Description: A rare signed Limited and First Edition 1885 photogravure engraving by August Frederick Albrecht Schenck ( German/ French 1828-1901)."L'Orphelin Souvenir D'Auvergne- The Orphan, a Memory of Auvergne, an ewe morning its loss of its m other. French Award 1885, best known for landscapes and animals. THIS IS A RARE WORK AND MISPRINT AS THE TITLE IN THIS LIMITED AND FIRST EDITION 1885 SALON DE 1885 PHOTOGRAVURE ERRONEOUSLY STATES THAT THE WORK IS DONE BY "SHENCK" WHEN THE WORK ITSELF IS SIGNED BY"SCHENCK ". ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL, BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR PAINTIINGS DIFFERING, FOR EXAMPLE BY THE "MURDER"( NAME FOR A GROUP OF CROWS) OF CROWS IN FRONT OF THE DISTRAUGHT LAMB AND ITS APPARENT MOTHER BY THE SAME AND DIFFERENT ARTISTS.ONE OF THESE VERSIONS HANGS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA, MELBORNE, ANOTHER IN MUSEE D'ORSAY. IT APPEARS, MOROEVER, THAT THE 1885 "L'ORPHELIN IS IN FACT A REVERSE OF SCHNECK'S ALMOST SIMILAR 1878 PAINTING WHICH IS THE WORK HANGING IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA. THIS PHOTOGRAUVE IS AN AUTHENTIC PRINTING FROM THE SALON DE 1885 IN 1885 AND A FIRST AND LIMITED EDITION. Schenck was born in Germany, then Denmark, but lived and worked most of his life in France. He was awarded a Knight of the Legion of Honour and other awards. Printed 1885 Paris, France,Henry Harvard, Goupil & Cie, Libraire D' Art, printed on "Holland", Marbled parchment, some foxing. framed 10 x 13.5. Shipping in territorial United States only except eBay Global Shipping.
Price: 475 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-21T16:48:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: France
Handmade: Yes
Artist: August Frederick Albrecht Schenck
Production Technique: photogravures lithograph
Framing: Framed
Style: varies, Romanticisms, naturalism
Item Height: framed 10 x 13.5
Item Width: framed 10 x 13.5
Material: Lithograph, Holland Parchment photogravure
Theme: historical genre" l,Arrives des Maries"-, Romanticism naturalism
Time Period Produced: 1885
Personalize: No
Type: photogravures lithograph
Title: "L'Orphelin Souvenir D'Auvergne"- Orphan, a memory
Features: Holland paper, 1st Edition, Limited Edition, Signed photogravure framed
Subject: French 1885 Art Awards, Orphan Ewe with Sheep lying next to it
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Culture: French/German
Item Length: Framed 10 x 13.5
Signed: Yes
Signed By: "Schenck"
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Year of Production: 1885
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Width (Inches): approx. 10 x 13.5Framed
Listed By: reseller
Height (Inches): approx.10 x 13.5 Framed
Print Surface: Holland marbled paper
Date of Creation: 1885
Color: Black and White photocromatic
