After DURER - FIVE SOLDIERS AND A MOUNTED TURK

Description: 19th CENTURY HELIOGRAVURE RE-WORK BY CHARLES AMAND-DURAND (1831-1905) OF ALBRECHT DURER'S 15th CENTURY ENGRAVING, KNOWN AS "FIVE SOLDIERS AND A MOUNTED TURK" The original - of which only a handful survive - was created in 1495-96. Bears the AD monogram of Durer at bottom centre. The ninetenth-century Durand re-works of Old Master etchings using the technical process of heliogravure is well documented. The engraving comes from "Oeuvre de Albert Durer, reproduit et publie par Amand Durand; texte par Georges Duplessis", 1876 - this impression is from the 1885 edition. CONDITION: Excellent condition - the print has been protected by its original tissue guard, which I have left in place. Margins intact, the platemark line clearly visible. A nice sharp impression with exquisite detail and excellent tonal contrast. Printed on "laid" paper, nicely age-toned. See photos. DIMENSIONS: Platemark area is 14 x 14.7 centimetres, plus wide and generous margins so ideal for matting/framing should you choose to do so. REFERENCE. Check it online against the "lifetime" examples in, for example, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, ref. 1984.1201.7 and The Art Institute, Chicago, ref. 1938.1439.In the Library, you can check Hollstein VII.76.81; Meder 81 a-e; Bartsch, Le Peintre Graveur, 88. Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) developed the technical process of heliogravure in the 1860s. It was revolutionary, and was much admired by Georges Duplessis (1834-1899), Curator of the Prints Department of the National Library in Paris. The two men decided to collaborate on a lengthy project to re-create some of the Old Master prints in the French collection, particularly the etchings of Rembrandt and Durer; Duplessis provided the originals, in their early "lifetime" states, and Durand used them to meticulously recreate them. The results were first published in three volumes by Durand and Duplessis under the auspices (and with the total involvement) of the French National Library in 1873.The works proved so popular that subsequent editions were printed in France in the period to 1885. There was a time when the print purists frowned on the work of Durand; but, as the supply of original "lifetime" items virtually dried up, collectors have come to realise that Durand's re-creations are the closest most of us will ever come to owning "lifetime" impressions of these Old Master etchings. I suggest that potential buyers compare my offering here with a scan of one from the major museum collections, and form your own opinion. It may be that most people will be really impressed by the exactness of the work, and the way in which it retains both the technical skill and the creativity of the original masterpiece. The seal of approval of Amand Durand's work was when the major museums began to include it in their collections. I was quite surprised, for instance, to see that the British Museum began to acquire Durand's work as early as 1879. Will be securely shipped (worldwide) using Royal Mail Tracked & Signed, for everybody's peace of mind.

Price: 48 GBP

Location: Wadhurst

End Time: 2024-02-29T16:30:43.000Z

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