Charles-Henri Lehmann, Repose, engraving Goupil 1881
"Repose" by Charles-Henri Lehmann, engraved and etched by Goupil, 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "Charles E.R.H. Lehmann, Pinx." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie."
The original painting was exhibited in the Paris Salon 1864
Karl [Charles] Rudolph Heinrich Lehmann (1814-1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.
Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann (1782-1859) and from other painters in Hamburg. In 1831, at the age of 17, he travelled to Paris to study art under Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, becoming one of his most accomplished pupils and a close associate for many years. His first exhibition was at the Salon in 1835 where he won a second-class medal. Thereafter, he exhibited regularly at the Salon, winning first-class medals in 1840, 1848 and 1855. Lehmann lived in Rome from 1838-41, where he continued his artistic education with Ingres (who was by then Director of the Academie de France there), and collaborated with him on some works - including Ingres' painting Luigi Cherubini and the Muse of Lyric Poetry. In Rome, Lehmann befriended Franz Liszt and his lover, the author Marie d'Agoult, corresponding with them for many years and painting portraits of them.
Lehmann settled permanently in Paris in 1842. He was awarded many commissions for large-scale public works, such as at the Hotel de Ville, the Church of Ste-Clothilde, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Palais de Justice, and the Chapel of the Jeunes Aveugles in the Church of Saint-Merri on Rue Saint-Martin. He went on to paint portraits of many well-known and distinguished people of the day including Charles Gounod, Victor Cousin, Liszt, Chopin, Stendhal, the Princess Christina Belgiojoso and many others. In 1846 Lehmann received the Legion d'honneur and in 1847 became a French citizen, opening his studio in that same year. In 1861, he became a teacher at the famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was appointed Professor in 1875. He founded the Lehmann Prize to recognize academic excellence in art. In 1864, he was elected a member of the Institut de France. His brother Rudolf Lehmann was also a well-known portrait artist.
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.
Due to relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $18.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) --- $29.50
Condition Report: Heavy stock paper, design 10.1/2" x 7.1/2" [267mm x 190mm], the entire plate 15" x c.11.1/2" [380mm x 290mm]; a little foxing [see photos], a small crease [c. 1/4"] at the bottom margin, good+ condition.
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"Repose" by Charles-Henri Lehmann, engraved and etched by Goupil, 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "Charles E.R.H. Lehmann, Pinx." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie."
The original painting was exhibited in the Paris Salon 1864
Karl [Charles] Rudolph Heinrich Lehmann (1814-1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.
Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann (1782-1859) and from other painters in Hamburg. In 1831, at the age of 17, he travelled to Paris to study art under Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, becoming one of his most accomplished pupils and a close associate for many years. His first exhibition was at the Salon in 1835 where he won a second-class medal. Thereafter, he exhibited regularly at the Salon, winning first-class medals in 1840, 1848 and 1855. Lehmann lived in Rome from 1838-41, where he continued his artistic education with Ingres (who was by then Director of the Academie de France there), and collaborated with him on some works - including Ingres' painting Luigi Cherubini and the Muse of Lyric Poetry. In Rome, Lehmann befriended Franz Liszt and his lover, the author Marie d'Agoult, corresponding with them for many years and painting portraits of them.
Lehmann settled permanently in Paris in 1842. He was awarded many commissions for large-scale public works, such as at the Hotel de Ville, the Church of Ste-Clothilde, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Palais de Justice, and the Chapel of the Jeunes Aveugles in the Church of Saint-Merri on Rue Saint-Martin. He went on to paint portraits of many well-known and distinguished people of the day including Charles Gounod, Victor Cousin, Liszt, Chopin, Stendhal, the Princess Christina Belgiojoso and many others. In 1846 Lehmann received the Legion d'honneur and in 1847 became a French citizen, opening his studio in that same year. In 1861, he became a teacher at the famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was appointed Professor in 1875. He founded the Lehmann Prize to recognize academic excellence in art. In 1864, he was elected a member of the Institut de France. His brother Rudolf Lehmann was also a well-known portrait artist.
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.
Due to relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $18.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) --- $29.50
Condition Report: Heavy stock paper, design 10.1/2" x 7.1/2" [267mm x 190mm], the entire plate 15" x c.11.1/2" [380mm x 290mm]; a little foxing [see photos], a small crease [c. 1/4"] at the bottom margin, good+ condition.
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