Roderic O'Conor (Irish, 1860-1940) - Lot 219

Roderic O'Conor (Irish, 1860-1940) Landscape on the Coast. 1893. Etching and drypoint. 280 x 200. Johnston 10. Very fine proof on ivory laid paper, printed with ground tint and loaded with barbs. A small ink smear along the lower edge. A light trace of marginal oxidation at the edge of the mat. A few light freckles. Annotation in pencil along lower edge at center: "Vente O'Conor 7/2/56 1/29 Procès verbal Bellier Drouot Cailac N° 15". All margins. Workshop stamp (Lugt 3911). Stamp R. T. (front and back). This print was included in the Bibliothèque nationale exhibition, Gauguin et l'école de Pont-Aven, 1989, and is reproduced in the catalog under no. 128. "... O'Conor succeeded in suggesting a general impression of power through the drypoint process and the work done on the plate. The drypoint produced a drawing that was all the more bold because the ink overflowed and was applied outside the incisions made by the acid. The tormented character of the drawing is thus accentuated. The two engravings suggest the terrible force that drives the winds along the Breton coast and the harshness of these landscapes". (M. Grivel, ed., Gauguin et l'École de Pont-Aven, exhibition catalog, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, 1989, p. 109).