Edgar Chahine (1874-1947), an Armenian immigrant to France, arrived in Paris with his mother circa 1895, having received his education in Venice. Chahine’s father, a well-heeled banker, had stayed behind in Constantinople and afforded mother and son a life free of financial worry. Young Edgar took advantage of this fully. While he started his artistic career as a painter, by 1899 he was fully vested in the art of making intaglio prints. Chahine became a master, mixing etching with aquatint, often delineating in soft-ground and adding touches of drypoint where needed. He devoted much attention, especially as a young man, to street life and its many characters. Like many of his peers, he also relished in depicting elegance, even when it suggested an “underbelly” of modern life. Along with Jacques Villon and Louis Legrand, he is recognized as one of the most important etchers of the Belle Epoque in France.
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Louise France à mi-Corps (original French title) Drypoint on laid paper.Reference: Tabanelli 89. An artist’s proof, before the signature was added ...
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Vieille Mendiante a l'Eglise (original French title) Soft-ground etching and drypoint printed in two tones on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 53 ...
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Les Chaussettes (original French title) Color aquatint.Reference: Tabanelli 105 ii/ii.Edition of 50, partially in color, partially in black only.Si...
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La Femme au Divan (original French title) Drypoint printed on laid Arches paper.Reference: Tabanelli 147.One of only a handful of impressions. Rare...
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Drypoint printed on Arches laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 126. One of only a handful impressions of this print, for which there was no edition. S...
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