Jean-François Millet. 1814-1875.
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La Barrateuse (Woman Churning). 1855-56. Etching. Delteil, Melot 10.iii. 7 x 4 7/16 (sheet 9 1/2 x 6 11/16). Illustrated: Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler. A fine impression printed on tan '[C] & D Blauw' laid paper. Printing by Delâtre, with his address in the image, lower right. Slight toning; otherwise excellent condition. Unsigned, as usual. $2,000.
Les Becheurs (The Diggers). 1855-56. Etching. Delteil, Melot 13.iv. 9 1/4 x 14 (sheet 11 5/8 x 15 3/4). Unsigned. Illustrated: Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler. A fine impression printed in brown ink with plate tone. Printed on fine pale cream-colored laid paperwith a Fortune Figure watermark, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A very rich, warm impression. $5,000.
La Bouillie (Gruel: Woman Feeding her Child). 1861. Etching. Delteil, Melot 17.iv/vi. 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 x 10 1/2). Produced at the request of Burty to illustrate his article in the Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1861. Printed by Delâtre on tan chine, applied to sturdy cream wove paper. The image pictures Millet's daughter, Madame Heymann, and her baby. Signed and dated in the plate. $1,750.
La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool). c. 1858. 10 x 7 (sheet 14 3/8 x 9 7/8).Illustrated: Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving. A very rich, well-inked impression with plate tone, printed on tissue-thin laid paper. Unsigned. $3,000
Lex Deux Vaches (Two Cows). c. 1847. Etching. Delteil, Melot 4.v. 3 5/8 x 6 (sheet 5 1/2 x 7 7/8). A rich impression with plate tone, printed on Japan paper. Signed in the plate. $2,000.
La Fileuse Auvergnate (Woman Spinning). 1860-69. Etching. Delteil, Melot 20.v. 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 (sheet 9 1/2 x 6 11/16). Edition of 350 on laid paper (vergé), as published in Sonnets et eaux-fortes (there were a few additional impressions on vellum and chine appliqué. Slight toning; otherwise excellent condition. Signed in the plate. $2,000.
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