Petits, Petits
Artist: Charles Émile Jacque
Charles Emile Jacque (1813-1894), Petits, Petits, etching on chine colle, c. 1864 [signed in the plate upper left, also with the name of the artist and the printer (Sarazin)]. Reference: Guiffrey 187, third state (of 3). In good condition, the full sheet, 5 x 6 7/8, the sheet 12 x 16 3/4 inches, archival matting.
Provenance:
Alfred Beurdeley (his stamp recto lower right, Lugt 421).
A fine clear impression.
Although Jacque’s training as an artist was spotty, he did learn printmaking early in his career, and developed a strong reputation in the graphic arts. In 1845 Baudelaire wrote of this young printmaker, who had [...]