Chateau de pau france, known as the birthplace of King Henry IV in 1553,located in tyhe Pyrenees-atlantiques region, this style, Dourrat was a master of the multi-plate color aquatint/etching process.Castle landscape, engraving hand colored aquarelle/signed George Dourrat, in solid wood hand carved frame with texture and under glass. George specialized in fine architectural etching, capturing historic monuments, Cathederals and Castles across France. This stunning piece beautifully shows his signature style; soft, painterly colors in the foliage and sky contrasted against precise, architectural needle lines on the castle towers, with its detailed architectural rendering and soft layered washes in the foliage is typical of late 19th century or early 20th french regional school-the pencil signature in the bottom right is his personal guarantee that he supervised or pulled this specific impression from the metal plate.
Size:18.5×16×1.5
Chateau de pau france, known as the birthplace of King Henry IV in 1553,located in tyhe Pyrenees-atlantiques region, this style, Dourrat was a master of the multi-plate color aquatint/etching process.Castle landscape, engraving hand colored aquarelle/signed George Dourrat, in solid wood hand carved frame with texture and under glass. George specialized in fine architectural etching, capturing historic monuments, Cathederals and Castles across France. This stunning piece beautifully shows his signature style; soft, painterly colors in the foliage and sky contrasted against precise, architectural needle lines on the castle towers, with its detailed architectural rendering and soft layered washes in the foliage is typical of late 19th century or early 20th french regional school-the pencil signature in the bottom right is his personal guarantee that he supervised or pulled this specific impression from the metal plate.
Size:18.5×16×1.5
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