{"product_id":"art-of-book-illustration-three-etchings-aquatints-evoking-19th-century-european-and-russian-literary-traditions","title":"Art of Book Illustration. In the Shadow of a Vanishing World. Three Etchings\/Aquatints Evoking 19th-Century European and Russian Literary Traditions. XX C.","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"1786\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"302\" data-start=\"292\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Illustrations in the Manner of 19th-Century European Society Fiction, with Nuances of the Russian Literary Tradition.\u003cbr data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"405\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Image approx. 7 1\/4\" x 4 1\/4'.  Sheet approx. 11\" X 7 1\/2\".\u003cbr data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"591\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"686\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unnumbered; likely small private issue.\u003cbr data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"728\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1920–1940.\u003cbr data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"753\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eMaterials and Techniques:\u003c\/strong\u003e Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring (pochoir) on wove paper (deckle-edge).\u003cbr data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"863\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"941\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Estate of George \"Yorgo\" Demetrakopoulos, professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (1965–2000)\u003cbr data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good impression with full margins. Typical minor age toning; no significant defects. A detailed condition report is available on request.\u003cbr data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003ePart of:\u003c\/strong\u003e A suite of three prints.\u003cbr data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eMuseums, Libraries and Auctions:\u003c\/strong\u003e No identical impressions traced.\u003cbr data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1506\"\u003eArt Movements, Periods, and Schools:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEuropean School, likely French; interwar period; stylistically referencing 19th-century literary illustration.\u003cbr data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- The narrative motif — an aging gentleman attended by a loyal Black servant, a gathering at the household, and a subsequent nocturnal vigil — evokes sentimental-romantic themes known from 19th-century European society fiction, with a tone reminiscent of Russian literary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- In certain bibliophile editions of the period, artists authenticated the suite by signing and numbering the half-title or limitation page rather than the individual plates. The absence of signatures or numbering on these impressions may therefore be consistent with such practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldin Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46028845940901,"sku":"WOP-1172\/1-3\/BLKBI-1","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/0944\/8869\/files\/IMG_2096-2_aedaafed-2810-4437-af04-e00dd34f5183.jpg?v=1762359776","url":"https:\/\/www.goldinfineart.com\/products\/art-of-book-illustration-three-etchings-aquatints-evoking-19th-century-european-and-russian-literary-traditions","provider":"Goldin Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}