Accession number
TMP 2023-96.54
Creator
Legrand, Louis, 1863-1951, printmaker.
Published
[Paris], [1904].
Credit line
Promised gift of Davida Deutsch in memory of Alvin Deutsch.
Notes
Impression from two separate plates; plate mark for "L'Armée du Salut" measures 104 x 125 mm; plate mark for "Une gosseline" measures 193 x 125 mm.
Proof impression of two prints on a single sheet, with "L'Armée du Salut" on a separate plate directly above "Une gosseline"; according to Arwas the two prints were originally executed together on a single plate, the plate being cut and the two resulting plates later printed independently; identified in penciled inscription as copy is 1 of 3 impressions printed.
"L'Armée du Salut" signed in the plate with the artist's initials; "Une gosseline" signed in the plate with the artist's signature and monogram.
Proof impression of two prints on a single sheet, with "L'Armée du Salut" on a separate plate directly above "Une gosseline"; according to Arwas the two prints were originally executed together on a single plate, the plate being cut and the two resulting plates later printed independently; identified in penciled inscription as copy is 1 of 3 impressions printed.
"L'Armée du Salut" signed in the plate with the artist's initials; "Une gosseline" signed in the plate with the artist's signature and monogram.
Description
1 print : etching and drypoint ; image: 297 x 125 mm; sheet: 475 x 314 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in pencil by the artist; titles written in pencil at lower right, with "1er état tiré à 3 épreuves" and Gustave Pellet's stamp in red ink below image.
Provenance
From the collection of Davida Deutsch.
Summary
Upper print shows a woman holding flyers in both hands and leading a Salvation Army band; lower print shows a young girl standing at right, with her elbow resting on the back of a chair and an open fan in her hand .
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