{"title":"Arthur Henri LEFORT des YLOUSES","description":"\u003cp\u003eArthur Henri Lefort des Ylouses (1846-1912) is an enigmatic figure in French art history.  He is known to have been a painter, suspected of being a ceramist, and he could be an etcher, but that may be someone else by the same name…  One thing is certain, Lefort des Ylouses created amazing and highly unusual embossed prints, gypsographs to be precise.  While colors do show up on occasion, they are often monochromatic, or close to it, with brown dominating.  His subjects, symbolistic in style, are mythological, historic and religious.  Lefort des Ylouses stands alone.  His prints mostly relate to the artform resembling the work of bookbinders, ceramists, or glass artists.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"diane-chasseresse","title":"Diana Godess of the Hunt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiane Chasseresse\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor gypsograph on thick wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eRef: BN-IFF 24.\u003cbr\u003eOne of few proofs. Extremely rare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT DES YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12605017882666,"sku":"9756","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Arthur_Henri_Lefort_des_Ylouses_-_Diane_Chasserresse_-_Diana_Artemis_Hunter_-_gypsograph_-_gypsographie.jpg?v=1554484634"},{"product_id":"hercule-et-le-lion-de-nemee","title":"Hercule et le Lion de Nemee","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnique gypsograph, from a small edition of color variants, often with uneven borders, and always printed on thick paper.  All impressions we've seen were printed in hues of brown or brownish-black ink.\u003cbr\u003eReference: BN-IFF 28.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT DES YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12605018046506,"sku":"4069","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Henri_Arthur_Lefort_des_Ylouses_-_Heracles_Lion_of_Nemea_-_Hercules_Lion_de_Nemee_-_gypsograph.jpg?v=1554484454"},{"product_id":"belt-motif-of-christ-on-the-cross","title":"Belt Motif of Christ on The Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChrist en Croix \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(original French title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEmbossed composition printed in brown on leather.\u003cbr\u003eWhile the artist often printed with carved gypsum blocks, this was likely printed from a woodcut, so as to be able to apply the desired pressure to obtain this embossed surface.\u003cbr\u003eReference: likely one of seven belt motifs mentioned under BN-IFF 16, possibly 17.\u003cbr\u003eFrom a small edition (we’ve seen two).\u003cbr\u003eImage: 1 ¼ x 7 inches.\u003cbr\u003eIndicated below is the size of the leather strip on which the motif is printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a sense of what the technique would have looked like, you might want to watch \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fi3BUqZtDY8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethis short video about leather embossing\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT DES YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14808907841578,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Arthur_Henri_Lefort_des_Ylouses_-_Christ_en_Croix_-_Belt_Motif_of_Christ_on_the_Cross_-_Crucifiction_-_embossed_leather_-_gypsograph_-_detail.jpg?v=1555982559"},{"product_id":"profile-in-the-manner-of-sandro-botticelli","title":"Profile in the Manner of Sandro Botticelli","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eEmbossed leather, hand-colored, circa 1900.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eUnique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis highly unusual work is the result of chiseling into a sheet of leather, which was then shaded with a few subtle ink colors. This resembles the kind of work done by high-end French bookbinders of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wealthy bibliophiles would commission artists to design covers for their paper-bound books. These compositions would be translated into embossed leather covers, and into which books would then luxuriously be bound. To this day the bibliophile bindings market in France can make certain bound books reach astronomical valuations. It is unclear whether Arthur Henri Lefort des Ylouses ever worked in such a realm. He is known, however, to have worked with leather on a number of occasions. But the exact use of this object will likely remain a mystery for now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT des YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42556831891692,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/ArthurHenriLEFORTdesYLOUSES-ProfileintheMannerofSandroBotticelli-Embossedleather_handcolored_circa1900detail.jpg?v=1647724994"},{"product_id":"pecheur-portant-son-fils","title":"Pêcheur Portant Son Fils","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eGypsograph printed in olive-gray on wove paper. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: BN-IFF 8. One of a handful of impressions, scarce as are all prints by the artist. NOTE: this composition is clearly a visual reinterpretation of the motif of Saint Christopher in a modern setting. Lefort des Ylouses, whose father was Breton, reveals his Christian devotion throughout his oeuvre. \u003cbr\u003eInitialed, titled, and dated in the bottom of the composition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eProvenance: Ronan Taburet, with his triskelion monogram stamp on the verso. Trimmed to the composition, as is usually the case with the artist's prints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT DES YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953983021292,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/ArthurHenriLEFORTdesYLOUSES-PecheurPortantSonFils-Gypsograph-1897-detail2.jpg?v=1732948954"},{"product_id":"pecheuse-bretonne-aux-chouari","title":"Pêcheuse Bretonne aux Chouari","description":"\u003cp style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eGypsograph printed in light-brown-bistre on laid paper, circa 1895-1900.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: unidentified or missing in BN-IFF. One of a handful of impressions or unique. We were not able to definitively identify another impression of this composition anywhere. All prints by the artist are very scarce. This composition, which leaves open a large area for text, was probably intended as a menu or an announcement of some kind.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eInitialed in the composition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eProvenance: Ronan Taburet, with his triskelion monogram stamp on the verso. Trimmed to the composition, as usually the case with the artist's prints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT DES YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953988133100,"sku":"","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/ArthurHenriLEFORTdesYLOUSES-PecheuseBretonneauxChouari-Gypsograph-circa1895-1900-detail.jpg?v=1732949686"},{"product_id":"une-mere-lisant-a-ses-fils","title":"Une Mère Lisant à Ses Fils","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eGypsograph printed in dark-brown-bistre on wove paper, circa 1895-1900. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: unidentified or missing in BN-IFF. One of a handful of impressions or unique. We were not able to definitively identify another impression of this composition anywhere. All prints by the artist are very scarce. NOTE: this composition is clearly a visual reinterpretation of the motif Mary, Jesus and John the Baptist in a modern activity. Lefort des Ylouses, whose father was Breton, reveals his Christian devotion throughout his oeuvre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eProvenance: Ronan Taburet, with his triskelion monogram stamp on the verso. Trimmed to the composition, as usually the case with the artist's prints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT des YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953993474284,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/ArthurHenriLEFORTdesYLOUSES-UneMereLisantaSesFils-Gypsograph-circa1895-1900-detail.jpg?v=1732950703"},{"product_id":"fisherwoman-with-her-child-hauling-a-shark","title":"Fisherwoman with her Child Hauling a Shark","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePêcheuse à l'Enfant Tirant un Requin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(original french title)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eDeeply bitten etching, with roulette and gypsograph, printed in black ink on beige wove paper, circa 1898. Reference: this is the same pair as the one depicted in BN-IFF 21. One of a handful of impressions, scarce as are all prints by the artist. Monogrammed in the plate, top right corner. Printed to the sheets' edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eNOTE: this composition is clearly a visual reinterpretation of the motif of Saint Christopher in a modern setting, which the artist used as a model for at least three other compositions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEFORT des YLOUSES, Arthur Henri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525601083628,"sku":null,"price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/ArthurHenriLefortdesYlouses-Pecheuseal_EnfantTirantunRequin-sharkfishing-detail.jpg?v=1776120660"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/arthur-henri-lefort-des-ylouses\/subject_animal+subject_face.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}