Signed on plate on the lower right corner. Numbered in pencil on the lower right corner. First edition of 30 prints...
Etching
Rue Eginhard, Signed Impressionist Etching by Lester George Hornby
By Lester George Hornby
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rue Eginhard Lester George Hornby, American (1882–1956) Date: 1908 Etching on laid paper, signed in pencil Image Size: 7.25 x 5.5 inches Size: 8.75 x 6.5 in. (22.23 x 16.51 cm)
Etching
Landscape - Etching by Friedi Gold Boille - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape "Rue de Saorge" is an etching on paper realized by Friedi Gold Boille in 1935. Hand-signed on the lower right. numbered on the lower left, edition of 1/20 prints, titled o...
Etching
