Artist: Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833–1898)Title: La cantinière des pilotes (The Girl in the Cantine for Pilots)
Date: c. Suggested 1905
Medium: Rich heliogravure / photogravure capturing the textured depth of Rops's famous soft-ground etching technique.
Depicts a young tavern girl at a counter with a pitcher, a sailboat visible through the window backdrop.
Condition: Good antique condition on heavy-weave cream paper stock. Bold plate impression lines with clean margins.
Minor age-toning to sheet borders consistent with its 120-year history.
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