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The Pond
HOUDARD, Charles
L’Etang (original French title) Color aquatint with touches of etching or drypoint on wove “SPECIAL MBM” paper.Reference: Bibliotheque Nationale - ...
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One of the finest printmakers specialized in color aquatint, neither today nor in his time did Charles-Louis Houdard (1855-1931) enjoy great recognition. The fact that the artist seemingly didn’t practice other art forms may explain this relative obscurity. For those however, who have admired this technique, which reached its highpoint around 1900, the compositions of Houdard are unmistakably magnificent. He specialized in cooking grains that were particularly fine, thus lending his landscapes extremely painterly qualities. While he had a predilection for muted tones, a great admiration for the arts of Japan, whose color woodcuts clearly influenced his art, clearly pushed him towards bright colors at times. The bulk of the approximately 70 etched color compositions by Houdard dates from circa 1900 to 1905.
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Frogs
HOUDARD, Charles
Grenouilles (original French title) Color aquatint on chine paper, 1894.References: Stein and Karshan 36; Boyer and Cate 36.Artist’s proof aside fr...
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La Rafale
HOUDARD, Charles
Printed in color on laid Arches paper.Reference: BN-IFF 11-1.Edition unknown; presumably circa 50.This one state proof.Signed, titled and annotated...
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Clair de Lune sur la Bresle
HOUDARD, Charles
Printed on laid Arches paper. Ref: BN-IFF 4-3. Edition of 50, this one, an unsigned and unnumbered proof aside from the edition.
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Capucines
HOUDARD, Charles
Printed from three plates on simili-japon paper. Ref: BN-IFF 3-3. State proof. It is unclear whether this composition was worked any further. Aside...
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