Artist Catalogue: Eugene Isabey

French, 1803-1866

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Environs de Dieppe -  ISABEY

Environs de Dieppe
Lithograph, 1832-33, Curtis 64 (iii/III); edition unknown. 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. Unsigned, but with the printed line "Lith. par Eug. Isabey," lower left. A fine impression in good condition. The margins are trimmed notably at bottom thus lacking the printer's line with Mourlot's name. There's a repaired tear in the right margin just to the image. This fine image is from the series "Six Marines" which was published in both Paris and London.
SOLD

Interior of aPort (Interieur d'un Port) -  ISABEY

Interior of aPort (Interieur d'un Port)
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 68 (ii/III), Beraldi 9; edition unknown. 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. Signed with the printed text, below left. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are substantial but somewhat trimmed. The condition is very good other than for some soiling and occasional subtle stains in the margins. This tour de force of early French lithography is plate five from "Six Marines," as printed by Charles Motte (1785-1836).
$1,400

Low Tide (Marée Basse) -  ISABEY

Low Tide (Marée Basse)
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 69 (ii/III), Beraldi 10; edition unknown. 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. Signed with the printed text, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is very good. There's minor soiling and foxing in the margins and a couple of tears at the sheet edges. The set of "Six Marines," of which this is plate six, was published by V.Mourlot, Paris, and his blindstamp is in the lower margin.
$1,000

Near Dieppe (Environs de Dieppe) -  ISABEY

Near Dieppe (Environs de Dieppe)
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 64 (ii/III), Beraldi 13; edition unknown. 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. Signed with the printed text, lower left. Here we have a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from a few soft wrinkles from handling in the outer margins. This stellar print is plate one from the series "Six Marines." Dieppe is a coastal town in Normandy.
$1,000

Repair of a Ship at Low Tide (Radoub d'une Barque a Marée Basse) -  ISABEY

Repair of a Ship at Low Tide (Radoub d'une Barque a Marée Basse)
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 67 (ii/III), Beraldi 12; edition unknown. 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed with the printed text, below left. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are wide and the condition is very good. There's an occasional subtle stain in the margins and one repaired tear at the bottom left edge of the sheet. This is plate four from "Six Marines," as published by Mourlot.
$1,200

Souvenir de Bretagne -  ISABEY

Souvenir de Bretagne
Lithograph, 1832, Curtis 61 (ii/IV); edition unknown. 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. Signed on the stone with the printed signature, lower left. A fine impression in very good condition. There's a tiny repaired split in the margin, lower right, and minor traces of discoloration here and there in the wide margins. This work was published by Mourlot, Paris, and bears their blindstamp, lower left. This print is typical of Isabey's remarkable skills as a draughtsman. His work is a very good value in today's market.
SOLD

Souvenir de St. Valery sur Somme -  ISABEY

Souvenir de St. Valery sur Somme
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 66 (iii/III); edition unknown. 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed on the stone with the printed signature, lower left. A fine, luminous impression of this exceptional print. The margins are full. There's reside of an old adhesive at two places on the margin edges and three modest repaired splits at the top edge, all of which is fairly minor. This plate is from the celebrated series, Six Marines.
SOLD

Souvenir de St. Valery sur Somme -  ISABEY

Souvenir de St. Valery sur Somme
Lithograph, 1833, Curtis 66 (ii/III), edition unknown. 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed with the printed text, below left. This is a superb impression of this iconic print. This work, like the others in the set, was printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from a few small, subtle stains here and there in the margins. This is plate three from "Six Marines" published by Mourlot, Paris, and printed by Charles Motte.
SOLD


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