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Têtes de vieillards, têtes d'expression.

Title
Têtes de vieillards, têtes d'expression. [graphic] / HG.
Author
Guérard, Henri-Charles, 1846-1897.
Publication
1872-1874.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Found In
Etchings by Henri Guérard. (NN)NYPG97-F237.
Description
27 prints : etching, drypoint; 16.4 x 13.4 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Etched heads, chiefly of old men, mainly with grotesque features and exaggerated expressions. One man is depicted playing a flute, another playing a violin; several men are shown wearing eyeglasses. Includes etched label: Salon de 1874/M.H. Guérard/Exposant/Suite de 6 têtes Pittoresques/à l'eau-forte.
Subject
  • Salon (Exhibition: Paris, France) (1874)
  • Older men
  • Eyeglasses in art
  • Facial expression
  • Flutes
  • Violins
Genre/Form
  • Artists' devices.
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
  • Monograms.
Note
  • Most prints are signed in the plate with an unusual, apparently early form of Guérard's monogram.
  • Title from Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 7.
  • Guérard's Suite de 6 têtes pittoresque was exhibited in the Salon of 1874, No. 3469.
  • Prints probably correspond to Béraldi Nos. 151-185.
  • Some prints include graphite inscriptions, presumably in the artist's hand.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 7.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. Two prints bear the collector's mark of Henri-Charles Guérard (Lugt 1157)
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Etchings by Henri Guérard in Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG97-F14
Author
Guérard, Henri-Charles, 1846-1897.
Title
Têtes de vieillards, têtes d'expression. [graphic] / HG.
Imprint
1872-1874.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes
Holdings checked in Henri Béraldi, Les graveurs du XIXe siècle, v. 7.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Etchings by Henri Guérard in Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. Two prints bear the collector's mark of Henri-Charles Guérard (Lugt 1157)
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
S.P. Avery Collection.
Found In:
Etchings by Henri Guérard. (NN)NYPG97-F237.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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