Caption

Eaux Fortes Nouvelles, Title print with allegory on printmaking, French etchings from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, title print, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: François Nicolas Chifflart, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 298 mm x width 214 mm, production of printed matter, book-production, A sepia-toned etching shows a seated nude male figure leaning forward with his head resting on one hand and his elbow on his knee, his body rendered with dense crosshatching; behind him an ethereal robed female figure stands close, one arm raised and the other draped around his shoulders, her hair tied with flowing ribbons and a long staff held above her head; to the left a tall statue-like figure on a pedestal raises an arm, and in the lower left a decorative angled panel with ornate embellishments occupies the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_196

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52.0Mb (6.2Mb) / 11.5in x 17.6in / 3448 x 5269 (300dpi)

Keywords

Eaux Fortes Nouvelles Title print allegory printmaking French etchings 1878 L'eau-forte en 1878 print title print watermark collector's mark AFE v S printmaker François Nicolas Chifflart publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio technique height 298 mm x width 214 mm production printed matter book-production sepia-toned etching seated nude male figure leaning forward head resting hand elbow knee body rendered dense crosshatching ethereal robed female figure stands close arm raised draped shoulders hair tied flowing ribbons long staff held head left tall statue- figure pedestal raises arm lower left decorative angled panel ornate embellishments occupies foreground