Manuel Robbe 1872-1936, French
1872-1936, French Bord De La Mer Color etching with aquatint, image size 13 3/8 x 19 1/8 inches, 1935, edition of 350, pencil signed and numbered.
1872-1936, French L'Album d'Image Etching with aquatint, image size 19 1/2 x 15 inches, 1903, pencil signed and notated "Epreuve Unique en Noir," meaning that this is the only proof printed in black ink before the plate was faced with steel and the edition of 65 was printed. Robbe studied at the Academie Julien and the Ecole des Beaux Artes, becoming a master of the aquatint medium. He developed much of his own aquatint techniques, which enabled him to create his uniquely painterly, richly colored images.
1872-1936, French Booksellers Along the Siene Color aquatint, image size 13 x 18 inches, c. 1910, pencil signed and editioned, framed.
1872-1936, French Le Cabinet DeToilette Etching, aquatint and drypoint, early black and white proof, image size 17 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches, pub. 1904, ed. of 65, Chase 17, pencil signed "Manuel Robbe" l.r. Robbe worked with several artists (Muller, Raffaelli, Villon) in the late 1800s, many of his works capturing personal moments in peoples daily activities.
1872-1936, French Femmes Dans la Rue Color aquatint, image size 12 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches, 1912, Merrill-Chase 45, pencil signed and numbered 11, remarque lower left, blind stamp "Estampes Cercle Librairie"
1872-1936, French Le Jardin des Tuileries Color aquatint drypoint, image size 13 1/16 x 19 1/2 in, 1904, signed in pencil in the image
1872-1936, French Femme a L'Estampe Color aquatint, 1906, ed. 100, 21 X 14 7/8", pencil signed, framed
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