Featured Please Help With Signature On Etching.

Greetings board, haven't posted in a while. Hope everyone is doing well. I picked up an etching today and need some assistance with Title and Signature. I am usually pretty good with identifying but this is a tough one. I really like this piece, could it have something to do with the 4 seasons ?? Hmmmmm. Thanks in advance!!

 

The signature is illegible but the title is “en ecoutant Vivaldi” or listening to Vivaldi

 

We're in Canada, right?

Debora

 

I read "en ecoutant..."

Debora

 

Wow. Thank you so much. That was quick!!

 

Debora, I am in Maine.

 

Wow, i had a feeling it had something to do with the 4 seasons. See the 4 seasons by Antonio Vivaldi !! Thank You !!!

 

Thanks Debora, I,m making progress quickly!!

 

'Listening to Vivaldi.' Implying his work 'The Four Seasons.' That does appear to be correct. I see something like "Brun" for the artist's signature but that's difficult to research because of Madame Le.

Debora

 

I found an Italian artist named Bruno Bruni but his signature is very unique, looks nothing like this one.

 

No, you're looking for a local artist and a woman. That may well be a self-portrait. Anything on the back?

Debora

 

Love it . I think the 1st letter of the artist might be a Z ?

 

A local artist ?? There is nothing on the back of etching.

 

Thanks johnny, it's a tough one for sure.

 

Local as opposed to a well known national artist.

Debora

 

Everyone is local to somewhere.

The edition seems to be 400, or 900? High for an obscure artist.

 

400...

 

Love the etching and surround.Signature is awful and not much to go on.Just looking at the roofs of the houses,would they be similar to where you are in Maine or are they more like Canadian type houses.
I'm familiar with shingle roofs but the houses with the battens down the roof,are they common to either Maine or Canada? Believe that the artist possibly had some architectural training as the houses are very well and precisely drawn.

 

219/400