Henri Boutet (1851-1919), Woman Facing Left, drypoint, c. 1895, signed in pencil lower right and inscribed 1re etat (first state). Reference: Henri Beraldi, Les Gravures du XIX Siecle, Vol. 2, p. 176. In excellent condition, printed on a wove paper with full margins, 8 1/4 x 6 1/8, the sheet 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, archival matting.
With the red Boutet stamp (Lugt Supp. 1295a).
A fine impression, with much burr from the drypoint work, and a veil of plate tone around the head of the woman.
Boutet was one of the most talented of the Belle Epoque artists. [...]
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Henri Boutet (1851-1919), [La Jeune Fille] (Young Girl), drypoint and soft ground etching, c. 1895, signed in pencil lower right and inscribed 1re etat (first state), also inscribed “etui et verni mou” [drypoint and soft ground etching]. Reference: Henri Beraldi, Les Gravures du XIX Siecle, Vol. 2, p. 176. In excellent condition, printed on a wove paper with full margins, 7 x 5 1/8, the sheet 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches, archival matting. With the red Boutet stamp (Lugt Supp. 1295a).
A fine impression of this charming, perhaps uncharacteristically innocent, image, printed in a rich [...]
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Henri Boutet (1851-1919), Au Theatre a Paris, drypoint, 1884, signed in pencil and inscribed 1 etat (1st state). Reference: Henri Beraldi, Les Gravures du XIX Siecle, Vol. 2, p. 176. In excellent condition, printed on wove paper with full margins, 9 1/4 x 5 1/2, the sheet 13 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, archival matting.
With the red Boutet stamp (Lugt Supp. 1295a).
A fine rich impression, with much burr from the drypoint work, a light plate tone wiped selectively, e.g., the ribbon is whiter than the background. Boutet apparently used a tiny roulette tool to [...]
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