Norbert Goeneutte

Harbour Scene

Norbert Goeneutte's original drypoint engraving, "Harbour Scene" was created by the French artist in 1889. It is printed upon hand-made, laid paper. This original impression is signed and dated by the artist within the plate and signed in pencil, annotated and stamped by Goeneutte along the lower margin. "Harbour Scene" is both a superb and valuable example of the etched art created by the 19th century artist, Norbert Goeneutte.

Original Drypoint Engraving by Norbert Goeneutte.

Harbour Scene

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Title:	Harbour Scene
Artist:	Goeneutte, Norbert (Paris, 1854 - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1894)
Date:	1889
Medium:	Original Drypoint Engraving
Note:	Norbert Goeneutte: Although he lived a short life, Norbert Goeneutte is rightly considered a major artist of France during the era of Impressionism. Goeneutte studied art at Paris's Ecole des Beaux-Arts, under both Isidore Pils and Henri Lehmann. He soon, however, grew dissatisfied with formal training and moved to the Paris suburb of Montmarte. There he became friends with Renoir, for whom he both modeled and painted. At this time he also met another artist, Marcellin Desboutin, who sparked his lifelong interest in the art of engraving and etching.
	Norbert Goeneutte first exhibited his art at the Paris Salon in 1876 and was an annual exhibitor there until his untimely death in 1894. He was also closely associated with such artists as Manet, Degas and Renoir, but despite their insistence, chose not to exhibit with the Impressionists.
	Etching and engraving was as important to Norbert Goeneutte as painting. In total his graphic oeuvre consists of almost one hundred and fifty original etchings, drypoints and lithographs. Most deal with landscapes and town views, especially scenes from the lives of the working classes. And, although he traveled to London (1880), Rotterdam (1887) and Venice (1890), the large majority of his art depicts views of Paris and other French centres. Norbert Goeneutte also created etchings for a portfolio entitled, Paris a l'eau forte (1889) and for Emile Zola's novel, La Terre. Today his important art is included in many major collections such as the Musee d'Orsay, the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, the Tate Gallery and the National Gallery, London.
	Advancing ill health from tuberculosis prompted Goeneutte's move to the countryside town of Auvers-sur-Oise in 1891. There he placed himself under the care of his friend, Dr. Gachet. Gachet was himself a keen amateur etcher and had encouraged many artists to create works of art within this medium. Among other artists, Gachet had avidly promoted the work of Paul Cezanne and taught him to etch. Although it is not known how familiar Norbert Goeneutte was with Cezanne's art, his association with Dr. Gachet provides a clear link. So too does this original drypoint, where Goeneutte's concern with the effect of form and structure shows similarities to Cezanne's art. This brilliant drypoint depicting a harbour scene is a forerunner of cubism and modernist art.
Edition:	This impression of Harbour Scene is the only engraving I have found by Norbert Goeneutte that is actually hand signed in pencil by him. Signing works of graphic art did not become widespread until the twentieth century. Artists would only sign their prints if it was a special proof impression. This is clearly here the case where the artist has written what appears to be, "1 Etat (State) No. 1" along the lower margin. Also Goeneutte has stamped his red seal cachet de vente under the plate-mark.
Provenance:	Cachet de Vente (Red Seal): Norbert Goeneutte
Size:	9 7/8 X 11 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with margins trimmed by Norbert Goeneutte to within several mm. of the plate-mark. (At this time it was not uncommon for artists to trim the margins of their etchings and engravings. The practice was instituted by none other than James McNeil Whistler who reacted against collectors that admired the paper as much as the art.) A partial tear has also been restored by a former owner in the lower right corner of the engraving (just above Goeneutte's signature). Else, a brilliantly printed impression as one would expect from a first printing. Signed and dated by the artist within the plate and signed in pencil, annotated and stamped by Goeneutte along the lower margin. Harbour Scene is both a superb and valuable example of the famous French art of Norbert Goeneutte.
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