Name: Antique Print-FRENCH-EROTIC-AQUATINT-LES-FEUX-DE-CUISINE-Deveria-c.1900
SKU: PICTURA-06440
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Antique Print-FRENCH-EROTIC-AQUATINT-LES-FEUX-DE-CUISINE-Deveria-c.1900

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‘LES FEUX DE CUISINE’

– A detailed and finely executed French erotic engraving from around 1900, after Achille Dev?ria. This intimate and playful scene takes place in a rustic kitchen setting, where a male cook and a woman engage in a passionate embrace near a wooden counter. The kitchen is filled with household objects, including a fireplace, hanging pots, and scattered utensils, contributing to the lively and humorous character of the scene. Dev?ria, known for his expertise in depicting intimate and sensual moments, created numerous works in the Romantic and libertine genre, using techniques such as engraving and mezzotint.

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Description

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

Sheet size: 26.8 x 23.2 cm (10.55 x 9.13 inch). Image size: 24.5 x 19 cm. (9.65 x 7.48 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 DEV?RIA, EROTIC PRINT, FRENCH ENGRAVING, 19TH-CENTURY ART, LIBERTINE, BOUDOIR SCENE, INTIMATE ILLUSTRATION, ROMANTICISM, SENSUALITY, KITCHEN SCENE | 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.