Tableau – Le Passage du Gué / Gué (estampe)

ID: s23358
Catégorie: Tableaux
Sous-catégorie: Gravure
Emplacement: Nouveau magasin

État: použitý

Description: A black-and-white graphic print with the motif "Le Passage du Gué," which translates to "The Ford," depicts a classic pastoral scene popular in European art of the 18th and 19th centuries. The narrative shows a young man carrying a girl across a shallow river or stream to prevent her clothes and shoes from getting wet, while another woman observes them in the background. This theme symbolizes gallantry and rural courtship in Romantic art. The execution technique suggests it might be a printed textile panel in the toile de Jouy style or a high-quality print on a structured substrate imitating the appearance of an old engraving. The frame is ornate, gilded, with classical decorative motifs. Cracks, flaking, and localized missing parts of the gilded layer are visible on the left and right sides of the frame. On the reverse side of the work, there is a purple stamp with the text: "L'IMAGERIE 1, quai Richard de la Prée 17410 SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RÉ." Below this text are telephone and fax numbers. The name "L'Imagerie" can be translated as "Picture Gallery" or "Picture Shop." The stamp refers to the place where the picture was purchased or framed in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, a historic port town on the Île de Ré island off the Atlantic coast of France. The presence of a fax number indicates the stamp's origin from the late 20th century.

1 200 Kč / €50