Henri Boisgontier colour etching; 1800's

 


Village Path
 
original colour etching
 
pencil signed
 
Boisgontier
 
Henri Boisgontier; 1850-1940; listed French artist.
 
An excellent etching which has retained its colouring, bright and unfaded, with superb raised intaglio ink lines, the image measuring 17 cms. x 27 cms. (6½ x 10½ ins.) within a strong platemark and impression.
 
Printed on medium wove paper sheet size 31 cms. x 43 cms.( 12 x 17 ins.) with full margins.
 
Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin.
 
Unframed and unmounted, the condition of the image and the sheet is very good, with handling marks to the sheet condusive with age.

Cat 170204-2