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Le Travail - Etching by Armand Gautier - 1860

1860

$236.01
£174.45
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A$333.39
CHF 192
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Etching on laid paper Signed in plate lower left: Armand Gautier Published by Cadart & Luquet, Éditeurs, 79 Rue Richelieu, Paris With the blindstamp of the Société des Aquafortistes, lower margin In Le Travail (“Work”), Armand Gautier pays tribute to the quiet heroism of daily labor through a pair of intimate vignettes — one depicting a man sawing wood in a rustic courtyard, the other a woman absorbed in washing clothes. Together, these complementary images form a poignant study of endurance and dignity, uniting the masculine and feminine expressions of honest toil. Gautier’s fine, deliberate etching technique reveals his deep sympathy for working-class life. His careful modulation of light and shadow transforms ordinary gestures into acts of grace, while his understated realism reflects the moral spirit of mid-19th-century French art. A friend of Corot and a member of the circle around the Société des Aquafortistes, Gautier was among the early advocates of etching as an independent, expressive medium rather than a reproductive craft. Excellent, rich impression on cream laid paper; wide margins; slight foxing and soft toning at the sheet edges, image clean and well-preserved. Armand Gautier, sometimes called “le peintre des humbles,” was known for his compassionate depictions of rural and domestic subjects. Le Travail stands as a testament to his humanist vision and to the etching revival’s democratic ideal — to ennoble everyday life through the intimacy of the artist’s line. This sheet was issued by Cadart & Luquet for the Société des Aquafortistes, the pioneering Parisian association that promoted original etchings by leading artists of the 1860s.
  • Creator:
    Armand Gautier
  • Creation Year:
    1860
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.66 in (55 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
    Etching
  • Movement & Style:
    Modern
  • Period:
    1860-1869
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: T-1581301stDibs: LU650317306192

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