| Title: |
Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874 (Young Bretonne Winnowing Buckwheat at the Seaside) |
| Artist: |
Laguillermie, Frederic Auguste (Paris 1841 - 1907) |
| Date: |
1875 |
| Medium: |
Original Etching |
| Publisher: |
A. Cadart, Paris |
| Source: |
L'Eau-Forte en 1875 |
| Note: |
Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie: A nineteenth
century French painter, illustrator and etcher, Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie
studied art in Paris under Leopold Flameng and Bourguereau. He first exhibited
his art at the Paris Salon in 1863 and received many awards and honours
during the following years. In 1866, Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie was awarded the coveted
Prix de Rome, which enabled him to further his studies in Madrid, Rome
and Athens. He was appointed Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in 1882
and a full member of the French Institution several years later. |
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As an etcher, Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie was equally well known for his original designs and for his interpretive etchings after the art of Delacroix, Hebert, Gainsborough and many contemporary French painters. Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874 (Young Bretonne Winnowing Buckwheat at the Seaside) belongs to the former category as it was completely designed and etched by the artist. It clearly exhibits the fine handling of detail, movement and light and shade, which made Laguillermie's art famous. |
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Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874: This original Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie etching entitled, Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874 (Young Bretonne Winnowing Buckwheat at the Seaside) was printed and published by Alfred Cadart, France's foremost publisher of original etchings in 1875 for "Publications A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1875" - Quarante Eaux-Fortes Originales et Inedites Par Quarante des Artistes les plus Distingues - Texte par Ph. Burty, Paris, A. Cadart, Editeur-Imprimeur, 56 - Boulevard Haussmann 56, 1875 (plate # 16). Alfred Cadart's publication, "L'Eau-Forte en 1875" contained forty original etchings by distinguished French artists, such as, Maxime Lalanne, Francois Nicolas Augustin Feyen-Perrin, Theophile Narcisse Chauvel, Alphonse Legros, Giuseppe de Nittis, Adolphe Appian, Auguste Andre Lancon, Louis Monzies, A. Ballin, Felix Bracquemond, Charles Beauverie, Alberto Maso Gilli, A. P. Martial, Theodule Ribot, Alfred Brunet Debaines, Edouard Detaille, Alfred Taiee, Edmond Hedouin, Leonce Petit, Edmond Morin and others. This original etching bears the full title, "Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer (Salon de 1874)" the publisher's name and address, "Vve A. Cadart Edit. Imp. 56 Blvrd. Haussmann, Paris", the artist's name "Laguillermie, pinx. et sc" in the lower margin above the plate-mark as published for "L'Eau-Forte en 1875". |
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Alfred Cadart: In the mid nineteenth century Alfred Cadart (1828-1875), was France's foremost publisher of original etchings. He was most influential in re-establishing etching as a major artistic medium in France, England and America. In 1862, Alfred Cadart, along with Felix Chevalier founded the Societe des Aqua-Fortistes, an organization, responsible for producing some of the finest French art from this era until its demise in 1867. Many of the fine etchings published by Cadart, particularly the earlier prints, were printed by the master printer, Auguste Delatre, (Paris, 1822 - 1907). The artists who requested their services for their impressions reads like a 'who's who' of nineteenth century art. Corot, Chauvel, Brendel, Chaigneau, Constantin, Cottin, Whistler, Meryon, Haden, Jacquemart, Appian, Daubigny, Bracquemond, Rops, and other fine artists all pressed for their skills and advice. Both Cadart and Delatre were thus both responsible for creating some of the most memorable and finest etchings of the nineteenth century. Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie's original etching, "Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874" is a striking example of the etchings published by the Cadart firm during the 1870's decade. The scene depicts a young Bretonne woman winnowing buckwheat at the seaside. |
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Through the years, Alfred Cadart's firm entered into various partnerships producing changes in the name of the firm, as well as a change of address during the publication of some of his art albums. Starting around 1859, Alfred Cadart's publications bear the "Alfred Cadart, Editeur D'Estampes, 3, Rue Saint-Fiacres". In 1861, Alfred Cadart entered into partnership with Felix Chevalier, establishing their new publishing house as, 'A. Cadart & F. Chevalier", Rue Richelieu, 66, Paris'. His next partnership began around 1862 with Jules Luquet, thus creating the firm of 'A. Cadart & Luquet, Editeurs', Rue de Richelieu, 79, Paris". In 1867, Cadart formed another partnership, this time with Mr. Luce, launching la Maison de "Cadart et Luce, Editeurs-Fondateurs, 58, Rue Neuve des Mathurins, 58". Then in 1872 he began to publish under his own name, "A. Cadart, Editeur-Fondateur, 58, Rue Neuve des Mathurins, 58". In 1874, the address changed to '56, Boulevard Haussmann, 56, Paris". After Cadart's death in 1875, his widow, Celonie-Sofie Cadart continued publishing original graphic works of art under the name, "Vve A. Cadart", (Puis Veuve Cadart), at the same address "56, Boulevard Haussmann, 56, Paris, until the demise of the firm in 1882. A selection of Paris art journals that contained original etchings published by the A. Cadart firm are listed below. |
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Some of the earliest issues published by Alfred Cadart containing original etchings include, "Specimen, Paris Qui S'en Va", and "Paris Qui S'en Va Paris et Qui Vient", (1859-1860), Publication Artistique, dessinee et Gravee par Leopold Flameng, publie par Alfred Cadart, Editeur D'Estampes, 3, Rue Saint-Fiacre. Another is "Voyage en Bateau, Croquis a L'Eau Forte" par Daubigny (1862), publie par 'A. Cadart & F. Chevalier', printed by Auguste Delatre, this one contained a set of nineteen original etchings by Charles-Francois Daubigny. Cadart's 1862 portfolio, "Huit Gravures a l'eau-forte par Manet" (Eight etchings by Edouard Mane), is also of great note, and it actually contained nine original etchings (two were printed on a single sheet). |
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From (1862-1867), Alfred Cadart, along with Felix Chevalier, founded the Societe des Aqua-Fortistes (Society of Etchers), an organization, responsible for producing some of the finest French art from this era. They began the publication of their first long running series of art albums, issued from September of 1862 to August of 1867 under the title of, "Societe des Aqua-Fortistes - Eaux-Fortes Modernes". The first two issues bear the names & addresses of the firms, 'A. Cadart & F. Chevalier', and 'Cadart & Luquet'. The remaining issues (only) bear the 'Cadart & Luquet' full address. For this series, Cadart commissioned hundreds of outstanding etchings by major 19th century French and international artists. By the time of their demise in 1867, Cadart and the Societe des Aqua-Fortistes had published hundreds of original etchings for the series, 'Eaux-Fortes Modernes', three hundred etchings, sixty etchings per issue. Most were printed on single pages, however, some pages contained multiple etchings, increasing the number to over three hundred. |
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During Cadart's partnership with Jules Luquet (1863 - 1867), the publishing house of Cadart & Luquet also published individual etchings, periodicals and various art albums or series containing original graphic works of art created by an individual artist, such is the case with the series of original etchings listed as, "Scenes Culinaires" which dealt with culinary scenes in Parisian restaurants etched by the French artist, Theodule-Augustin Ribot. These include, "La Carte", "L'Aide de Cuisine", "Le Recette du Cuisinier", "Les Eplucheurs", "Le Mets Brule, Salon de 1863", "Le Dejeuner des Cuisiniers", "Le Dejeuner du chat", and others. A few examples of art albums created by an individual artist include, A. P. Martial's two albums of Parisian views with original etchings entitled, "Vieux Paris" and "Ancien Paris". Both albums contained a collection of one hundred etchings in each portfolio with views of famous homes, city views, streets scenes, and important monuments in Paris. The art publication entitled, "La Legende de Malborough" contained twenty one etchings by Amedee de Boret illustrating the Malborough's war verses. There were many additional works published in this manner by the Cadart firm, created and etched by such distinguished artists as, Maxime Lalanne, Jules Jacquemart, de Longueville, A. Gueyroy, and others. |
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In 1868, Alfred Cadart initiated the publication of another series of original etchings, entitled, "L'Illustration Nouvelle" par Une 'Societe de Peintres-Graveurs, a L'Eau-Forte' (Society of Painters - Etchers) published under the partnership of 'Cadart et Luce' from 1868 to 1871, but starting with the 1872 issue, Cadart published it under his own name, 'A. Cadart', until his death in 1875. After the death of Alfred Cadart, his widow, Celonie-Sofie Cadart continued to publish "L'Illustration Nouvelle" under the name, "Vve A. Cadart" (Puis Veuve Cadart). This continued until the last issue was published in 1881). In total, there were 584 etchings commissioned for "L'Illustration Nouvelle". Like the previous series, entitled, "Eaux-Fortes Modernes", most of the etchings were printed on single pages, however, some pages contained multiple etchings, increasing the number of the combined issues to over six hundred etchings created by master etchers of the 19th century. |
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In 1874, while "L'Illustration Nouvelle" was still in publication, Cadart began another fine series of original etchings, the first issue was entitled, "Publications A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1874" (Publications A. Cadart - Etching in 1874), published by 'A. Cadart', 58, Rue Neuve des Mathurins, 58, Paris. The second issue, L'Eau-Forte en 1875" contained a change of address (56, Boulevard Haussmann, 56, Paris). After the death of Alfred Cadart in 1875, his widow, Celonie-Sofie Cadart also continued to publish this series, but she changed the title to "Publications Vve A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1876", Vve A. Cadart, Editeur - Imprimeur (same address, but with a change of date) until the last one entitled, "Publications Vve A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1881" was published in 1881. Every issue contained thirty original etchings with the exception of the second issue which contained forty etchings, however, some pages had more than one etching printed per page, bringing the total to over two hundred and fifty etchings published in the eight issues from 1874 to 1881. "Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874" (Young Bretonne Winnowing Buckwheat at the Seaside) is the sixteenth plate from this set. It is a striking example of the etched art of Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie commissioned for "L'Eau-Forte en 1875". According to the British Museum of Art, the firm closed in 1882. It is believed that Celonie-Sofie Cadart could no longer afford the high cost of publishing and declared bankruptcy. After the closure of the Cadart publishing house, all of the inventory was auctioned off, ending an era of more than two decades of original creative printmaking, and the publishing of some of the finest etchings of the latter part of the nineteenth century by France's foremost publisher of original etchings, and one of the principal forces behind the French etching revival, Alfred Cadart. Like all of the previous series, albums, and individual etchings published by Cadart and his firms, "Eaux-Fortes Modernes" (1862-1867), "L'Illustration Nouvelle" (1868-1881), and "L'Eau-Forte en 1874 " to "L'Eau-Forte en 1881 " left behind one of the most outstanding collections of original etchings from the last half of the 19th century. |
| Reference: |
A. Cadart, Editeur-Imprimeur, Publications A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1875, 56, Boulevard Haussmann, 56, 1875 (plate # 16). |
| Size: |
6 1/2 X 5 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $245.00 US |
| Condition: |
Printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper and with wide margins and bearing the full title, "Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer (Salon de 1874)" the publisher's name and address, "Vve A. Cadart Edit. Imp. 56 Blvrd. Haussmann, Paris", the artist's name "Laguillermie, pinx. et sc" in the lower margin above the plate-mark as published in Paris in 1875 by Alfred Cadart for "Publications A. Cadart - L'Eau-Forte en 1875". A finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original etching entitled Jeune Bretonne Vannant du Ble Noir au Bord de la Mer, Salon de 1874 (Young Bretonne Winnowing Buckwheat at the Seaside) represents a prime example of the nineteenth century French art of Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie. |
| Subject: |
Frederic-Auguste Laguillermie, Winnowing Buckwheat, Young Bretonne, Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur, Paris Salon, Cadart,
L'Eau-Forte en 1875. |
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