Artist: Ernest Laurent Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Soir d’Octobre by Ernest Laurent 1897 for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Issued in 1897 for the Paris art journal L’Estampe Moderne, this original stone lithograph by Auguste Lepère depicts a group of Breton fishermen—“sea wolves”—returning from their labor at sea. The composition reflects Lepère’s mastery in portraying the strength and dignity of working people, rendered with his characteristic line work and harmonious color. A leading figure in the French print revival of the 1890s, Lepère was admired for his wood engravings and lithographs capturing modern urban and rural life with sincerity and precision. Printed by F. Champenois and published by Masson & Piazza, this sheet bears the embossed blind stamp of L’Estampe Moderne in the lower margin.
Details
Title: Loups de Mer (Sea Wolves)
Artist: Auguste Lepère (French, 1849–1918)
Date: 1897
Printer: F. Champenois, Paris
Publisher: Masson & Piazza
Series: L’Estampe Moderne
Print Type: Original stone lithograph
Size: 12 × 16 inches (31 × 41 cm)
Condition: Excellent; strong impression with light toning consistent with the series
Comments: Published as part of L’Estampe Moderne (1897–1899), the influential portfolio featuring monthly lithographs by leading artists of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist period.
es Sardinieres L. Borgex (Louis Bourgeois, 1873–1959) 1898
Original color lithograph by L. Borgex, published in L’Estampe Moderne in 1898. The image shows women on the Breton coast carrying baskets of sardines, with fishing boats drawn up along the shore. The setting is a working harbor typical of Brittany at the end of the nineteenth century. Printed by Champenois in Paris and distributed by Masson & Piazza as part of the monthly portfolio L’Estampe Moderne (1897–99). The sheet bears the embossed blindstamp “L’Estampe Moderne / E.M.” in the lower right margin and the artist’s printed signature within the image. Excellent original impression with strong color and full margins.
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Printer: Imprimerie Champenois, Paris
Publisher: Masson & Piazza, Paris (L’Estampe Moderne, 1898)
Size: Approx. 40 × 30 cm (15 ¾ × 11 ¾ in)
Print Type: Original stone lithograph on wove paper
Condition: Excellent A condition – fresh color, clean sheet, wide margins, embossed blindstamp lower right
Comments: A coastal subject from L’Estampe Moderne showing a sardine port in Brittany and the activity of the local fishing trade.
Artist: Prinet Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Manon by Prinet for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: Giraldon Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Lutece by Giraldon for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: Mignot Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 9 x 12.5″ / 22.8 x 30.5 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1896 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Kermesse by Mignot for Les Affiches Etrangeres 1894
Les Affiches etrangere was created by Jules Cheret at the Chaix imprimerie to celebrate the famous poster artists and their works of the time. Poster collecting was the rage between 1895 and 1900 and Cheret made sure to supply the public with all the images of a selection of the best posters of the time. The printing was by way of Stone lithgoraphy and great attention was paid to quality. In Excellent condition
A sensuous and finely balanced lithograph by French artist Charles Guérin, published in L’Estampe Moderne in 1898. The composition shows Guérin’s refined handling of color and line, merging Symbolist atmosphere with the decorative elegance characteristic of the fin-de-siècle. The work reflects the influence of both Gauguin and Odilon Redon, revealing Guérin’s lyrical approach to the female form and mythological subjects.
Details
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed on the plate lower left margin
Blind stamp of L’Estampe Moderne (bottom right)
Printed in Paris, 1898
Sheet size: 40.5 × 30.5 cm / 15.9 × 12 in.
Condition: Excellent; on its full sheet
A refined and tranquil composition by Louis Welden Hawkins, one of the leading Symbolist painters of the fin-de-siècle. Published in L’Estampe Moderne, this lithograph depicts two women absorbed in reading — a theme of introspection and quietude that Hawkins often explored in his paintings. The soft tonal harmonies and delicate outlines reflect both his Symbolist sensibility and the influence of Art Nouveau design.
Details
Color lithograph on wove paper
Signed and dated “1898” in the image
Blind stamp of L’Estampe Moderne (lower right, Lugt 2790)
Printed by L’Imprimerie Champenois; distributed by Masson & Piazza
From L’Estampe Moderne, Vol. 2, No. 22, February 1899
Sheet size: 40.5 × 30.8 cm / 15.9 × 12.1 in.
Condition: Excellent; full margins, vibrant impression
Comments
An elegant and contemplative work that exemplifies Hawkins’s subtle Symbolist approach. The artist’s delicate handling of light and the serenity of the figures evoke the quiet intimacy of late 19th-century domestic life
Artist: Colin Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Le depart by Collin for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Published in 1898 as part of L’Estampe Moderne, this original stone lithograph by Fernand Piet depicts a coastal market scene in Zeeland, the Dutch province known for its maritime culture and rural charm. Piet, a French painter and printmaker active during the Belle Époque, was known for his vivid depictions of everyday life and regional subjects. In Marche en Zélande, he combines naturalistic observation with the refined color and draftsmanship that characterized the L’Estampe Moderne series. Printed by F. Champenois and published by Masson & Piazza, the sheet bears the embossed blind stamp of L’Estampe Moderne in the lower margin.
Details
Title: Marche en Zélande (Market in Zeeland)
Artist: Fernand Piet (French, 1869–1942)
Date: 1898
Printer: F. Champenois, Paris
Publisher: Masson & Piazza
Series: L’Estampe Moderne
Print Type: Original stone lithograph
Size: 12 × 16 inches (31 × 41 cm)
Condition: Excellent; strong impression, light age toning typical of the series
Comments: Issued as part of L’Estampe Moderne (1897–1899), the distinguished Parisian art journal presenting monthly color lithographs by leading European artists of the Art Nouveau period.
Artist: Guinier Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Nuit douce by Guinier for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
