1940s After Henri Rousseau, Original Self-Portrait Swiss Lithograph

Description

An excellent vintage original offset lithograph, print, of Self-Portrait (1890) by Henri Rousseau. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on … more An excellent vintage original offset lithograph, print, of Self-Portrait (1890) by Henri Rousseau. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Numbered. Name of the artist and information about original painting will be found by lifting the plate. Comes from a rare art folio published by Albert Skira, in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1940s. First Limited Edition. Excellent condition - minor age wear on the the board, never framed.

Overall 11"W x 15"H
image 7.30"W x 9.5"H

With all his anxious care for details and his desire to turn out a finished article (so characteristic of the French artisan), Rousseau does not really aim at "a good likeness". Indeed there was little "likeness" between the artist himself and this sedate gentleman with the well-waxed mustaches then considered the height of elegance. Rousseau puts all his idealism into the "trimmings" - for instance, the starched snow-white shirtfront strongly contrasting with blackness of the coat. This interest is sartorial detail counts for much in the highly personal style he built up. less