Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence – Marble Bench Engraving, 1943 Provence

Description

Le Tholonet Marble Bench Engraving

This Le Tholonet marble bench engraving was created by Louis Maccard after a composition by French artist Maurice de Lambert.

Entitled Un banc de marbre, the work depicts the marble bench at the Bastide de Riquier in Le Tholonet, near Aix-en-Provence. The elegant composition features a fountain, ornamental urns and windswept trees overlooking the Provençal landscape.

The date 1928 appearing within the image most likely refers to Maurice de Lambert’s original composition. This copper engraving was printed in 1943 on BFK Rives paper.

Details

• Artist: Maurice de Lambert

• Engraver: Louis Maccard

• Title: Un banc de marbre

• Location: Le Tholonet, near Aix-en-Provence, France

• Date of printing: 1943

• Original composition: dated 1928 within the image

• Technique: original copper engraving

• Paper: BFK Rives

• Colour: sepia brown

• Sheet dimensions: 32.5 × 24.4 cm

• Image dimensions: 24 × 18 cm

• Framing: unframed

Condition

Good overall vintage condition. The paper displays light age-related toning, minor marginal wear and a small crease to the upper-right corner. The lower edge retains its natural deckled appearance. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the description.

A refined and highly decorative view of Provence, particularly suitable for collectors of French landscape prints, Aix-en-Provence views and twentieth-century engraving.