Description: FLIRTATION Artist: CONRAD KIESEL A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTED IN THE 1880'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 110 YEARS OLD!! Flirtation seems as natural to some natures as breathing. It must be admitted, however, that the practice is not commendable. Sometimes a distinction is drawn between flirtation and coquetry; but it is difficult to prove an essential difference between the two. Coquetry has the better sound; but what is a coquette but a flirt? Nevertheless, there is a kind of coquetry that is called innocent, because it is free from guile and deludes no one seriously. The desire to be interesting is a weakness so universal that it is by no means surprising if an occasional member of the fair sex should seek to enhance her natural charms by little arts and tricks which are designed not only to set her off to advantage but at the same time to flatter the masculine object upon whom these arts are practiced, by causing him to feel that his own agreeable qualities have brightened the attractions of the charmer. But, however innocently meant, coquetry or flirtation is liable to be cruelly deceptive; and no sooner is it seriously indulged than it begins to vitiate the character. The typical flirt-man or woman-is selfish and heartless. The flirtation going on in our picture is not likely to prove serious in its consequences. We have heard it said of a vivacious lady that, if no better object presented itself, she would flirt with a broom-stick. The young lady of our picture, armed with that leading accessory, the fan, finds in the comical little Chinese image that leers at her with its almond eyes something quite superior to a broom-stick. It is, in fact, an excellent thing to practice on. The artist has given us a true touch of nature ; a piece of delicate .humor and, perhaps, of genial irony-. The picture has notable beauty as a tastefully-composed interior, in which the painter's mastery of draperies and of rich textures and surfaces is signally displayed. Conrad Kiesel was born at Dusseldorf, in 1846, and was a pupil of Paulsen, in Berlin, and of W. Sohn, in Dusseldorf. He is one of the most attractive of the rising genre painters of Germany. SIZE: Image size in inches is 6" x 10", overall page size is 10 1/2 " x 16 1/2". CONDITION: Condition is good. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick, rag stock quality coated paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, plate, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images that have been printed on paper. GREAT GIFT FOR PAINTER, ARTIST, ART HISTORIAN, COLLECTOR! VERY REALISTIC, THREE DIMENSIONAL APPEARANCE!
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-02-04T14:15:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Heliogravure, Photogravure
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Subject: Women
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Type: Print
