| Title: |
Une Source (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River) |
| Artist: |
Nanteuil, Celestin-Francois (Rome, 1813 - Bourron-Marlotte, 1873) |
| Date: |
1842 |
| Medium: |
Original Lithograph |
| Publisher: |
Challamel, 4. Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris |
| Printer: |
Bertauts, Paris |
| Source: |
Album du Salon de 1842 |
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Celestin-Francois Nanteuil (Celestin Nanteuil): Born to French parents in a Bonaparte occupied Rome, Celestin-Francois Nanteuil first studied art in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1827. He was initially a student there of Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois but within a year he had entered the studio of Dominique Ingres. Nanteuil first met Victor Hugo (1802-1885) in 1830. The novelist and artist soon became close friends and Hugo selected Nanteuil to illustrate many of his works throughout the following years. |
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Celestin Nanteuil first exhibited his art at the Paris Salon of 1833 and continued to annually show his art there until his death in 1873. Nanteuil also received medals for his fine art at national expositions in 1837, 1848, 1861 and 1867. During the latter year he was appointed Director of the Academie des Beaux-Arts and would later serve as curator of the Musee de Dijon. Celestin Nanteuil was awarded the Legion d'honneur in 1868. |
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As mentioned earlier, Nanteuil was very active as an illustrator. In this vein he is credited with inventing 'le style cathedrale', a nineteenth century method of illustrating novels and poems by laying vignettes of important scenes atop each other in an almost architectural framework. In total Nanteuil illustrated upwards of fifty fine books during his career. |
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Une Source (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River): An original lithograph by Celestin-Francois Nanteuil, "Une Source" (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River) was printed and published in Paris for the "Album du Salon de 1842". During this period Nanteuil's art stood at the centre of French Romanticism. A painter, printmaker and illustrator Nanteuil was a friend to such great novelists and writers as Alfred de Musset, Theophile Gauthier, Roger de Beauvoir and (most particularly) Victor Hugo, and illustrated many of their works with his fine etchings and lithographs. "Une Source" was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1842. This superb, original lithograph is a fine, original example of the lithographic art created by the French artist Celestin Nanteuil. The Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris, includes an impression of Une Source in its permanent collection, reference number, art:/12148. |
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In "Un Source", Nanteuil depicts a lush forest scene with a clearing draped in sunlight. Here, the artists reveals a scantily clad young woman standing in a stream letting the cool spring water flowing down the rocks shower her body. It was commissioned for the "Album du Salon de 1842" and bears the text, "Salon de 1842" and the artist's name, "Celestin Nanteuil" in the upper margin. It also bears the artist's name, "Celestin Nanteuil, del", the printer's details, "Imp. Bertauts a Paris", and the publisher's address, "Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abaye. (S.' Gn.'), Paris" along the lower margin as published for the "Album du Salon de 1842", Collection des principaux ouvrages exposes au Louvre, Reproduits, Par Les Peintres Eux-Memes, Ou sous Leur Direction, Par MM, Alophe, Arnout, Ales, Baron, Bour, Dauzats, Fichot, Francais, Csell, Jacot, B. Leroux, Marvy, Mouilleron, Leon Noel, Text Par Wilhelm Tenint, Publie par Challamel, Paris, Chez L'Editeur, 4, Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, 1842. The 1842 volume contained 58 plates. Nanteuil contributed only one lithograph for this issue which is listed in the index page 60, under Classification des Dessins de L' Album du Salon de 1842, #21 entitled, "Une source" both designed and created by Celestin-Francois Nanteuil. Page 22 of this volume also contains text with a full description of this original lithograph. |
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Note: Celestin Nanteuil's lithograph, "Un Source" was also published by "L'Artiste" in 1848, however, unlike the "Album du Salon" impression, it bears the publisher’s name, "L’Artiste", in the Upper Margin and it also bears the title, "Un Source", the artist's name, "Celestin Nanteuil, del" & the printer's details "Imp. Bertauts" along the lower margin as published by "L’Artiste", Revue de Paris, IV Serie Tome XI, Redacteur en Chef: Arsene Housaye, Paris Ferdinand Sartorius, Editeur, Aquai Malaquais, 17, M. DCCCXLVIII. It is listed in the 1848 "L’Artiste" index, 'Gravures, Douzieme Livraison', "La Source", dessin de M. Celestin Nanteuil. The Gallica, Biblioteca Nationale de France includes an 1848 impression published by "L'Artiste" in its permanent collection, number 1848 (SER4, T11). |
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Album du Salon de (1839-1844): Edited by Augustin Challamel (Jules Robert), "Album du Salon" was an illustrated journal of literature, the sciences and the arts. The first issue, with a slightly different title, "Le Salon de 1839" contained twenty plates, with text by Laurent-Jan. It was followed by, "Album du Salon de 1840", which contained forty one plates, with text by Jules Robert (Augustin Challamel); preface by le baron Taylor. The third publication was "Album du Salon de 1841", which contained sixty three plates, and text by Wilhelm Tenint. This was followed by "Album du Salon de 1842", fifty eight plates, text by Whilhelm Tenint, and "Album du Salon de 1843", sixty plates, text by Wilhelm Tenint, and the lastly "Album du Salon de 1844", which contained fifty nine plates, with text, edited by Challamel, in all, six albums containing three hundred and one prints were produced. This original Celestin-Francois Nanteuil lithograph entitled,"Une source" hails from the 1842 issue. |
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Album du Salon... contained reproductive, but most importantly, original prints by fine 19th century painters and printmakers who exhibited their works of art at the Louvre during that period. Each album also included a review of the principal paintings, sculptures, architecture, watercolors, engravings and lithographs exhibited at the Louvre. The "Album du Salon" prints were created by or under the supervision of such fine artists as Alexandre Decamps, Amaury-Duval, C. Corot, Andre Giroux, Eugene Isabey, Eugene Delacroix, Henri Delaborde, Paul Flandrin, Robert Fleury, Adolphe Leleux, Ch. Lefebre and others. Contributing printmakers for the series of this publication included such fine artists as Alophe-M., Beyot, Henri Charles Antoine Baron, Bayor, C. Bour, Eugene Ciceri, Francois-Louis Francais, Jorel, Aug. Lemoine, Loire, Marvy, Adolphe Mouilleron, Tony Johannot, Emile Lassale, Victor Petit, Sabatier, Victor Petit, Mademoiselle Anais Colin, Th. Frere, Achille Giroux, W. Hyld, Celestin Nanteuil, Leon Noel, Henriquel-Dupont, Challamel, Eugene Leroux "Eugene Le Roux', Adrien Dauzats and others. Additional prints (proof impressions and early impressions), after the Salon paintings were also offered for sale at the address of the publisher / editor (Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain). Celestin Nanteuil's original lithograph, "Une Source (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River)" is a striking example of the graphic works of art both designed and created by the same artist. |
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Augustin Challamel 'Jules Robert' (1818-1894): A 19th century, painter, graphic artist, historian, and publisher, Augustin Challamel, i.e., Jules Robert was a member and president of the 'Societe des Gens de Lettres' and Conservateur a la Biblioteque Sainte- Genevieve, Paris. There seems to be some confusion as to the identity of Augustin Challamel and, or Jules Robert, also listed as Jules-Robert-Pierre-Joseph Challamel. Some sources indicate they were brothers, where as others note that the pseudonym of the publisher / editor of "Album du Salon", Augustin Challamel, was Jules Robert. Information concerning Challamel's pseudonym can be found in the "Album du Salon de 1842", Ouvrages Publies par Challamel. The "Manuel de L'Amateur de Livres du XIX Siecle (1801-1893)", by Georges Vicaire, Librairie A. Rouquette, Paris 1894, page 25-26, contains further information concerning the "Album du Salon" and notes that the series was published by M. Augustin Challamel, at the address "rue de l'Abbaye, 4, Paris". It also includes the following text; "Jules Robert est le Pseudonyme de M. Augustin Challamel". This original Celestin Nanteuil lithograph entitled, "Une source" bears the address, "Challamel, Paris, Chez L'Editeur, 4, Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain", along the lower margin. A third source, "Lexicon Pseudonymorum" by Emil Weller, Regensburg, Verlag von Alfred Coppenrath, 1886, page 482, provides a listing for Jules Robert (1841-1842), confirming that name as Augustin Challamel's pseudonym. And lastly, the "Dictionnaire Universel des Contemporains", by G. Vapereau, Quatrieme Edition, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1870, page 362, lists Jean-Babtiste-Marie-Augustin (1818-1894) as the publisher of the "Album du Salon" publication. It also contains information for Jules-Robert-Pierre-Joseph Challamel (French, 1813 - c. 1848/1892 ?), who is listed, by some, as the publisher/ editor of the "Album du Salon". See: page 362 (same volume), Challamel (Pierre-Joseph) (Paris, 1813- ), French artist, editor, painter and lithographer. Augustin Challamel was responsible for numerous publications that dealt with the arts, French history, and various other subjects, volumes such as "Les Francais Sous La Revolution", par MM. Augustin Challamel et Whilhelm Tenint, Paris, Challamel, Editeur, 4, Rue de L'Abbaye (1843), "Exposition de L'industrie Francaise Annee 1844, Texte par M. Jules Burat, Publiee par M. Challamel, Editeur, 13, Rue de la Harpe, (1844). Challamel contributed text to the "Album du Salon 1840", using his pseudonym. The 1840 Album title page contains the the following text; "Texte par Jules Robert", and then signs off as Challamel. He also contributed several lithographs for various albums in the series. The "Album de Salon1840" issue contained five lithographs by him, "Caravane arretee dans les ruines de Balbeck" after Marihat, "La Saboterie" after Fortin, "Justice de Trajan" after Eugene Delacroix, "Vase funeraire" after Pradier, and "Les Forges de Fourchambault"after Bonhomme. Lithographs by Jules-Robert-PIerre-Joseph Challamel also appeared in L'Artist and L'Illustration. |
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Bertauts, Publishing & Printing Firm (c. 1830's - c. 1970's): The renowned French lithographic publisher and printer, Bertauts was considered one of the finest printers in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century. According to the Beaus-Arts – de la Lithographie et des Imprimeurs, Bertauts began printing lithographs after 1826 and established his lithographic firm in 1836. During the 1830's and into the 1870's, original lithographs printed by Bertauts appeared in such publications as, "L'Artiste, Paris" (1831-1904), "Album du Salon" (1839-1844), "Les Beaux-Arts" (1843-1844), "Les Artistes Contemporains", (1845 - 1853), "Les Artistes Anciens et Modernes, Paris" (1850 - 1862), "Animaux et Paysages d'Apres Nature" (1858), the "Gazette des beaux arts" (1859-1939), "Souvenirs d' Artistes" (1860-1876), and other major 19th century art journals of the time. Une Source (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River) was printed by Bertauts for the Album du Salon de 1842 published by Challamel, 4. Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris. |
| Raisonne: |
Aristide Marie, "Un Imagier Romantique: Celestin Nanteuil, Peintre, Aquafortiste et Lithographe", Paris, Librarie Conquet, 1910.
First and only state as published in Paris in 1842. "Une Source" is illustrated on p. 72 and listed on p. 118. |
| Reference: |
"Album du Salon de 1842", Publie par M. Challamel, Collection des principaux ouvrages exposes au Louvre, Reproduits par les Artistes Eux-memes, ou sous leur direction, Texte Par Wilhelm Tenint, Publie Par Challamel, Paris Chez L’editeur, 4 Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, 1842, page 60 Classification, des dessins de L’Album du Salon de 1842, "Une source", Celestin Nanteuil - Celestin's Nanteuil - #22. |
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"Dictionnaire Universel des Contemporains", G. Vapereau, Quatrieme Edition, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1870, page 362. |
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"Lexicon Pseudonymorum", Emil Weller, Regensburg, Verlag von Alfred Coppenrath, 1886, page 482. |
| Size: |
12 5/8 X 9 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Framed & Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $495.00 US |
| Condition: |
Printed upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published in Paris by Challamel in 1842. Bearing the full publisher's address and title along the lower margin. Containing overall toning and staining (most noticeable in the margins) as a result of an earlier, acidic matting, else in fair condition throughout. "Une Source" represents a prime, original example of the important French Romantic art of Celestin Nanteuil. |
| Subject: |
Celestin-Francois Nanteuil , Celestin Nanteuil, "Une Source", (A Source, Particularly of a Stream or River), original lithograph, French Romanticism, Alfred de Musset, Theophile Gauthier, Roger de Beauvoir , Victor Hugo, studio of Dominique Ingres, 'le style cathedrale', "Album du Salon de 1842", Bertauts, Augustin Challamel. |
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