Le Bouquet, by Vattier after J. J. Grandville, Fr. (1803-1847) New Acquisition James Weeks

James Weeks

subterranean ground

with studies from the female nude published in Paris in 1897

who made several masterful lithographs exploring the shifting patterns of light and shadow encountered there at various times of the day

This is the first lithograph I have encountered by the artist

Le Bouquet, by Vattier after J. J. Grandville, Fr. (1803-1847) New Acquisition James WeeksLithograph, as published in La Caricature 12 Mai 1831, Plate No. 56., 12 1 4 x 9 1 2, signed & titled in the stone beneath the image with publication line, pale water stain to top margin, a soft centerfold, associated repaired short edge tear at right sheet edge, handling creases and another fold higher up visible from verso, on wove paper. The caption reads: "Choui______i! Put! Put put! Pan!! pan, pan, pan! Brrrrrr.. pan, papapapa pan! Pan!!,,,pan!