Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Rodolphe Bresdin — Le Cours de l'Eau (Van Gelder 144)
Rodolphe Bresdin

Le Cours de l'Eau (Van Gelder 144)

Rodolphe Bresdin's collection includes three etchings from different periods spanning 1861 to 1880, each demonstrating fine impressions on quality laid paper. The works showcase Bresdin's mastery of the etching medium with varying technical states.

Medium
Etching, 1880, a very good impression of the second edition with the corners rounded, on Van Gelder laid paper with a partial Palmette watermark; with Le Chevalier et la Mort (V.G. 120), etching, 1866, a good impression of the third (final) state on grey-green laid paper; and Entrée du Village (V.G. 103), etching, 1861, a good impression of the second (final) state, on laid paper with a Proprietary watermark, each unframed

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master Prints

June 30, 2021

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 69

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Rodolphe Bresdin, Le Cours de l'Eau (Van Gelder 144)

Rodolphe Bresdin's collection includes three etchings from different periods spanning 1861 to 1880, each demonstrating fine impressions on quality laid paper. The works showcase Bresdin's mastery of the etching medium with varying technical states.

Medium
Etching, 1880, a very good impression of the second edition with the corners rounded, on Van Gelder laid paper with a partial Palmette watermark; with Le Chevalier et la Mort (V.G. 120), etching, 1866, a good impression of the third (final) state on grey-green laid paper; and Entrée du Village (V.G. 103), etching, 1861, a good impression of the second (final) state, on laid paper with a Proprietary watermark, each unframed
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Village, Etching, Landscape, Water, Detailed, Narrative, Black and White

More works by Rodolphe Bresdin

Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago