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Antonio Casanova y Estorach - "La Lecon de Musique": This delightful etching depicts an elderly gentleman in his livery. He is perhaps a servant in an important household. In his kitchen he teaches a bird to sing with his whistling. The cat curled up at his feet and the puckered expression of this gentleman reinforce the pervading atmosphere of warmth and good humor. "La Lecon de Musique" (The Music Lesson) is an original etching created by the Spanish artist, Antonio Casanova y Estorach in 1879. This impression is printed on fine, hand-made, laid paper as published in New York by Dodd Mead & Company for the portfolio, "Etchings by French Artists" in 1888. This fine etching is signed and dated in the plate by the artist. |
| Title: | La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) |
| Artist: | Casanova y Estorach, Antonio (Tortosa, Spain, 1847 - Paris, 1896) |
| Date: | 1879 (Dodd Mead & Company, 1888 Ed.) |
| Medium: | Original Etching |
| Publisher: | Dodd Mead & Company, New York |
| Source: | Etchings by French Artists |
| Note: | Antonio Casanova y Estorach: A nineteenth century Spanish painter and etcher, Casanova y Estorach studied art techniques in both Madrid and Rome under such masters as Federico Madrazo, Carlos Rivera and Claudio Lorenzale. Showing early promise, he began exhibiting his paintings and etchings at major expositions in Madrid and Barcelona as early as 1865. Antonio Casanova moved permanently to Paris in 1876 and for the following twenty years exhibited his art in that city. |
| As an etcher, Casanova was known for his soft and velvety lines, often combing drypoint with etching to gain his effects. La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) depicts an elderly gentleman in his livery. He is perhaps a servant in an important household. In his kitchen he teaches a bird to sing with his whistling. The cat curled up at his feet and the puckered expression of this gentleman reinforce the pervading atmosphere of warmth and good humor. | |
| This impression of La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) was published by Dodd Mead & Company, New York in the New York publication of original etchings entitled, Etchings of French Artists.Original works of art contributed to Etchings of French Artists. included "Les Deux Fils" by Paul-Leon Jazet, "Eclaireurs en Fuite" by Alexandre-Gaston Guignard, "Les Buveurs" by Octavio Cortazzo, "La Lecon de Musique" by Antonio Casanova y Estorach, "Laveuses a Valliere" by Adolphe Potemont Martial, "Providence" by Alberto Maso Gilli, "Un Uhlan" by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detail, "Pompe du Notre-Dame" by Henri-Alexandre Safrey, "A Goville" by Alfred Alexandre Delauney and others. La Lecon de Musique was republished by Alfred Cadart in 1879 for "Fondation du 1er Avril 1868 - L'Illustration Nouvelle", Deuxieme Partie par une Societe de Peintres-Graveurs, a L'eau-Forte, Onzieme Annee - Onzieme Volume, Paris Ver A. Cadart, Editeur-Imprimeur, 56 Boulevard Haussmann, 56, plate #460, however, the titled for that edition was "L'Education de L'oiseau". | |
| Size: | 10 7/8 X 7 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
| Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
| Condition: | Printed on fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in New York in 1888. Signed and dated in the plate by the artist. A finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) represents a prime, original example of the etched art of Antonio Casanova y Estorach. |
| Price: | Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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Original Etching by the 19th century Spanish artist, Antonio Casanova y Estorach
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| La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) |
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| # | Image | Title & Artist | Artist Info | Medium | Date | Source | - |
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La Lecon de Musique (The Music Lesson) by Antonio Casanova | Antonio Casanova y Estorach, (Tortosa, Spain, 1847 - Paris, 1896) | Original Etching | 1879 (Dodd Mead & Company Ed., 1888) | Published by Dodd Mead & Company for "Etchings by French Artists". Printed on fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins. Signed and dated in the plate by the artist. | Sold |
| 02.- |  |
Les Buveurs (The Drinkers) by Octavio Cortazzo | Octavio Cortazzo (Oreste) (Rome, Born, 1836) | Original Etching | 1879 (Dodd Mead & Company Ed., 1888) | Published by Dodd Mead & Company for "Etchings by French Artists". Printed on fine, nineteenth century laid paper and with full margins extending almost to the edge of the matte. Signed and dated by the artist in the plate. | Sold |
| 03.- |  |
Eclaireurs en Fuite (Scouts in Flight) by Alexandre-Gaston Guignard | Alexandre-Gaston Guignard (Bordeaux, 1848 - Paris, 1922) | Original Etching and Drypoint Engraving | 1879 (Dodd Mead & Company Ed., 1888) | Published by Dodd Mead & Company for "Etchings by French Artists". Printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with large, full margins. Signed and titled in the plate along the lower margin. Bearing the number '475' to the upper right of the plate. | |
| 04.- |  |
Les Deux Fils (The Two Sons) by Paul-Leon Jazet | Paul-Leon Jazet (Paris, 1848 - ?) | Original Etching | 1884 (Dodd Mead & Company Ed., 1888) | Published by Dodd Mead & Company for "Etchings by French Artists". Printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with large, full margins. Signed and dated in the plate along the lower left margin. | |
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Laveuses a Valliere (Washerwomen at Valliere) by Adolphe Potemont Martial | Adolphe Potemont Martial (Paris, 1828 - 1883) | Original Etching | 1879 (Dodd Mead & Company Ed., 1888) | Published by Dodd Mead & Company for "Etchings by French Artists". Printed on nineteenth century laid paper and with full margins. Signed with Martial's 'APM' monogram, titled 'Laveuses A Valliere' and in the plate. Bearing the text 'Salon 1879' to the upper right of the plate. | |
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