Jacques James Joseph Tissot. 1836-1902.
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L'apparition médiunimique. (The apparition). 1885. Mezzotint. Tissot 80, Béraldi 67, Wentworth 76.i/ii. Proof before the letters. 19 3/8 x 13 1/2 (sheet 23 1/4 x 19 1/4. Edition about 150 of the first state and 200 of the second state. Ex-collection Henri Petiet ('H.M.P.' stamp in an oval, verso. A rich, glowing impression printed on sturdy tan-colored Japanese vellum. Signed in the plate, upper right. $5,500.
En plein soleil. (In the Sunlight). 1881. Etching and drypoint. Tissot 54, Béraldi 45, Wentworth 54. 7 13/16 x 11 1/2 (sheet 11 1/4 x 15). Edition about 100. Printed on off-white laid paper.
The plate was included in A portfolio of Autograph Etchings, published by James R. Osgood and Co., Boston, 1881. Impressions of En plein soleil from this portfolio are signed in pencil and bear the artist's red stamp (Lugt 1545). A rich impression. $8,000.