Félix Bracquemond (1833-1914) after Gustave Moreau (1826-1898).
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Illustrations for the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. 1886. Three of the six etchings for the series, each mounted on its original support sheet and signed in pencil by Bracquemond. Each has the oval blindstamp as first issued by Boussod, Valadon & Co., the year in which Moreau's watercolors of of these subjects were exhibited. Moreau was one of the fathers of the Symbolist movement in France.
"La Discord." (The Goddess, Discord). 1886. Etching. Image: 10 1/4 x 8 1/4; plate: 13 1/8 x 10 1/2). Illustrations for the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan. Issued by Boussod, Valadon & Co., the year in which Moreau's watercolors of these subjects were exhibited. Signed in pencil. $975.
"Le singe et le chat" (The Monkey and the Cat). 1886. Etching. Image: 11 7/8 x 8 15/16; plate: 15 1/8 x 10 1/2. Illustrations for the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan. Issued by Boussod, Valadon & Co., the year in which Moreau's watercolors of these subjects were exhibited.. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
"La tête et la queue du serpent (The Countryman and the Serpent -- the Head and Tail of a Serpent,. 1886. Etching. Image: 11 1/2 x 8; plate: 15 x 10. Illustrations for the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. Printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan. Issued by Boussod, Valadon & Co., the year in which Moreau's watercolors of these subjects were exhibited. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
Félix Bracquemond.
Portrait of Corot. 1861. Etching. Béraldi 24. 3 1/2 x 3 1/4. A proof on chine collé, as published in the Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1861. Monogrammed in the plate. $150.
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