Chapu, Joan of Arc at Domremy, Engraving Goupil 1881
"Joan of Arc at Domremy" engraving after the sculpture by Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu, engraved by Goupil, original photogravure plate issued in 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "H.M.A. Chapu Sculpt." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie.
Joan of Arc was born and spent her childhood in the village Domremy. There, she got her call for her mission.
Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (1833-1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work. After coming in second in 1851, he won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy. His statues Mercury of 1861 and Jeanne d'Arc of 1870 (in which she was represented as a peasant girl) were his first big successes, and led to many commissions thereafter. He is also known for his medals and led the French revival in the medal as an artistic form. An Officer of the French Legion of Honor, Chapu died in Paris in 1891.
At least four full-scale reproductions of Jeanne d'Arc are on permanent display at universities in Virginia: in McConnell Library at Radford University in Radford, Virginia; beneath the rotunda in Ruffner Hall at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia; at James Madison University; and at the University of Mary Washington
In 1870s-1890s, Goupil & Cie were the leading art dealers in 19th century France, with headquarters in Paris and a network of branches in London, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as in New York and Australia. Instrumental for this expansion was the "Ateliers Photographiques", a plant north of Paris, in Asnieres, which took up its work in 1869. The photogravures created in this plant dominated the world art market of 1880s-1890s.
The creation of the photogravure plate was a complicated process requiring a work by a photographer and experienced master-engraver. First, a copper plate was coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high-quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph. It is a manual process. Therefore, the quality of the photogravure depends on the masterly execution by the engraver.
In contrast to steel engravings, photogravures were engraved on copper plates which need more pressure than steel, and therefore leave a plate impression in the paper. Due to the relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) ---- $28.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ----- $38.50
Condition Report: Design 7" x 9.1/16" [17.4cm x 23cm], the entire plate is 9" x 12." [23cm x 30.5cm]; some foxing, very good condition.
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"Joan of Arc at Domremy" engraving after the sculpture by Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu, engraved by Goupil, original photogravure plate issued in 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "H.M.A. Chapu Sculpt." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie.
Joan of Arc was born and spent her childhood in the village Domremy. There, she got her call for her mission.
Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (1833-1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work. After coming in second in 1851, he won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy. His statues Mercury of 1861 and Jeanne d'Arc of 1870 (in which she was represented as a peasant girl) were his first big successes, and led to many commissions thereafter. He is also known for his medals and led the French revival in the medal as an artistic form. An Officer of the French Legion of Honor, Chapu died in Paris in 1891.
At least four full-scale reproductions of Jeanne d'Arc are on permanent display at universities in Virginia: in McConnell Library at Radford University in Radford, Virginia; beneath the rotunda in Ruffner Hall at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia; at James Madison University; and at the University of Mary Washington
In 1870s-1890s, Goupil & Cie were the leading art dealers in 19th century France, with headquarters in Paris and a network of branches in London, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as in New York and Australia. Instrumental for this expansion was the "Ateliers Photographiques", a plant north of Paris, in Asnieres, which took up its work in 1869. The photogravures created in this plant dominated the world art market of 1880s-1890s.
The creation of the photogravure plate was a complicated process requiring a work by a photographer and experienced master-engraver. First, a copper plate was coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high-quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph. It is a manual process. Therefore, the quality of the photogravure depends on the masterly execution by the engraver.
In contrast to steel engravings, photogravures were engraved on copper plates which need more pressure than steel, and therefore leave a plate impression in the paper. Due to the relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) ---- $28.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ----- $38.50
Condition Report: Design 7" x 9.1/16" [17.4cm x 23cm], the entire plate is 9" x 12." [23cm x 30.5cm]; some foxing, very good condition.
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