Engraving with a scene of cabaret and in margin scene of "beuverie

Exceptional collection of 58 works by Henri Rivière Henri Rivière is considered a master of the French printmaking revival. While he made a name for himself with his innovative scenic devices and stagings for the Chat Noir cabaret between 1886 and 1896, it was in the field of printmaking that he made his name: he practiced etching, xylography and lithography between 1882 and 1907. Influenced by Brittany and Japan, Rivière quickly won recognition from his peers and the public. The amateur collection presented here (numbers 120 to 178) is exceptional in more ways than one. All areas of printmaking are represented, and the pieces are of outstanding rarity. Only 25 copies of the Féérie des heures lithographs were printed on chine, and the etchings were printed in an edition of no more than 20. If we add the woodcuts for unfinished woodcuts and the watercolors, we can appreciate the quality of this set, which is rare on the market. What's more, these pieces are often in a remarkable state of preservation, a further testament to the care taken by their owners. No doubt it will meet with the success it deserves. Yann Le Bohec & Olivier Levasseur