Yeames, Last Bit of Scandal, 1888 steel engraving
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"The Last Bit of Scandal" by William Frederick Yeames; engraved by Louis Godfrey; genuine engraving on steel, printed on high quality heavy stock paper; published by Selmar Hess, NY 1888. Yeames' genre was 'the problem picture,' which means an image that creates an unresolved dilemma or paradox for the viewer.
Design 11.1/8" x 6" [28.3cm x 15.3cm], the paper size is 12.1/2" x 8.3/4" [31.8cm x 22.2cm]; very good condition.
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) was a British painter. Yeames was born in Taganrog, Russia, the son of a British consul based in Russia. After the death of his father in 1842, Yeames was sent to school in Dresden where he began studying painting. After a change in the fortunes of his family, Yeames moved to London in 1848, where he learnt anatomy and composition from George Scharf and took art lessons from F. A. Westmacott. In 1852 he journeyed to Florence where he studied with Enrico Pollastrini and Raphael Buonajuti. Returning to London in 1859, Yeames set up a studio in Park Place and, with Philip Hermogenes Calderon, Frederick Goodall, and George Adolphus Storey, formed the loose association of artists known as the St John's Wood Clique. The group concentrated on subjects of a historical nature and narrative paintings in which the story was revealed by close study of the actions and expressions of the subjects. In Yeames's work, this technique evolved into the genre known as the problem picture, in which the narrative of the image creates an unresolved dilemma or paradox for the viewer.
The main characteristic of a steel engraving is that it has a very sharp, hard-edged, precise image. The computer scan can only give a very general impression of the detail. During the printing process, the steel plate does not need so much pressure as the copper plate, therefore, the steel plates do not leave a deep impressed area in the paper like the copper plates do.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
Note: Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority or 1st Class shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $20.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) --- $32.50
Design 11.1/8" x 6" [28.3cm x 15.3cm], the paper size is 12.1/2" x 8.3/4" [31.8cm x 22.2cm]; very good condition.
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) was a British painter. Yeames was born in Taganrog, Russia, the son of a British consul based in Russia. After the death of his father in 1842, Yeames was sent to school in Dresden where he began studying painting. After a change in the fortunes of his family, Yeames moved to London in 1848, where he learnt anatomy and composition from George Scharf and took art lessons from F. A. Westmacott. In 1852 he journeyed to Florence where he studied with Enrico Pollastrini and Raphael Buonajuti. Returning to London in 1859, Yeames set up a studio in Park Place and, with Philip Hermogenes Calderon, Frederick Goodall, and George Adolphus Storey, formed the loose association of artists known as the St John's Wood Clique. The group concentrated on subjects of a historical nature and narrative paintings in which the story was revealed by close study of the actions and expressions of the subjects. In Yeames's work, this technique evolved into the genre known as the problem picture, in which the narrative of the image creates an unresolved dilemma or paradox for the viewer.
The main characteristic of a steel engraving is that it has a very sharp, hard-edged, precise image. The computer scan can only give a very general impression of the detail. During the printing process, the steel plate does not need so much pressure as the copper plate, therefore, the steel plates do not leave a deep impressed area in the paper like the copper plates do.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
Note: Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority or 1st Class shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $20.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-6 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) --- $32.50
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