Current Inventory by Theodore Roussel

Chelsea Embankment, June, 5 PM

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Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847-1926), Chelsea Embankment, June, 5 PM, 1889, etching on old laid paper, signed in pencil on the tab [and also signed in the plate], h: 6 x w: 4 in / h: 15.2 x w: 10.2 cm. Reference: Hausberg 30. In very good condition, trimmed on or just outside of the platemark by the artist except for the signed tab. Archival mounting with window mat.
A fine impression.
This Thames embankment scene was done just after Roussel’s debut as a printmaker at the firm of Dowdeswell’s in the Spring of 1888. This firm was also [...]

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The Sleeping Model or The Sleeper

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Theodore Roussel (1847-1926), The Sleeping Model or The Sleeper, etching and drypoint with additional pencil coloring, signed on the tab and inscribed “imp”, also inscribed “to Hetty” and initialed verso. Reference: Hausberg 145, an undescribed third state (of 5), colored by the artist in pencil, in very good condition, on antique laid paper trimmed to the plate mark by the artist with the tab left for the signature, 5 1/8 x 7 inches, archival mounting.
A fine impression of a proof before the addition of lines on the couch and background, shading near the model’s fingers, and [...]

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Low Tide Fowey (First Plate)

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Theodore Roussel (1847-1926), Low Tide Fowey (First Plate), etching, 1911, signed on the tab and inscribed imp (Latin for impressit)[also signed in the plate lower left]; Reference: Hausberg 100, third state (of 3). In excellent condition (remains of prior hinging verso), trimmed by the artist on the platemark with a tab left for the signature and annotation, on a laid paper, 3 1/2 x 5 inches, archival matting.
A fine delicately printed impression of this rare print. Roussel printed only 15 in this state, 8 in the second state and 1 in the first.
Apparently this [...]

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The Street, Chelsea Embankment

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Theodore Roussel (1847-1926), The Street, Chelsea Embankment, etching, 1888-9, signed in pencil on the tab and annotated “imp” [also signed lower left in the plate]. Reference: Hausberg 26, only state, about 40 impressions printed.  In good condition (tiny repaired tear upper margin, trimmed by the artist at the platemark leaving a tab for the signature), 5 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches.  Printed in brownish/black ink on an old laid paper, archival mounting.
A fine atmospheric impression, printed by the artist with an overall veil of plate tone.
Roussel was a student and admirer of Whistler, and, like [...]

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The Sign of the White Horse, Parson’s Green

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Theodore Roussel (1847-1926), The Sign of the White Horse, Parson’s Green, etching, 1906, signed in pencil on the tab and inscribed “imp.” [also signed in the plate lower right] Reference: Hausberg 68, 14th state (of 14), from the total printing of about 60 impressions, about 30 in this state. In very good condition, on a laid paper, trimmed by the artist on the platemark with the tab, 4 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches, archival mounting.
A fine impression with exquisite detailing, printed in black ink with strong plate tone.
Roussel apparently perfected this plate through a series [...]

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Profile of a Woman

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Theodore Roussel (1847-1926),  Profile of a Woman, drypoint, c. 1900-1905, signed in pcncil on the tab and annotated “imp” [also signed in the plate lower left]. Reference: Hausberg 60, only state, from the edition of about 30 impressions. In very good condition, trimmed somewhat irregularly by the artist along the platemark except for the tab, 6 5/16 x 4 5/8 inches.
A fine impression with exquisite detailing, printed with considerable plate tone in the background and wiped carefully about the head and shoulders.
Hausberg notes that this print was printed two ways, either wiped fairly clean, or, as in this impression, [...]

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