Title: |
Un Chemin (A Road) |
Artist: |
Francais, Fancrois-Louis (Plombieres (Vosges), 1814 - Paris, 1897) |
Date: |
1842 |
Medium: |
Original Lithograph |
Publisher: |
Challamel, 4. Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris |
Printer: |
Bertauts, Paris |
Source: |
Album du Salon de 1842 |
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Francois Louis Francis 'Louis Francais': A prominent landscape painter and lithographer, Francois-Louis Francais (commonly called, Louis Francais) initially was educated in mathematics. At the age of fifteen, however, he moved to Paris and was apprenticed to a librarian. Within five years he was making a living designing woodcuts and lithographs for illustrated books. At the same time Louis Francais began studying art techniques, under both Gigoux and Camille Corot. |
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Louis Francais exhibited his first landscape composition at the Paris Salon in 1837. He was an annual exhibitor there for the following sixty years. Francais also received a third class medal, in 1841, a first class medal, in 1848, first class medals at the Universal Expositions of 1855 and 1867, and the Medal of Honour from the Paris Salon, in 1890. Francois-Louis Francais was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1853 and was promoted to Officer in 1867. He was a full member of both the Academy des Beaux-Arts and the Institute of France. |
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Louis Francais was one of the first artists to live and work in Barbizon. In 1840, in fact, he worked closely with Theodore Rousseau. As one can see by such atmospheric landscape compositions as Un Chemin, Louis Francais was clearly a member of the influential Barbizon School. |
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Today the fine art of Francois-Louis Francais is included in public collections in Bordeaux, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Lyon, Strasbourg, Florence and London. |
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Un Chemin (A Road): An original lithograph by the nineteenth century French landscape artist, Francois-Louis Francais, "Un Chemin" (A Road), was first published in Paris by Augustin Challamel in 1842. This impression constitutes the first state of this original lithograph. Ten years later a second state was published by Marchant for the series, "Les Peintres vivants". The second state bears the number, '39', in the upper margin and the publisher's change of name. The British Museum, London, includes impressions of both states in its permanent collection. They may be viewed under the Museum numbers, 1932,0123.5 and 1889,0608.388. |
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"Un Chemin" depicts a landscape view in the countryside with a road shaded by a long stretch of mature trees on either side. It was commissioned for the "Album du Salon de 1842" and bears the text, "Salon de 1842", & the artist's name, "francais" in the upper margin, as well as the artist's name, "Francais del", the title, "Un Chemin", the printer's details, "Paris, Imp. Bertauts", and the address, "Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abbaye (S.' Gn.')", along the lower margin as published for the "Album du Salon de 1842", Collection des principaux ouvrages exposes au Louvre, Reproduits, Par Les Peintres Eux-Memes, Ou sous Leur Direction, Par MM, Alophe, Arnout, Ales, Baron, Bour, Dauzats, Fichot, Francais, Csell, Jacot, B. Leroux, Marvy, Mouilleron, Leon Noel, Text Par Wilhelm Tenint, Publie par Challamel, Paris, Chez L'Editeur, 4, Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain. 1842. The 1842 volume contained 58 plates, two lithograph by Francais are listed in the index page 60, Classification des Dessins de L' Album du Salon de 1842. The first is #13 entitled, "Paysage (effet du matin) after C. Corot, and the second is #19 entitled, "Un chemin" designed and created by Francois Francais. |
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Album du Salon de (1839-1844): Edited by Augustin Challamel (Jules Robert), "Album du Salon" was an illustrated journal of literature, the sciences and the arts. The first issue, with a slightly different title, "Le Salon de 1839" contained twenty plates, with text by Laurent-Jan. It was followed by, "Album du Salon de 1840", which contained forty one plates, with text by Jules Robert (Augustin Challamel); preface by le baron Taylor. The third publication was "Album du Salon de 1841", which contained sixty three plates, and text by Wilhelm Tenint. This was followed by "Album du Salon de 1842", fifty eight plates, text by Whilhelm Tenint, and "Album du Salon de 1843", sixty plates, text by Wilhelm Tenint, and the lastly "Album du Salon de 1844", which contained fifty nine plates, with text, edited by Challamel, in all, six albums containing three hundred and one prints were produced. This original Francois-Louis Francais lithograph entitled,"Un chemin" hails from the 1842 issue. |
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Album du Salon... contained reproductive, but most importantly, original prints by fine 19th century painters and printmakers who exhibited their works of art at the Louvre during that period. Each album also included a review of the principal paintings, sculptures, architecture, watercolors, engravings and lithographs exhibited at the Louvre. The "Album du Salon" prints were created by or under the supervision of such fine artists as Alexandre Decamps, Amaury-Duval, C. Corot, Andre Giroux, Eugene Isabey, Eugene Delacroix, Henri Delaborde, Paul Flandrin, Robert Fleury, Adolphe Leleux, Ch. Lefebre and others. Contributing printmakers for the series of this publication included such fine artists as Alophe-M., Beyot, Henri Charles Antoine Baron, Bayor, C. Bour, Eugene Ciceri, Francois-Louis Francais, Jorel, Aug. Lemoine, Loire, Marvy, Adolphe Mouilleron, Tony Johannot, Emile Lassale, Victor Petit, Sabatier, Victor Petit, Mademoiselle Anais Colin, Th. Frere, Achille Giroux, W. Hyld, Celestin Nanteuil, Leon Noel, Henriquel-Dupont, Challamel, Eugene Leroux "Eugene Le Roux', Adrien Dauzats and others. Additional prints (proof impressions and early impressions), after the Salon paintings were also offered for sale at the address of the publisher / editor (Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain). Francois-Louis Francais' original lithograph, "Un Chemin" is a fine example of the graphic works of art both designed and created by the same artist. |
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Augustin Challamel 'Jules Robert' (1818-1894): A 19th century, painter, graphic artist, historian, and publisher, Augustin Challamel, i.e., Jules Robert was a member and president of the 'Societe des Gens de Lettres' and Conservateur a la Biblioteque Sainte- Genevieve, Paris. There seems to be some confusion as to the identity of Augustin Challamel and, or Jules Robert, also listed as Jules-Robert-Pierre-Joseph Challamel. Some sources indicate they were brothers, where as others note that the pseudonym of the publisher / editor of "Album du Salon", Augustin Challamel, was Jules Robert. Information concerning Challamel's pseudonym can be found in the "Album du Salon de 1842", Ouvrages Publies par Challamel. The "Manuel de L'Amateur de Livres du XIX Siecle (1801-1893)", by Georges Vicaire, Librairie A. Rouquette, Paris 1894, page 25-26, contains further information concerning the "Album du Salon" and notes that the series was published by M. Augustin Challamel, at the address "rue de l'Abbaye, 4, Paris". It also includes the following text; "Jules Robert est le Pseudonyme de M. Augustin Challamel". This original Francois Louis Francais lithograph entitled, "Un chemin" bears the address, "Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abbaye (S.' Gn.')", along the lower margin. A third source, "Lexicon Pseudonymorum" by Emil Weller, Regensburg, Verlag von Alfred Coppenrath, 1886, page 482, provides a listing for Jules Robert (1841-1842), confirming that name as Augustin Challamel's pseudonym. And lastly, the "Dictionnaire Universel des Contemporains", by G. Vapereau, Quatrieme Edition, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1870, page 362, lists Jean-Babtiste-Marie-Augustin (1818-1894) as the publisher of the "Album du Salon" publication. It also contains information for Jules-Robert-Pierre-Joseph Challamel (French, 1813 - c. 1848/1892 ?), who is listed, by some, as the publisher/ editor of the "Album du Salon". See: page 362 (same volume), Challamel (Pierre-Joseph) (Paris, 1813- ), French artist, editor, painter and lithographer. Augustin Challamel was responsible for numerous publications that dealt with the arts, French history, and various other subjects, volumes such as "Les Francais Sous La Revolution", par MM. Augustin Challamel et Whilhelm Tenint, Paris, Challamel, Editeur, 4, Rue de L'Abbaye (1843), "Exposition de L'industrie Francaise Annee 1844, Texte par M. Jules Burat, Publiee par M. Challamel, Editeur, 13, Rue de la Harpe, (1844). Challamel contributed text to the "Album du Salon 1840", using his pseudonym. The 1840 Album title page contains the the following text; "Texte par Jules Robert", and then signs off as Challamel. He also contributed several lithographs for various albums in the series. The "Album de Salon1840" issue contained five lithographs by him, "Caravane arretee dans les ruines de Balbeck" after Marihat, "La Saboterie" after Fortin, "Justice de Trajan" after Eugene Delacroix, "Vase funeraire" after Pradier, and "Les Forges de Fourchambault"after Bonhomme. Lithographs by Jules-Robert-PIerre-Joseph Challamel also appeared in L'Artist and L'Illustration. |
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Bertauts, Publishing & Printing Firm (c. 1830's - c. 1970's): The renowned French lithographic publisher and printer, Bertauts was considered one of the finest printers in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century. According to the Beaus-Arts – de la Lithographie et des Imprimeurs, Bertauts began printing lithographs after 1826 and established his lithographic firm in 1836. During the 1830's and into the 1870's, original lithographs printed by Bertauts appeared in such publications as, "L'Artiste, Paris" (1831-1904), "Album du Salon" (1839-1844), "Les Beaux-Arts" (1843-1844), "Les Artistes Contemporains", (1845 - 1853), "Les Artistes Anciens et Modernes, Paris" (1850 - 1862), "Animaux et Paysages d'Apres Nature" (1858), the "Gazette des beaux arts" (1859-1939), "Souvenirs d' Artistes" (1860-1876), and other major 19th century art journals of the time. Un Chemin (A Road) was printed by Bertauts for the Album du Salon de 1842 published by Challamel, 4. Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, Paris. |
Reference: |
"Album du Salon de 1842", Publie par M. Challamel, Collection des principaux ouvrages exposes au Louvre, Reproduits par les Artistes Eux-memes, ou sous leur direction, Texte Par Wilhelm Tenint, Publie Par Challamel, Paris Chez L’editeur, 4 Rue de L'Abbaye, Faubourg Saint-Germain, 1842, page 60 Classification, des dessins de L’Album du Salon de 1842, #19, Un chemin, Francais, Francais. |
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"Dictionnaire Universel des Contemporains", G. Vapereau, Quatrieme Edition, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1870, page 362. |
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"Lexicon Pseudonymorum", Emil Weller, Regensburg, Verlag von Alfred Coppenrath, 1886, page 482. |
Size: |
12 5/8 X 9 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
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Price: $365.00 US |
Condition: |
Printed upon wove paper with full margins as printed in Paris by Bertauts in 1842. Bearing the text, "Salon du 1842", & the artist's name, "francais" in the upper margin, as well as the artist's name, "Francais del", the title, "Un Chemin", the printer's details, "Paris, Imp. Bertauts", and the address, "Challamel edit. 4. R. de L'Abaye. (S.' G.')," along the lower margin. Containing overall toning to the image and the near margins due to a former acidic matting, else a good impression and in fair condition throughout. Un Chemin ('A Road') represents a prime, original example of the Barbizon landscape art of Francois-Louis Francais. |
Subject: |
Francois-Louis Francais, Louis Francais, "Un Chemin" (A Road) , original lithograph, "Album du Salon de 1842", Bertauts, Augustin Challamel, Theodore Rousseau, Camille Corot, Barbizon School, L'Ecole de Barbizon. |
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