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['The Little Gate' - Chelsea.]
['The Little Gate' - Chelsea.]
Theodore Roussel [etched in plate and signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1890.]
Etching, 205 x 165mm. 8 x 6½".
The fine wrought-iron gate to 4 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. By Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847 - 1926), English painter and etcher of French birth. He was born and educated in France and settled in England in 1878, when he quickly established a reputation. In 1885 he was introduced to James McNeill Whistler, his neighbour in Chelsea, London, and in consequence a lifelong friendship was formed. In 1888 Whistler introduced him to the techniques of etching and drypoint. As Roussel was a member of Whistler’s London circle his work was influenced by the latter in style and choice of subject-matter. Scarce.
Guichard: pg.57. Longford 'Images of Chelsea': 552.
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[The Street, Chelsea Embankment.]
[The Street, Chelsea Embankment.]
Theodore Roussel.
[c.1889.]
Etching. Sheet 150 x 205mm (6 x 8").
A view of the shops on Cheyne Walk before its redevelopment during the 1890s. A newsagent displays a board advertising the 'News of the World' (the 'N' reversed). By Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847-1926), English painter and etcher of French birth. He was born and educated in France and settled in England in 1878, when he quickly established a reputation. In 1885 he was introduced to James McNeill Whistler, his neighbour in Chelsea, London, and in consequence a lifelong friendship was formed. In 1888 Whistler introduced him to the techniques of etching and drypoint. As Roussel was a member of Whistler’s London circle his work was influenced by the latter in style and choice of subject-matter.
Hausberg 26, limited edition of about 40.
[Ref: 57554]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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