Name: Antique Print-FRENCH-EROTIC-AQUATINT-LA-COMPARAISON-FAVORABLE-Deveria-c.1900
SKU: PICTURA-06439
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Antique Print-FRENCH-EROTIC-AQUATINT-LA-COMPARAISON-FAVORABLE-Deveria-c.1900

€75.00

‘LA COMPARAISON FAVORABLE.’

– A refined and delicately executed French erotic engraving from around 1900, after Achille Deveria. The print captures a playful and intimate moment, characteristic of 19th-century French libertine illustrations. A man and a woman are depicted in an intimate pose within a well-furnished boudoir. The setting includes a four-poster bed with draped curtains, a framed erotic painting on the wall, and elegant furnishings, emphasizing the sensual and romantic nature of the scene. Deveria was known for his skillful depiction of such themes, and his experience in vignette and mezzotint techniques influenced many of his works.

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Description

Medium: Engraving and aquatint etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 23 x 29.3 cm (9.06 x 11.54 inch). Image size: 15.5 x 22 cm. (6.1 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light age-toning and minor foxing, but well-preserved overall with crisp details. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ACHILLE DEVERIA, EROTIC PRINT, FRENCH ENGRAVING, 19TH-CENTURY ART, LIBERTINE, BOUDOIR SCENE, INTIMATE ILLUSTRATION, ROMANTICISM, SENSUALITY | PCO-E21-47

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Early 20th-century reproduction based on an original 19th-century design by Deveria.

Biography artist: Achille Deveria (1800-1857) was a 19th-century French artist, famous for his lithographic portraits of writers and artists, as well as his erotically themed engravings and illustrations. His works are considered emblematic of the Romantic era.