Felix Bracquemond Etching on Paper "The Sands of Tombelaine and Mont St. Michel"

Item Details

An etching on paper titled The Sands of Tombelaine and Mont St. Michel (Les Grèves de Tombelaine et du Mont St. Michel) by Felix Bracquemond (France; 1833-1914), created circa 1887. Depicted is the small island of Tombelaine of the coast of Normandy with monastery Mont-Saint-Michel in the background shrouded in clouds. Artist’s signature in pen to lower right corner over the in plate title. Presented matted and mounted on foam core and sealed in acetate.

Bracquemond was born in France and was a close friend of Manet, Whistler, Corot, and Millet. Originally trained as a lithographer, he started focusing on etching and engraving in 1853. He was also a painter, ceramist, and an innovator in decorative arts working and designing for Haviland of Limoges. Bracquemond is often credited for inventing the term ‘Japonisme’ and introducing Japanese art and motifs to Europe.

Condition

- toning to paper; slight foxing; wear consistent with age.

Dimensions

- measures mat/foam core; visible image measures 9.75" W. × 7″ H x .001"D.

Item #

16CIN997-819