Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) - A Breton Beggar - 1883
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This etching by Mortimer Menpes, titled A Breton Beggar (1883), is plate signed and offers a refined 19th century British japonisme study.
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Description:
Mortimer Menpes. (Mortimer Luddington Menpes) (1855-1938). A Breton Beggar. Etching on laid paper hand pulled from the copperplate. 1883. Excellent Signed in the plate, lower right.
Dimensions:
21,50 x 14,00 cm
Literature:
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938). Australian-born British artist was a student and protégée of James McNeill Whistler. An inveterate traveler, he created images of people and places from around the world. He was also very popular as a portraitist in London where some of the most famous and powerful figures of the age sat for him. Menpes was one of the foremost figures in British Japonisme and one of the first Western painters to travel to Japan to study Japanese art seriously. He went first in 1887 and again in 1896.Although he also worked well in oil and watercolor, Menpes excelled at etching. Constantly experimenting, and a master of technique, he always printed his works himself, often varying each image through his choice of ink and paper and by exquisitely subtle wiping. Menpes became one of the most popular and widely exhibited artists of his generation.
Medium:
Etching, drypoint
Circa:
1883
Notes:
All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.
Condition:
Excellent impression on laid paper in very good condition.
Description:
Mortimer Menpes. (Mortimer Luddington Menpes) (1855-1938). A Breton Beggar. Etching on laid paper hand pulled from the copperplate. 1883. Excellent Signed in the plate, lower right.
Dimensions:
21,50 x 14,00 cm
Literature:
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855-1938). Australian-born British artist was a student and protégée of James McNeill Whistler. An inveterate traveler, he created images of people and places from around the world. He was also very popular as a portraitist in London where some of the most famous and powerful figures of the age sat for him. Menpes was one of the foremost figures in British Japonisme and one of the first Western painters to travel to Japan to study Japanese art seriously. He went first in 1887 and again in 1896.Although he also worked well in oil and watercolor, Menpes excelled at etching. Constantly experimenting, and a master of technique, he always printed his works himself, often varying each image through his choice of ink and paper and by exquisitely subtle wiping. Menpes became one of the most popular and widely exhibited artists of his generation.
Medium:
Etching, drypoint
Circa:
1883
Notes:
All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.
Condition:
Excellent impression on laid paper in very good condition.
Details
Artist
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938)
Title of artwork
A Breton Beggar - 1883
Technique
Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Year
1883
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
215 mm
Width
140 mm
Style
Modern
Period
19th century
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