Louis Boilly Etching, age and subject matter?

Discussion in 'Art' started by mr2real, Oct 7, 2014.

  1. mr2real

    mr2real Active Member

    I recently acquired this etching at a local auction. I believe the artist is Louis Boilly (1761-1845). Is this piece really that old, or could it have been made from a plate more recently? I also hoping someone might recognize the subject matter or be able to find something comparative for value. Thanks, Joe


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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    From the visible clothing - see the woman in the pink coat? - I have serious doubts about it being by the same Mr. Boilly.
     
  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I think the scene is The Madeleine (church) in Paris.
     
  4. mr2real

    mr2real Active Member

    Actually pink was popular in that time period - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink . I didn't really pay much attention to the frame, but it does look similar to 18th century giltwood frames - https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/w...ench-louis-xvi-gilded-wood-frame/id-f_807342/ - http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17913/lot/1/

    Maybe the frame is the real find, who knows.
     
  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    It wasn't the color I was emphasizing, it was the style. The length is too short, the shape too non-formfitting. The hair too. I'd guess 1960's or so.
     
  6. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    The faces look mid 20th C. and I have never seen a 19th C. print signed on the impression in pencil like that.

    The combination of the handwriting and my poor French means the title baffles me.
     
  7. Alec Sutton

    Alec Sutton Active Member

    Artist: "Le Bailly." c.1960s, possibly factory output not a real person. French pencil text left says: original etching. Frame is 20th C. mass produced, 1960s or later.
     
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