19th Century European Prints

etching, 1864, published by Sarazin, 7 1/4x5 7/8, plate signed

Lithograph, image size 12 x 9 inches, 1847, D. 1543, plate signed "h.D." l.l., this is from the comic journal of the time, "Le Charivari", published Sept. 28, 1847, which Daumier used as a venue for his views on the corrupt social and political life of the elite. For example, through the use of satire he portrayed the king as a money eating "Gargantua" which landed him in jail for six months. He was referred to as the "Michelangelo of caricature" by his fellow artists creating over 500 paintings and 1000 drawings in his lifetime.

Etching, image size 12 x 8 11/16 inches, plate signed upper left

Etching, 1884, image size 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, plate signed

Etching, image size 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 in, 1872

Etching, image size 6 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches, 1883, plate signed l.r. "H Toussaint Sc", after a painting by Diaz.

Etching, image size 6 1/2 x 9 inches, after Van de Velda, plate signed l.r. "F. Milius sc.".

Etching, after Leask, image size 11 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches, plate signed

etching, 1881, 8 1/2x5 1/4, plate signed

Etching after Thomas Rousseau, image size 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, plate signed

Etching, 1884,image size 8 7/8X6 7/8",platesigned

Etching after Corot, image size 6 3/4 x8 7/8 inches, 1883, plate signed.

Etching after Troyon (1810-1865), image size 6 13/16 x 8 7/8 inches, plate size 9 x 11 3/8 inches, plate signed lower right

Etching after Jules Dupre, image size 5 5/8 x 9 inches, 1883, plate signed.

This drypoint of the French painter, Purvis de Chavannes, measures 7 5/8 x 5 inches. Created in 1895, it depicts de Chavannes sitting in his robe against the background of one of his works.