{"title":"Bertha JAQUES","description":"\u003cp\u003eBertha Jaques (1863-1941) was ahead of her time in many ways.  A woman artist who photographed, wrote poems and was also a visual artist, she also helped rediscover the unpopular technique of etching in the United States late in the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.  Influenced early on by Whistler’s cityscapes, Jaques meticulously taught herself, through trial and error, many finesses of the etching technique.  Jacques also liked to engrave with the drypoint needle, its delicacy particularly fitting for her floral compositions, which she sometimes hand colored.  She left us a large oeuvre, nearly 500 compositions rich.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fishermen-by-a-river-at-dusk","title":"Fishermen by a River at Dusk","description":"\u003cp\u003eColor etching printed on thick wove paper.\u003cbr\u003e Edition unknown, probably small.\u003cbr\u003e Signed in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAQUES, Bertha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12822076522538,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/imgresize_aa752d85-797f-4af9-8626-03bee60fad12.jpg?v=1590274283"},{"product_id":"rain-on-the-thames","title":"Rain on the Thames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEtching on thin laid paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned, titled and dedicated “Jo S.H. Mori – with appreciation” in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe faintest discoloration inside the mat window. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAQUES, Bertha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13219534274602,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Bertha_Jaques_-_Rain_on_the_Thames-_etching.JPG?v=1590274449"},{"product_id":"market-place-assuan-egypt","title":"Market Place Assuan - Egypt","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBertha JAQUES (1863-1941) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarket Place Assuan - Egypt \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching on late paper with warm plate tone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAssuan is the old spelling Aswan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSigned in pencil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlate size: 6 x 9 inches. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAQUES, Bertha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43401020604652,"sku":"","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"art-palace-and-willows","title":"Art Palace and Willows","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eEtching on very thin laid Japan paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eReference: Czestochowski 304.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eSigned and titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eArt Palace 4 Millions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAQUES, Bertha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265528451308,"sku":"","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/BerthaE.JAQUES-ArtPalacewithWillows-1921-Etching-detail.jpg?v=1741993016"},{"product_id":"lotus","title":"Lotus","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eEtching and\/or drypoint on thin wove Japan paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eReference: Czestochowski (?).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eDedicated “To Anne B Hardin” in pencil, this probably was a New Year’s etching, given to friends. No edition of this etching seems to have printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003eThe lotus flower, a symbol of purity and enlightenment in Japanese culture and art, had made an esthetic impression on Jaques, who admired Japanese printmaking. While she only printed in color on rare occasions, Jaques adopted the stylized and sinuous lines of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints (color woodcuts). Nature, with close-up depictions of plants in particular, form one of her main sources of inspiration. 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