Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde 'Leon Laborde'

Night Owl in Flight

Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde's "Night Owl in Flight" is a powerful work of art created by the early nineteenth century French artist, also known as Leon Laborde and Leon de Laborde. This original wood engraving is printed on thin, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in Paris between 1830 and 1835. It is signed with the artist's stylized 'LL' monogramme within the block to the lower left. "Night Owl in Flight" is a superb, original example of the art of Leon Laborde and of early 19th century wood engraving.

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Original Wood Engraving by the French artist, Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde 'Leon Laborde'.

Night Owl in Flight

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Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde 'Leon Laborde' (Paris, 1807 - Chateau de Beauregard, Eure, France, 1869)
#	Title & Engraver	Medium	Date	-
01-	A Moment’s Rest by Leon Laborde	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1830 - 1835
02.-	Night Owl in Flight by Leon Laborde	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1830 - 1840	Sold

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Title:	Night Owl in Flight
Artist:	De Laborde, Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon 'Leon Laborde' (Paris, 1807 - Chateau de Beauregard, Eure, France, 1869)
Date:	c. 1830 - 1835
Medium:	Original Wood Engraving
Note:	Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde 'Leon Laborde': An important early nineteenth century French artist, art scholar and archaeologist, Leon Laborde (Marquis) is known through both his writings and his art. In the early 1830's he travelled in the Orient and wrote several books on this subject, particularly on Petra and its ruins. In 1833, Leon de Laborde published his Essais de gravures pour servir a une histoire de la gravure en bois. This was the first French examination of contemporary wood engraving methods. Leon Laborde continued to write other books on printmaking and its artists such as, Histoire de la Gravure en maniere Noire (1839). Most of his original wood engravings and lithographs date from this decade.
	On his return from his Eastern travels, Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde was appointed a secretary to the French Embassy, holding posts in London, The Hague and Cassel. He also worked in Rome, as a deputy under Chateaubriand. In 1842 Leon Laborde was elected as a member of the French Academy. He was afterwards appointed Keeper of the Sculpture at the Louvre. Finally, in 1856, Laborde gained the post of Keeper of the Archives of the Empire and Senate.
	During the early nineteenth century the art of wood engraving was virtually nonexistent in France. In England Thomas Bewick (the inventor of wood engraving) had founded a strong tradition of talented artists in this new medium. In France, however, wood engraving was first used almost exclusively as an economical means of reproducing images in books and journals. Very few French artists explored the unique capabilities of this art form until the early twentieth century.
	The wood engravings of Leon Laborde are clearly an exception. One might surmise that his early diplomatic posting in London brought him into contact with the art of Bewick and his pupils. Yet in, Night Owlin Flight , the imagery is strongly rooted in the French Romantic movement of the day, led by such masters as Delacroix and Gericault. With its strong atmospheric effects, tonal values and its powerful expressiveness it is worthy of the works of the greatest masters of twentieth century wood engraving. It is indeed a surprise to find what is clearly an early masterpiece of wood engraving in France in the 1830's.
Size:	3 3/4 X 5 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed on thin, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in Paris between 1830 and 1835. Signed with the artist's stylized 'LL' monogramme within the block to the lower left. A strong, finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Night Owl in Flight represents a superb, original example of the art of Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde 'Leon Laborde' and of early 19th century wood engraving.
Subject:	Marquis Leon Laborde, Leon de Laborde, Leon Emmanuel Joseph Simon de Laborde, Night Owl in Flight, original wood engraving, gravure en bois, early nineteenth century French artists, Chateaubriand, Thomas Bewick.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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