#french prints

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Chat noir sur un journal = Black Cat on a Newspaper Henri-Charles Guérard (French; 1846–1897) before 1887 Etching and drypoint (unique proof) The New York Public Library, Wallach Division, Print Collection

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Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr

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Two ladies on a night out, two marvelous hats - and a fantastic technique of print: crachis, with which Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created that misty sphere of tiny dots.  

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Grand Theater Box, 1897, colour litho, Van Gogh Museum

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La manie de la danse = Dance Mania Philibert-Louis Debucourt (French; 1755–1832) 1809 Color aquatint and etching, printed à la poupée, on paper The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

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La petite blanchisseuse = The Little Laundress Pierre Bonnard (French; 1867–1947) 1896 Lithograph in deep red, orange yellow, bistre, gray-black, grayish beige on China paper The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

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Tête de chat = Head of a Cat Félix Bracquemond (French; 1833–1914) between 1866 and 1878 Photogravure The New York Public Library, Wallach Division, Print Collection

One of a series of designs by Bracquemond for china produced by Rousseau and Haviland between 1866 and 1878. Subjects include birds, flowers, insects, and animals; a strong Japanese influence is evident.

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La Villa Madama Jean-François Janinet (French; 1752–1814) after Hubert Robert Hubert (French; 1733–1808) 1778 Etching and wash manner The New York Public Library, Wallach Division, Print Collection

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Chat = Cat Mathurin Méheut (French; 1882–1958) Collotype In: Études d'animaux (Animal Studies) (Paris: Librarie Central des Beaux-Arts, 1911) The New York Public Library, Wallach Division, Art & Architecture Collection

“Sous la direction de E. Grasset”