"Venus and Cudid"
Original Antique Photogravure Art Print
Negative by
Braun, Clément & Cie.
based off the painting by
Lambert Frederic Sustris
This work comes from a folio of Braun, Clément & Cie. art prints.
The print comes with a fine paper protective cover (which was originally attached to margin of the matt)
with the inscription of the painting's name, creator and "Negative by Braun, Clément & Cie".
The print is archivally attached at the its upper edge to the matt.
Technique: Photogravure
Photogravure an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph.
Gaston Braun (1845-1928)
Gaston Braun worked through a number of companies including Adolphe Braun et Cie. which was founded in 1876. Gaston went into partnership with his father-in-law Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822-1913) in 1878. Along with the assistance of Léon Clément the company grew and in 1889 took the name Braun, Clément et Cie. Their company won the Legion d' Honneur in 1891. This company continued until 1910 when the name became Braun et Cie.
The company was a major supplier of reproductions of art and scenic views.
Lambert Sustris
(c. 1515-1520 – c. 1584)
A Dutch painter active mainly in Venice. The works Sustris completed in Italy exhibit either a Mannerist style or qualities that may be deemed proto-baroque. He is also referred to as Alberto de Olanda (Albert of Holland). He was born in Amsterdam, and only came to Venice when over 40 years old.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Paintings) and was collected by Louis XIV of France.
Sizes
Matt: 42.4 cm x 32.3 cm (16.7" x 12.7")
Print: 31.7 cm x 21.8 cm (12.5" x 8.6")