Mounted aquatint engraving of a Courting Couple, signed, probably French C20th
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| Total Amount: | £18.60 |
| Number of Bids: | 3 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1359 |
| Auction Start: | 25/11/24 12:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 09/12/24 20:20:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 09/12/24 20:20:02 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 11
Mounted aquatint engraving of a Courting Couple, signed, probably French C20th
The aquatint process is similar to that of engraving but it is powdered resin rather than a needle which is used to create the desired print effect and it is areas of colour which are produced here rather than an outline design. Often, though, the two techniques are combined, as in this print. Within an oval frame are depicted in pastel tones of blue, yellow and green a courting couple in eighteenth century dress. Boucher springs to mind but perhaps we are closer to Fragonard since the scene depicted is not wholly innocent. The lady’s right breast is clearly exposed and her right hand rather artfully placed. Perhaps this explains the slightly surprised expression on the young man’s face. The general style indicates much more modern work of course, perhaps to the mid C20th, but the artist, who signs his name as ‘Ceilli’, could well have been of the same nationality as his more famous predecessors. Certainly, he has produced a work of impish charm.| Size: | 43cm x 49cm (mount) 27cm x 33cm (engraving) |
| Weight: | 310gm |
| Date: | C20th |
| Condition: | Excellent condition |
| Estimate: | £20 – 30 |
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