Émile Sulpis (prints)
SULPIS Emile
FICHE 11656
(1856 - 1943)
Riva Bella
Handcoloured soft ground
1913
A nice impression on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 3/4, annotated "couleurs", titled and dated.
Aside to his interpretation's work, Emile Sulpis shows his times in a series of small original intimate prints. The female figure holds a central place: bathing scenes, languid models, sports and domestic activities are recurring subjects in his paper work. In view of he annotations in the margins, it is a personal production, probably not intended for the public. Emile Sulpis worked on different engraving processes, in a "print's kitchen" combining several techniques and multiplying the states.
Plate: 100 x 140 mm.
Sheet: 140 x 185 mm.
Condition: slight light- and time-staining.
