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Martyrs
DANGUY, Jean
Lithograph in brown ink on wove paper. Reference: Bonafous-Murat, Maurice Dumont et L’Épreuve 238. As published in "L'Epreuve", Paris, in edition ...
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Jean Célestin Danguy (1863-1926) was a French printmaker active at the turn of the 20th century, best known for his contributions to the Symbolist movement through a small but striking body of lithographs. Working in Paris during the 1890s, Danguy created introspective and allegorical images that appeared in the art journal L’Épreuve, alongside contemporaries such as Maurice Denis and Carlos Schwabe. His prints often depict solitary or spiritual figures, rendered in quiet tones on fine Japan paper, with a mood that hovers between reverie and ritual.
One of his most compelling works, Martyrs (1895), presents youthful haloed figures in a dreamlike stillness, timeless symbols of sacrifice and transcendence. Though his oeuvre remains rare, Danguy’s prints offer a window into the spiritual intensity and aesthetic refinement of French Symbolism.