Repos

Repos  is an original modern artwork realized in 1877 by the French etcher Charles Waltner (Paris, 1846 - Paris, 1925).

Original etching on ivory paper.

On the upper central margin the writing " Salon 1877 " is impressed. On the lower margin: Repos (Appartient à Mr. A.Hartmann) . 

Excellent conditions. 

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Excellent work on paper depicting a female figure on a large sofa  between precious fabrics and curtains. The woman's expression is very indolent and, in her right hand, she holds a fan.  The interior is extremely rich and on the walls you can see paintings and works of art. The work, as it is written on the upper part, was proposed and accepted at the 1877 salon.

This work has been realized by the French writen and etcher Charles Waltner  (Paris, 1846 - Paris, 1925). He first devoted himself to painting and attended the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des beaux-arts in Paris. He then turned to the art of engraving with Achille-Louis Martinet and Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont. In 1868, he won the Prix de Rome in for the engraving. He then devoted himself to large-scale interpretive printmaking, notably works by Rembrandt. He also was a member of the jury and exhibited at the first international exhibition of white and black in 1885 at the Pavillon de Flore , and participated as a founder in the reopening of the National Society of Fine Arts in 1890