La Marchande des Quatre-Saisons
1900. Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (297 x 347 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/40, lower margin. Minor mat tone and several small losses in the left sheet edge, and one small loss at the top left sheet edge, all well outside of image area. Unobtrusive but long diagonal crease extending through from the top center sheet edge across the image and into the left sheet edge. A beautiful, dark, and inky impression of this very scarce print.
[Tabanelli 49].
This rare impression of a greengrocer struggling to sell produce on a snowy boulevard is from the early period in Chahine’s life, while, as a young man, he focused on engaging images of Parisian street culture, and society's “haves” and “have nots.” Chahine is considered one of the most important etchers of the Belle Epoque in France, along with Villon and Legrand.
Item number: 689
Price: $1,000.00
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