Octobre (Wentworth 33)

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James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902)
Octobre (Wentworth 33)
etching and drypoint, 1878, a fine impression with great contrasts and subtle, selective tone, on laid paper with a large Cartouche and proprietary watermark, signed in pencil, with the artist's red monogram stamp (L. 1545), from the edition of approximately one hundred, with margins, a small hole in the left margin, an 8 mm. tear at the upper sheet edge, a small rustmark in the lower right margin, some pale staining and discolouration at the sheet edges, generally in good condition, the subject in very good condition, framed
P. 553 x 280 mm., S. 620 x 394 mm.

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Lot Essay

The quality and character of an etching can vary significantly between different impressions, depending on the way the printer has inked and wiped the plate. Tissot took this part of the printmaking process very seriously, and the effects of plate tone, or retroussage, and selective wiping mattered greatly to him. He did not approve of all impressions and thought some impressions more successful than others. As Jane Abdy wrote 'it is thought that Tissot signed in pencil those copies which he considered to be most successful' (quoted from: J.J. Tissot, Etchings, drypoints and mezzotints, Frederick Mulder and Bury Street Gallery (catalogue 8), London, 1981).

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