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Woodcut (engraving) and letter from Pierre Eugène Clairin
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Original wood engraving (a type of print called Xylography) "Encore peut-être" by Pierre Eugène Clairin.
Year: Early 20th century
Signed and numbered 12/70 by the artist
Dedicated to Mr. Claude Benard - Professor at the School of Fine Arts.
Dimensions: 19 x 13 cm
Very good condition.
This engraving will be accompanied by a letter from Pierre Eugène Clairin to Claude Benard in which he explains that the prints are made by him personally on a hand press...
"Encore Peut-être" by Pierre Eugène Clairin is a wood engraving created in the early 20th century, characteristic of his meticulous work as an illustrator and engraver. This work, on ivory paper, depicts an elderly couple without faces, which can symbolize the universality and depth of the marital bond over time. The choice of this image suggests a reflection on memory, presence, and absence in old age, highlighting both the tenderness and the power of time that binds this couple in a silent complicity.
Clairin, a student of Paul Sérusier and a friend of major early 20th-century artists such as Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard, blends Breton pictorial tradition with a modern sensibility in his works.
He also illustrated literary works by Albert Camus, demonstrating his connection to literature and philosophy.
He achieved success at numerous salons and exhibitions in France and internationally.
He even decorated the 1937 Universal Exposition. "Encore Peut-être" (Perhaps Still) aptly illustrates this alliance between delicate engraving, simple symbolism, and emotional depth, placing the work within the continuity of a poetic expression of life and the passage of time.
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ConditionGoodColorsMulti ColorMaterialStoneNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMiniHeight19 cmWidth13 cmSigns of usageScratches
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