Émile Sulpis (prints)
SULPIS Emile
FICHE 11684
(1856 - 1943)
The perfume of flowers
Drypoint and aquatint, impression in brown
1916
A nice impression on wove paper, signed in pencil, dated numbered 1/4, 3rd state.
Aside to his interpretation's work, Emile Sulpis shows his times in a series of small original intimate prints. The female figure holds a central place: portraits, bathing scenes, languid models, sports and domestic activities are recurring subjects in his paper work. In view of he annotations in the margins, it is a personal production, probably not intended for the public. Emile Sulpis works on different engraving processes, in a "print's kitchen" combining several techniques and multiplying the states.
Plate: 95 x 85 mm.
Sheet: 325 x 230 mm.
Condition: wide margins, light-staining in the lower edge.
