Émile Sulpis (prints)
SULPIS Emile
FICHE 11688
(1856 - 1943)
The lipstick
Drypoint, soft ground and aquatint, impression in brown
A nice impression on Japan paper, signed in pencil, numbered 2/12, 4th 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: 140 x 95 mm.
Sheet: 315 x 225 mm.
Condition: margins, slight light-staining, slight scattered foxing.
