"The English Promenade at Nice" a genuine photogravure after the painting by Giuseppe Castiglione, engraved and etched by Goupil, 1881; printed on heavy stock paper; signed in plate " G. Castiglione, Pinx." and "Gravure Goupil et Cie."

Heavy stock paper, design 9.3/4" x 5.1/4" [250mm x 129mm], the entire plate 12" x c.9" [304mm x 228mm]; a little foxing and a little soiling, very good condition. An additional sheet with the explanatory text by Goupil is present.

"Lately, Nice, on the south coast of France, has become one of the favorite resorts for English and American invalids." [from the explanatory supplemental sheet by Goupil].

Giuseppe Castiglione (1829-1908) was an Italian artist known for genre paintings and portraits. Castiglione was born in Naples, Italy. He moved to Paris early in his career and is thought to have studied painting there. He started exhibiting his paintings in Paris and Turin. He was a member of the Societaire des Artistes and was awarded honorable mention at the 1861 Salon exhibition, and a medal at the Salon exhibition of 1869. At the Exposition Universelle of 1900, Castiglione was awarded a bronze medal. He was decorated with the Legion d'honneur in 1893.

In 1870s-1890s, Goupil & Cie were the leading art dealers in 19th century France, with headquarters in Paris and a network of branches in London, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as in New York and Australia. Instrumental for this expansion was the "Ateliers Photographiques", a plant north of Paris, in Asnieres, which took up its work in 1869. The photogravures created in this plant dominated the world art market of 1880s-1890s.

The creation of the photogravure plate was a complicated process requiring a work by a photographer and experienced master-engraver. First, a copper plate was coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph. It is a manual process. Therefore, the quality of the photogravure depends on the masterly execution by the engraver.

Due to relative softness of copper, the editions of photogravures were limited to a few thousand copies similarly to copper engravings and etchings.

Artwork will be mailed unframed.

Rates vary per zone/ country, we will adjust shipping costs with the invoice.

US: Priority (c.2-8 days) ------------ $20.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $29.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $43.50