Francois Bonvin

La Tisserande (The Weaver)

Francois Bonvin was often concerned with the intimacy of interior scenes and the play of light and shade within his etchings. This is clearly seen in, La Tisserande (The Weaver), where the bright light from outside the window contrasts sharply with the humble, darkened interior and the woman at the loom. This original etching is printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins. It is signed in the plate by Francois Bonvin to the lower left. The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco includes an impression of "La Tisserande" in it permanent collection. This is a fine, original example of the etched art created by the 19th century French artist, Francois Bonvil.

La Tisserande (The Weaver)

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Francois Bonvin (Paris, 1817 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1887)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		La Tisserande (The Weaver) by Francois Bonvin	Original Etching	1861	Signed in the plate by Francois Bonvin.
02.-		La Succession Le Camus: Miseres de la Vie Domestique (The Succession of Camus: Miseries of Domestic Life) by Francois Bonvin	Original Etching	1860	Signed and dated in the plate by Francois Bonvin.
03.-		La Sortie de Cave (At the Cellar Door) by Francois Bonvin	Original Etching	1868	Signed and dated in the plate by Francois Bonvin.	Sold

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Title:	La Tisserande (The Weaver)
Artist:	Bonvin, Francois (Paris, 1817 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1887)
Date:	1861
Medium:	Original Etching
Note:	“The Realism of Bonvin's scenes document proof of his own times. In retrospect, his works are sometimes read as the forerunner to Impressionism, as he studied directly from nature by painting modern reality. It is Gabriel Weisberg who said about Francois Bonvin, 'He painted what he saw, and lived what he painted.'” *
	One of France's major artists of the nineteenth century, Francois Bonvin was forced to quit school at the age of twelve and find employment with the Paris 'Prefecture de police' due to a family loss of fortune. This however did not prevent him from following his first passion and most of his few spare hours were spent at the Louvre studying the great Dutch and Flemish master painters. Solely self-taught, Francois Bonvin exhibited his first painting in Paris in 1847.
	Francois Bonvin was among the vanguard of French painters to recognize the artistic possibilities of original etching and produced his initial work in this medium around 1858. Early in his career, Francois Bonvin's art drew upon the stylistic techniques of the Flemish and Dutch old masters, but by the time he turned to etching the artist was increasingly concerned with the intimacy of interior scenes and the play of light and shade within it. This is clearly seen in one of his finest etchings, La Tisserande (The Weaver), where the bright light from outside the window contrasts sharply with the humble, darkened interior and the woman at the loom. The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco includes an impression of "La Tisserande" in it permanent collection, Accession Number, 1963.30.31608.
	Francois Bonvin's etchings and paintings from this period gained for him the unofficial title, “le nouveau Chardin”. To be classified with the absolute master of interior scenes was indeed lofty praise and, in 1870, Bonvin was awarded the Legion d'Honneur.
	As early as 1850 Bonvin, along with Gustave Courbet, was regarded as a leading artist of the Realist group. He was one of the first and finest artists to dedicate his paintings and etchings to the lives of the working poor.
Reference:	Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du XIX Siecle, Paris, Librairie Conquet, 1886, Vol II, pages, 163-164. #3.- Premiere Suite de Dix Eaux-Fortes Par Franciois Bonvin, Peintre*. Paris et Londres, 1861 et 1871 (Chez Cadart). Couverture Gravee, #7. La Tisserande, 1861.
	* Rochelle Behrens, Francois Bonvin, http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/ashmolean/Bonvin/Bonvin_entry.html
Size:	8 1/2 X 5 3/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $365.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins. Signed in the plate by Bonvin to the lower left. A strong, finely printed impression and in good condition throughout. La Tisserande (The Weaver) represents a superb example of the famous Realist art of Francois Bonvin.
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