March Auction
Lot 138:
Henri Le Riche, Portrait d’un vieil homme barbu, Etching and Drypoint
Description
Etching and drypoint on paper, signed “Henri Le Riche” in pencil lower right and numbered 182/250 lower left. A sensitive and finely executed portrait study of an elderly man with a flowing beard, rendered with delicate linear shading and atmospheric restraint. Typical of Le Riche’s refined graphic style, the work captures the introspective dignity of age and character through subtle modulation of line. Presented under mat in a giltwood frame.
Details:
Medium: Etching and drypoint on paper
Image size: 10.75 × 7.5 in (27.3 × 19 cm)
Edition: 182/250, pencil-signed by the artist
Frame size: 18 × 14 in (45.7 × 35.5 cm)
Period: Early 20th Century
Condition: Good overall; light toning and mat burn visible; not examined out of frame
Importance:
A characteristic example of Henri Le Riche’s elegant portrait etchings, reflecting the influence of the Belle Époque’s graphic revival and French Symbolist draftsmanship.
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