"La Place Saint Georges, Paris," antique engraving after the 1879' painting by Edmond Georges Grandjean, engraved by Goupil, original photogravure plate issued in 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate "Edmond Georges Grandjean Pinx" and "Gravure Goupil et Cie." Framed in picture mat and vintage wooden glass frame [all included].

The engraved image is 10.1/4" x 7.3/4" [25cm x 19.7cm]. The frame is 17.1/2" x 13.1/2" [44.4cm x 34.3cm]; a little foxing, very good condition. The frame shows some surface wear [antique look] matching the old age, very good condition.

Edmond Georges Grandjean (1844-1908) was a French painter of genre subjects and portraits. Having finished his schooling in 1862, he decided to take up a career in art, and began studying at the Beaux-Arts school. During this time he was a pupil of Yvon, Signol and Pils. Edmond Grandjean exhibited genre paintings and portraits at the Salon, Paris, in 1865. He also exhibited at Le Musee de Gray and galleries in Budapest. He also won several awards for his paintings over the years.

In 1870s-1890s, Goupil & Cie were the leading art dealers in 19th century France, with headquarters in Paris and a network of branches in London, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as in New York and Australia. Instrumental for this expansion was the "Ateliers Photographiques", a plant north of Paris, in Asnieres, which took up its work in 1869. The photogravures created in this plant dominated the world art market of 1880s-1890s.

The creation of the photogravure plate was a complicated process requiring a work by a photographer and experienced master-engraver. First, a copper plate was coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high-quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph. It is a manual process. Therefore, the quality of the photogravure depends on the masterly execution by the engraver.

In contrary to steel engravings, photogravures were engraved on copper plates and leave a plate impression in the paper. Due to relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.

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US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $69.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $79.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $98.50