Artist: Charles-Émile Wattier (French, 1800–1868), painter and lithographer.
Title: Woman Sitting on the Edge of the Forest.
Signed in plate: Émile Wattier l.l.
Dimensions: 5 3/4" x 7 3/8".
Date: mid-19th c.
Materials and Techniques: two-tone (black and sepia) engraving on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to the borderline, repaired small tear l.l. Edges are reinforced by mending tissue verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C.
Note: Rare technique.