Description
Original 19th-century etching by Charles-François Daubigny (signed in plate “DAUBIGNY INVáµ— ET SCULPáµ—”), titled “PLAGE DE VILLERVILLE.” This is the classic Gazette des Beaux-Arts edition, printed by Imp. A. Salmon, Paris, generally attributed to c.1874 from Daubigny’s plate (earlier states date to the 1850s). The scene shows Normandy coastal life at low tide-horse carts, figures working the flats, and a small boat offshore-an important subject in Daubigny’s Barbizon/Olympian circle and a touchstone for later Impressionists.
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Artist/Plate: Charles-François Daubigny (1817-1878); etched by the artist
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Title: Plage de Villerville (printed title in the margin)
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Edition/Imprint: Gazette des Beaux-Arts; Imp. A. Salmon, Paris (in margins)
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Technique: Intaglio etching (Gazette state)
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Frame size (approx): 13 Ă— 9.5 in
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Visible image (within mat): ~8 Ă— 4.75 in (mat likely crops edges/plate mark)
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Condition: Toning and scattered foxing in margins; noticeable mat burn from older mat; vintage gilt frame shows age. Not examined out of frame. No tears or losses visible in the image area. Please view all photos for the best sense of condition
Why collectors like this piece
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Authored plate by a major Barbizon master, etched and signed in the plate by Daubigny
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Desirable Normandy subject with carts and figures-one of his best-known coastal motifs
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Legitimate Gazette des Beaux-Arts impression with period A. Salmon printer’s line
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Affordable entry into 19th-century French original prints compared with earlier proof states
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