Marchal, Fair of the Servants at Bouxwiller, Alsace
"The Fair of the Servants at Bouxwiller (Alsace)" from the original painting by Charles Francois Marchal in the Gallery of the Luxembourg, engraved by Goupil, original photogravure plate issued in 1882; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "C. F. Marchal, Pinx." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie."Goupil's original description sheet for this engraving is present.
Charles Francois Marchal (1825 - 1877) a French painter, student of Drolling and Dubois at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts Paris (1843), member of the Alsatian School, he moved to Bouxwiller and exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1852 to 1876. He obtained various medals there in 1864 and 1866.
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 contrary to steel engravings, photogravures were engraved on copper plates and leave a plate impression in the paper. Due to 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) -------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) -- $38.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $54.50
Condition Report: Design 9.3/4" x 6" [25cm x 15cm], the entire plate is 15" x 11.1/2" [38cm x 29cm]; some foxing (a few stains), very good condition [see photos]
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"The Fair of the Servants at Bouxwiller (Alsace)" from the original painting by Charles Francois Marchal in the Gallery of the Luxembourg, engraved by Goupil, original photogravure plate issued in 1882; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "C. F. Marchal, Pinx." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie."Goupil's original description sheet for this engraving is present.
Charles Francois Marchal (1825 - 1877) a French painter, student of Drolling and Dubois at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts Paris (1843), member of the Alsatian School, he moved to Bouxwiller and exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1852 to 1876. He obtained various medals there in 1864 and 1866.
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 contrary to steel engravings, photogravures were engraved on copper plates and leave a plate impression in the paper. Due to 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) -------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) -- $38.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $54.50
Condition Report: Design 9.3/4" x 6" [25cm x 15cm], the entire plate is 15" x 11.1/2" [38cm x 29cm]; some foxing (a few stains), very good condition [see photos]
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