Lot #29: LEONARD MISONNE - Au coucher du soleil, Belgique - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Leonard Misonne (Belgian, 1870 - 1943).
Title: "Au coucher du soleil, Belgique".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1899. Printed 1905.
Dimensions: Image size: 3 5/8 x 5 9/16 in. (92 x 141 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. The full sheet. Fine, quality printing. Fine condition; tipped to original support sheet. Comment(s): Misonne, a Pictorialist, is known for his images of landscapes resembling paintings. Working on light and grey monochromes, his images diffused foggy and yet luminous atmospheres highlighted by dramatic skies. [6566-2-225]