Wemeldingen

Alexandre CHARPENTIER
Date
1896
Description

Petite fille (alternate title)

Embossed color lithograph on wove paper.

Reference: not in BN-IFF.

This is a plate for a set of 6 embossed color lithographs by the artist, titled "En Zélande", to be published by "L'Estampe Originale", Paris. The titles or these prints are coastal town in Dutch province of Zeeland: Wemeldinge, Veere, Zierikzee, Goes, Brouwershaven, Tholen. We strongly doubt, however, that this set was ever published. It isn't even clear that all prints announced as part of this set ever existed. We can find no institution that has even one, and we know of only three of the six compositions.

We have yet to encounter another impression of this print. Beyond scarce; possibly unique!

Signed with the embossed monogram in the lower left image corner. Also bearing the drystamps from "Cercle de la Librairie" (Lugt 438), as well as from "L'Estampe Originale".


 

Size
16 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches
Price
$1,400