Jules Jacquemart

Jules Jacquemart

France(October 18, 1837 – 1880)
Jules Jacquemart

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Jules Jacquemart: Beauty Rendered in Pure Line

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There is a moment, standing before one of Jules Jacquemart's etchings of Chinese porcelain or Japanese stoneware, when the boundary between documentation and devotion dissolves entirely. The needle has moved across the copper plate with such tenderness, such acute observation, that the glazed surface of a celadon vase seems to breathe. It is this quality, at once scientific and deeply felt, that has brought renewed attention to Jacquemart's work among collectors of works on paper and decorative arts scholarship alike. In a cultural moment when the cross pollination of fine art and material… Continue reading

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