Lot 17
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Le Chapeau Épinglé (1re Plance) (see Delteil 6, Stella 6)
Hammer Price: £7,000
Description
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Le Chapeau Épinglé (1re Plance) (see Delteil 6, Stella 6)
The rare and previously unrecorded drypoint printing with rich burr, printed in dark brown ink, 1894-95, a unique proof printed before steel-facing and the bevelling of the plate, on laid paper, with full margins, 120 x 85mm (4 3/4 x 3 1/3in) (unframed)
Both Delteil and Stella had only seen impressions of this work printed after the plate was steel-faced and mistakenly assumed the work to be an etching. This previously unknown impression printed prior to the steel-facing displays extremely rich burr and a delicate veil of plate tone, and thus we can unquestionably state that the work is indeed a drypoint engraving rather than an etching.
Description
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Le Chapeau Épinglé (1re Plance) (see Delteil 6, Stella 6)
The rare and previously unrecorded drypoint printing with rich burr, printed in dark brown ink, 1894-95, a unique proof printed before steel-facing and the bevelling of the plate, on laid paper, with full margins, 120 x 85mm (4 3/4 x 3 1/3in) (unframed)
Both Delteil and Stella had only seen impressions of this work printed after the plate was steel-faced and mistakenly assumed the work to be an etching. This previously unknown impression printed prior to the steel-facing displays extremely rich burr and a delicate veil of plate tone, and thus we can unquestionably state that the work is indeed a drypoint engraving rather than an etching.