Evert van Muyden

Lion '1er Croquis Eau Forte' (First Study for the Etching)

Evert van Muyden's original graphite and pen and ink drawing, "Lion '1er Croquis Eau Forte' (First Study for the Etching)" is drawn upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins. It is signed in pencil to the lower left. Also van Muyden has dated and annotated the composition to the lower right -- “!er Croquis Eau Forte” (1st study for an Etching). This original drawing was formerly in the collection of the New York art dealer, publisher and arts patron, Frederick Keppel. "Lion" is a fine, original example of the animal art created by the Swiss / French artist, Evert van Muyden.

Original Graphite and Pen and Ink Drawing by the Swiss / French artist, Evert van Muyden.

Lion "1er Croquis Eau Forte" (First Study for the Etching)

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Title:	Lion "1er Croquis Eau Forte" (First Study for the Etching)
Artist:	Van Muyden, Evert (Albano, Laziale, 1853 - Orsay (near Paris), 1922)
Date:	1887
Medium:	Original Graphite and Pen and Ink Drawing
Note:	Evert Louis van Muyden: The son of the Swiss painter, Alfred van Muyden (1818-1898), Evert van Muyden began studies under his father. He then entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. He then completed his education in Berlin, under Karl Steffeck, and in Paris, under Gerome.
	In 1879 Evert van Muyden moved to Rome and established himself as a landscape painter. He remained there until 1885 when he made Paris his permanent home. Two years later his art received a honourable mention at the Exposition Universaile and in 1887 (the year he completed this drawing) he received the medaille de bronze. Van Muyden's art was now firmly established and during the following years he was the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the prestigious Gold Medal at the 1900 Exposition.
	Evert van Muyden's international reputation was established by his talents as both a fine etcher and illustrator. In this latter category he illustrated Alexander Dumas's, The Regent's Daughter and Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1894), Lever's, Sir Jasper Carew, His Life and Experiences (1894), Champfleury's, Contes choisis (1899), Lever's, Maurice Tiernay, the Soldier of Fortune (1901), Album Mariani (1901), Frey's Die Kriegstaten der Schweiz (1905) and co-illustrated (with Howard Pyle) Sienkiewicz's Quo Vadis (1925). In 1894 the Art Institute of Chicago held a large exhibition of van Muyden's etchings and drawings.
	From 1885 Evert van Muyden concentrated mostly upon the genre of animal studies. Many of his great animal drawings and paintings were made at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and at the Zoologischer Garten in Basle. His fluid and naturalistic use of line and form led some critics to compare his art in this field to that of the great early nineteenth century painter and printmaker, Antoine-Louis Barye. As one can see in this original drawing - a preparatory study for an etching - van Muyden captures the essence of the animal with the fewest possible lines and a true master's economy of means. Today, the Kunstmuseum in Basle, Switzerland, houses a number of Evert van Muyden's original drawings and paintings in its permanent collection.
Provenance:	Lion "1er Croquis Eau Forte" ('First Study for the Etching') was formerly in the collection of the New York art dealer, publisher and arts patron, Frederick Keppel. Keppel (1845-1912) was New York's leading art dealer and publisher at the turn of the century. Besides representing such etchers and painters as Whistler and Millet he also published a large number of books on contemporary artists. One such book was Atherton Curtis's, Catalogue of the Etched work of Evert van Muyden (1894). In all probability Keppel acquired this original van Muyden drawing while preparing for the publication of this book.
	In the 1960's this drawing and most of Keppel's collection was acquired by the Vincent Price Collection. The Vincent Price Collection was actually organized and funded by Sears Department Stores. Beginning in 1962 Price, the well-known actor and art collector, was hired to purchase fine art to be sold in their stores. This successful project continued until 1971 and sold over 50,000 pieces of original art. The original Vincent Price Collection with the provenance of Lion "1er Croquis Eau Forte" ('First Study for the Etching') is included with this drawing.
Size:	11 1/4 X 7 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Drawn upon nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins. Signed in pencil to the lower left. Also van Muyden has dated and annotated the composition to the lower right -- “!er Croquis Eau Forte” (1st study for an Etching). Containing several indecipherable words and faded numeration to the upper left, else in excellent condition throughout. Lion represents a superb, original example of the famous animal art of Evert van Muyden.
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