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| Artist: Henri Meunier
Belgian (1873-1922) | | Item: em27 |
| Title: L'Heure du Silence | |
Description: Cond. A+, Original
Lithograph,
issued by L'Estampe Modern, November 1897, Printed by F. Champenois,
Paris.
Blindstamp lower right in margin.
Presented
in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival museum mat, with framing labels. Ready to frame.
Shipped boxed flat via Fedex.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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Also Includes:
Original tissue overlay
with poem by
A. Silvestre (Les Aurores lointaines.)
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| Sheet Size: | 12 in x 15 3/4 in |
| | 31 cm x 40 cm | |
Price: temporarily out of stock
(Like many of my most sought after images I am usually able to locate
this for clients. email me for a price estimate, Greg) To
Request | 
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"As a poster designer, Meunier knew how to organize well-observed detail
to create an almost musical ambiance... (with) compositions that are gravely meditative,
clean and synthetic... The Son of Belgian engraver Jean-Baptiste Meunier and nephew
of sculptor Constantin Meunier, Henri seems to have come by his artistry in a
genetic fashion. After completing brilliant studies at the academy in his native
Ixelles, he went on to pursue many fields: printmaker, poster designer, graphic
reporter and book binder. Oostens-Wittamer characterizes his poster work as focused
on bringing out opposing light and dark values within his often large, contained,
flowing masses of color" (Belle Epoque 1970
p.68)
Not unlike the Maitre de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Modern
was a portfolio printed between 1897-98, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris,
contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original lithographs in each. Each
commissioned only for this series. As well as Mucha,
some of the contributing artists included Rhead,
Meunier, Ibels,
Steinlen, Willette
and Grasset. This is from the series with
the blindstamp in the margin lower right corner.
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