Small Mouse on top of a vegetable (pastel color) - CHARLES GILLOT - Japanese Print 1902, Paris
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From: Documents
Japonais; similar to content of
Estampes japonaises et livres illustrés - A
Collection of objects of art, flowers, landscapes, vases bronzes, animals,
fabric designs, motifs, etc. NOTE!!! An identical
complete folio of 178 prints of which this print was included was sold (as
part of a small book lot) at Christies in 2002 for $4500. This is a rarely offered
print. In 1850, Charles Gillot's
father, Firmin Gillot (1819-1872), revolutionized the bookmaking industry by
inventing ‘paniconography’, also called gillotage, a process allowing
the simultaneous printing of text and image. On his father’s death,
Charles Gillot took over the family engraving business in the Faubourg Saint
Martin, and subsequently made significant improvements to his father¹s
invention by incorporating the photographic discoveries of Daguerre and
Niepce. His work won awards at all the Great Exhibitions and earned him
appointment as a Knight of the Order of the French Legion of Honor in 1886. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Clarles Gillot (1853-1903) French printer; an inventor and avid collector of ancient and medieval works of art. His father, Firmin Gillot, invented “gillotage” a type of relief photoengraving that revolutionized book publishing; allowing simultaneous printing of text and images. Like father like son, Charles later made technical improvements upon this process, while concurrently amassing an immense amount of important art works. Art prints depicting Gillot’s collections were published as portfolios in Paris, titled: “Documents Japonais (Japanese Documents).” Prints were both monochrome (single color, including B/W) and in beautiful delicate pastel colors. Several editions were published varying in the number of prints included. The portfolios were usually tied with three strings. Artists represented include Hiroshige, Kiyomitsu, Hokusai, Otamaro, Harunobo, Koryusai, Masayoshi, etc. Gillot, as an engraver and typographer created in 1876 the first laboratory of fotogravure open in France and he patents a method of incision called "Gillotipie", improving the method invented by his father Firmin Gillot, engraver. “Gillotipie” or “Zincographie” consists in the reproduction in relief on plates of zinc or copper, through a chemical procedure, of writings, sketches or photos so that to get matrixes for the press. This technique has been called “Gillotipie” in his honor. Charles Gillot was a great collector and expert of the oriental art and particularly of Japanese one. The prints produced for "Documents Japonais", are a harvest devoted to the art and the culture of Japan have been published in Paris around 1885 to the early 1900sby Charles Gillot and Samuel Bing with the purpose to introduce the Japanese arts and culture in all Europe. The numerous ancient prints of the series represent objects of art, flowers, landscapes, vases and bronzes, ceramics, studies of animals, cloths, enamels, scenes of insides and other decorative motives. While rarely offered outside of auction houses, the fantastic prints from this series unfortunately are printed on poor quality paper used at the turn of the century. This means that that must be carefully handled. Of course, this very problem is what has made these prints very scarce. Matting this print will give it excellent protection, overcoming this problem. |
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| CONDITION | Please INSPECT PHOTO. Enlarged for viewing. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IMAGE NOTE: | The picture may introduce some very weird artifacts not in the actual print for sale. . Please inquire if you have a question. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTES: | This is an original print, not a reproduction. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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