Le Banc de Jardin (The Garden Bench)
Mezzotint, 1883, Wentworth 75 (i/III), edition at least 500 in the three states). 16 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. This is a superb, luminous impression printed on a chine applique. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Tissot mastered the difficult art of mezzotint. This medium enjoyed renewed interest in the 1880s and Seymour Haden, among others, took it up with enthusiasm. Frederick Goulding may have brought this medium to the attention of Tissot.
$3,800

The Garden Bench (Le Banc de Jardin)
Mezzotint, 1883, Wentworth 75 (i/III), edition about 500. 16 3/8 x 22 1/16 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. This a superb, early impression of the rare first state, before the bold, cursive lettering of the signature and title. The paper is a sturdy wove paper and the condition is fine. The margins are wide and probably full. This large and exceptional print presents yet another techincal achievement for Tissot, having mastered this difficult medium and doing so on a large scale. Wentworth suggests that Seymour Haden may have introduced him to mezzotint, or possibly the printer, Frederick Goulding. One oil sketch of the subject is known to still exist.
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