Art of the Eighteenth Century - Brothers Goncourt - Antique Book

[Figure 1. Historic style bronzing embossing. 】 [Figure 2. Red Moroccan goatskin binding. 】 [Figure 3. The stamping signature of the Belgian bookmaker Pierre-François Eenhaes. 】 [Figure 4. The binding treatment and book box on the top of the spine of a book "Art of the Eighteenth Century". 】 [Fig. 5. The badge type exlibris of Belgian bibliophile Raoul Simonson. 】 [Figure 6. The profile portrait of the Goncourt brothers engraved by the French printmaker Félix Bracquemond (1833 ~ 1914) on the title page of the book "Art of the Eighteenth Century". 】 [Figure 7. This book [Eighteenth Century Art] has the signatures of the Goncourt brothers on the special issue page of Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755 ~ 1832) in 1866. 】 [Figure 8. Works of Jean-Honoré Fragonard under the etchings of the Gongcourt brothers] [Figure 9. The works of Philibert-Louis Debucourt under the etchings of the Gongcourt brothers] By Edmond GONCOURT & Jules de GONCOURT Title: [Eighteenth Century Art] (L'ART DU DIX HUITIÈME SIÈCLE) Signed: Paris, E. Dentu. Technique: copperplate and movable type printing. Contains 1 illustrated title page (profile portrait of the Goncourt brothers engraved by Bracquemond) and 66 copperplate etching illustrations, including 42 different works of various artists engraved by the Goncourt brothers themselves and 14 Adolphe Varin Engraved portraits of the artist, including two portraits of the Goncourt brothers. In addition, the book also includes ten sketches made by François Boucher for the book "Acajou et Zirphile" engraved by Pierre Quentin Chedel in 1744 . Red Moroccan suede binding with embossed gilding in a historicist style. The edge of the upper book is gilded, the edge of the side book and the edge of the lower book are raw. Beneath the spine is the words "Binder EENHAES REL." Year: 1859~1875. Dimensions: Quarto (23 x 28.5 cm). (BO 076) Introduction of works: Talking about the book "L'ART DU DIX HUITIÈME SIÈCLE", I met a pair of French legends in the 19th century: the Goncourt brothers, the elder brother Edmond de Goncourt ( Edmond de Goncourt, 1822 ~ 1896) and younger brother Jules de Goncourt (Jules de Goncourt, 1830 ~ 1870). Today’s important French Literary Prize of Goncourt, that is, the selection of the Goncourt Academy established by Edmond de Goncourt’s estate donation, has not fallen since 1903 and has become a coveted prize for French literary rookies. The bonus is not huge, but it can become a new literary star that everyone is looking forward to. The Gongcur brothers have made outstanding contributions to French naturalistic novels, social history and art criticism. They have published many novels, emphasizing that novels must reflect life, and that they must be thoroughly investigated and researched before writing. Most of the protagonists are real people, so they are regarded as He is the founder of "Documentary Fiction". Although they are not twin brothers, they behave similarly, have the same hobbies, and both have a tendency to be neurotic. All works are published under the name of Gong Guer, regardless of brothers. The diaries of the two of them, written for decades, have become valuable historical materials for the study of the literary and artistic circles of the French Second Empire and the Third Republic. Another important achievement of the Gong Guer brothers is the book "Art of the Eighteenth Century". They have a special liking for the art of the eighteenth century in France. After the French Revolution, the art of the old dynasty era was relegated to the sidelines and became politically incorrect objects. However, they went against the trend and re-evaluated Rococo art. century social culture and history. From 1859, they began to publish their research results. Until 1875, a total of 12 articles were published, 11 of which were biographies and work reviews of individual artists in the eighteenth century, respectively Gabriel de Saint Aubin (1724 ~1780), Jean Antoine Watteau (1684 ~1721), Pierre Paul Prud'hon (1758~1823), François Boucher (1703 ~ 1770), Jean Baptiste Greuze, 1725~1805), Chardin (Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin, 1699~1779), Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732~1806), Philibert Louis Debucourt (1755~1832), De Latour Quentin de La Tour (Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1704~1788) and two monographs on illustration artists, such as Hubert François Gravelot (1699~1773), Kou Hong (Charles Nicolas Cochin, 1715~1790), Ai Zhen (Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1720~1778), Mohout (Jean Michel Moreau, 1741~1814). The last one is a general theory and introduces eighteenth-century art, which also became the title of the book. At that time, 200 copies were issued each period, and finally they were assembled and published, but the number of copies that could be fully assembled and published in the end was less than 200 copies. The publication of the book "Art of the Eighteenth Century" gradually changed the evaluation of the art of the eighteenth century in France at that time, and gradually set off a trend of collecting eighteenth century art. This trend, at the beginning of the twentieth century, even spread across the ocean to United States. At that time, some important collectors in the United States used the book "Art of the Eighteenth Century" as a reference for their collections. From this point of view, it can be said that the "Eighteenth Century Art" of the Gongcourt brothers reversed the evaluation of French art in the eighteenth century, and brought the Rococo style and many well-known famous artists back on the stage of art history. The Gongcourt brothers personally produced engravings of related works of various artists for 【Eighteenth Century Art】, and the French portrait artist Pierre Adolphe Varin (1821~1897) painted portraits of different artists. What is more special about our version is that there are 10 more cloth snows engraved by the then printmaker Pierre Quentin Chedel (1705~1762) in 1744 as "Acajou and Cherfi". et Zirphile). These drawings were originally written by the Swedish count and statesman Tessin (Carl Gustaf Tessin, 1695~1770) 1741’s work [Fauunillane, ou l’Infante Jaun] (Faunillane, ou l’Infante Jaun), but because there were very few prints, Tyson was recalled to China, and he sent the plate to another publisher, Prout ( Prault). In order to find suitable words to match the illustrations, the latter commissioned three writers to provide manuscripts, and finally chose the French writer Charles Pinot Duclos (Charles Pinot Duclos, 1704~1772)'s "Akayu and Chelfey", which instead became At that time, it was rare to see books with illustrations without illustrations. Our "Eighteenth Century Art" has 10 more illustrations of Boucher at that time, and they are also placed in the article introducing Boucher. It may be from the collector's own preference, but it is even rarer to insert it into this book. There are a few more points worth noting in this book. First of all, the book is signed by the brothers Goncourt (on the page of the special issue of Debucourt in 1866), dedicated to a collector named De Morgue Cevenent. In addition, this book was once in the collection of Raoul Simonson (1896 ~ 1965), a well-known Belgian bibliophile in the 20th century. On the butterfly page, there is his badge-shaped exlibris made of Moroccan goat leather. He is not only a publisher, but also a bibliographer. He focuses on exquisite and gorgeous book collections, and at the same time shows his Belgian origin. There are many books in the collection that can reflect Belgian characteristics. In 2013, his book collection was the subject of two exclusive sales at Sotheby's. Furthermore, the binding of this book was done by Pierre François Eenhaes (Pierre François Eenhaes, 1823 ~ 1910), a Belgian 19th-century decorator. Alley (impasse Saint Charles). In the binding of this "Eighteenth Century Art", Anheuser-Business used the popular historicist style at that time to integrate the past Renaissance and classical floral decorations on the front and rear book covers and spine with wonderful skills, which is gorgeous, elegant, stable and generous. . 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