Mostly known for his interpretation work, the French engraver Émile Sulpis (1856 - 1943) also produced intimate prints and drawings. Certainly intended for his relatives or for himself, thoses graphic works show a pannel of techniques: drypoint, aquatint, soft varnish, pastel, pencil, charcoal, gouache... Most of his works represent a single model; a young woman with black hair, who may have been his wife. From the Belle Epoque to the Roaring Twenties, from long hair to boyish cuts, we follow him through his travels in France, Normandy and Corsica.
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(1856 - 1943)
Sketch of faces and eye
Drypoint
(1856 - 1943)
Young woman carrying a coat
Drypoint, aquatinte and soft ground, impression in brun
(1856 - 1943)
The perfume
Drypoint and soft ground, impression in brown
(1856 - 1943)
The rest
Drypoint and soft ground, impression in brown and green
(1856 - 1943)
At the fireside
Drypoint and soft ground
(1856 - 1943)
[Woman in a landscape]
Etching, impression in yellow
(1856 - 1943)
[Woman in a landscape]
Etching in colours
(1856 - 1943)
Nude on a chair
Etching and aquatint
(1856 - 1943)
The hairstyle
Drypoint and aquatint, impression in purple
(1856 - 1943)
The bath
Drypoint and aquatint, impression in brown and blue
(1856 - 1943)
Nude woman in the wind
Drypoint, aquatint and soft ground
(1856 - 1943)
The pray
Drypoint and aquatint, impression in purple, ochre and blue.
(1856 - 1943)
[Celebration, Legion of Honor]
Drypoint and soft ground
(1856 - 1943)
Resting in the living room
Handcoloured drypoint and soft ground
(1856 - 1943)
[Selfportrait]
Etching and soft ground
(1856 - 1943)
Coming out of the bath
Charcoal and pastel
(1856 - 1943)
Nude on a chair
Etching, impression in yellow.
(1856 - 1943)
Woman and child
Etching, silver painting.
(1856 - 1943)
Sketch of faces and eye n°2
Drypoint
(1856 - 1943)
By the seaside n°2
Handcoloured etching and drypoint
(1856 - 1943)
Young woman with red flowers
Charcoal et pastel
(1856 - 1943)
Styling
Charcoal et pastel
(1856 - 1943)
Les calanches ( Calanques) di Piana (Corse)
Charcoal et pastel
(1856 - 1943)
Faces
Drypoint, impression in yellow