20thC.  French School

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Edgar Chahine (Vienna 1874 - 1947 Paris)

Edgar Chahine was born to Armenian parents in 1874, and spent his youth in Constantinople.

Before moving to Paris in 1895, he visited Venice where he studied under Paoletti and at the Academia di Belle Arti. In the late 1890's he began making intaglio prints, frequently mixing media in order to achieve the desired effects. The support of Edmond Sagot and Eugene Delâtre encouraged Chahine to continue making prints, all of which were characterized by a precise use of line. He approached his subjects with an honest, selective eye, and was neither patronizing nor sentimental in his interpretation of life around him. Through his objective portrayal of the petite bourgeois, Chahine gave to us a portrait of an era.

Chahine truly loved printmaking. He worked in etching, drypoint and aquatint and combined all these media. One of the popular aspects of his work centers on elegant ladies, the "femmes" of the Fin de Siècle—They are society women, performers, café habitues, "femmes fatales," shopkeepers. Chahine is known also for his delicate landscapes and seascapes which remind us  of Whistler.

In the book Impressions d'Italie, published in 1906, Chahine turned his attention to the streets and inhabitants of Venice. The series, which consisted of 50 prints, includes some of Chahine's best work. A fire in Chahine's studio, and a flood in 1942, accounts for the rarity of this artist's work.

 
 

Views of Paris
 

This is the earliest work by Chahine I have. Chahine excelled in his scenes of Paris life in theatre and on the street. He showed the gentle life of the bourgeoisie but also the rude side of life with beggars workers and and circus people. The first impressions of Paris where those of la rue des Fornaux near the Station of Montparnasse where he lived and saw the poor vagabonds on the streets. A time document seen trough the eyes of a great artist.

PARIS / PLACE SAINT-SULPICE - 1905

reference: Blaizot P.109
Rare intermediate state before reduction of the copperplate

21,40 by 16,60 cm on plate border, Hand signed by the artist !  Nice brown sepia like inking.

Top impression on old fixed paper.
(The laid paper is attached to a vellum paper only by the impression. The border is embossed on the two sheets,  with 2 cm margins

Price: 180 EURO

Here a rare plate intended as a print outside the text for a publication illustrated by Chahine, but it was never used. 

 

CHIFFONNIERS ET "SANS-TRAVAIL" SUR LES BERGES
1933 J.K. HUYSMANS.
A VAU-L'EAU

reference: Blaizot P.111
Rare unused plate.

21 by 13 cm on plate border, Signed and annotated in the print

Good impression on bleu green laid paper .
The laid paper is attached to another laid paper with corners only.

Price: 95 EURO

PARIS / AU BOIS DE BOULOGNE - 1931

reference: Tabelli n°420 (fourth state)

21,90 by 32 cm on plate border, hand signed by the artist !  Nice brown sepia like inking.

Top subject from the elegant Paris life style

On thick quality paper watermarked Arches.

Price: 340 EURO

 

IMPRESSIONS OF ITALY

In 1906 the Fiancé of Chahine Mary Jacobsen died and the artist lost all love for life. His friend and publisher Sagot send him to Venice, Umbria and Toscana for distraction. Edgard Chahine returned with a sensitive group of etchings from the Italian countryside. This group of prints was published in 75 examples. (5 on Chine, 5 on old papers, 15 on Japan and 50 on Hollande). All impressions where signed and published by Sagot in Paris in 1906.These are before the unsigned edition in Revue de L'Art in 1907.


COLLINE POGGIO (ITALY), 1906
San Gimignano
reference: Tabelli n°188

15,60 by 21,50 cm on plate border,

On medium woven paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 1 cm margins.

Price: 240 EURO


LES OLIVIER (ITALY), 1906
Monte Olivieto Maggiore
Reference: Tabelli n°201

16 by 22 cm on plate border,

On thick woven paper
Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 7 cm margins.

Price: 180 EURO


LA VALLÉE FERTILE (ITALY), 1906
Monte Olivieto Maggiore

reference: Tabelli n°199

11 by 21 cm on plate border,

From an edition of 5 impressions on old papers,
hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 5 cm margins.

Price: 160 EURO


TERREIN CRAYEUX (ITALY), 1906
Monte Olivieto Maggiore
Reference: Tabelli n°198

The famous implosion of the underground near
Abbazia di Monte Olivieto Maggiore

10,40 by 21 cm on plate border,
On watermarked laid paper.Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 1 cm margins.

Price: 125 EURO


THE ASPEN, 1906
Monte Olivieto Maggiore

Reference: Tabelli n°203

21,20 by 10,50 cm on plate border,

From an artists proof on thin vellum paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 0,5 cm margins.

Price: 160 EURO

 

VENICE - 1906
GHETTO VECCHIO

reference: Tabelli n°229

19,80 by 24,90 cm on plate border

 Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet of woven paper with nice margins

 Price: 200 EURO

 


THE ASPEN, 1906
Monte Olivieto Maggiore

Reference: Tabelli n°202

21,60 by 15,80 cm on plate border,

From an artists proof on thick woven paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet with 8 cm margins.

Price: 170 EURO

 

Views of Venice

In 1921 Chahine married Julia Gaumet. He left Paris for the Nord of France and then travelled to Venice. 1923 was a very active year. The press talked constantly about him and wrote flattering articles. His very nice etchings of Venice were published in that year. .



 

VENICE - 1922
SOTTO PORTICO MOLIN

reference: Tabelli n°359 ( II / III )
etching and dry point

This is rare state between the second and third state.
With the children in front but before the reduction of the plate

27,30 by 36,90 cm on plate border

This is an artists proof besides (before)  the edition of hundred.
Impression on chine collé on strong thick paper. Hand signed by the artist.
Full sheet of paper with one cm margins

Price: 400 EURO

 

VENICE - 1922
GROUPE DE SAIL

reference: Tabelli n°345 ( ONLY STATEI )
dry point

21,80 by 32 cm on plate border

This is an artists proof besides the edition of hundred.
Impression on nice thick woven paper. Hand signed and annotated by the artist.
Full sheet of paper with five cm margins

Price: 320 EURO

 

Views of Normandy

Chahine made many travels to Italy but also to Flanders (Bruges) and parts of France. In the 10' and 20's of the former century he made several striking views of the rural life in Normandy. It is clear he stayed for a longer time in this region and created sensitive but strong images of farmhouses, orchards and farm land.



CHARPONT - 1914
ABBAYE DE COULOMB

reference: Tabanelli 323, only state
One of the impressions by the artist besides the edition of 50

28,90 by 19,60 on plate border,
Very nice impression with strong plate tone on heavy paper.


Full sheet with 5 cm margins minimum.

 Price: 280 EURO

 

CHARPONT - 1913

reference: Tabanelli 322, only state
One of the impressions by the artist besides the edition of 50

This is the exact impression shown in the catalogue raisonné of Tabanelli.
The heavy Japan paper has some unique wrinkles that match exactly the photo shown in the catalogue!

21,70 by 31,60 on plate border,
Very nice impression on heavy Japan paper.
Hand signed by the artist !

Full sheet with large margins .

Price: 380 EURO



LE MARRONNIER - 1914

reference: Tabanelli 321, only state
From the limited edition N° 42 from 50
Hand signed, named and numbered by the artist.

31,70 by 21,60 on plate border,
Very nice impression with strong plate tone on heavy paper.
Paper is watermarked: Navarre - Madagascar - La Fuma


Full sheet with 5 to 10 cm margins minimum.

 Price: 420 EURO

LES SARDINIERES - 1931

reference: Tabanelli 419, third state
One of the impressions by the artist besides the edition of 100
Handsigned by the artist.

32 by 21,70 on plate border,
Very nice impression on dense vellum like paper paper.


Full sheet with 5 cm margins .

Price: 380 EURO

 

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