J. Fritz Zalisz (1893-1971): Prometheus - Aquatint

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Self-portrait of the artist (above).

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While I was posting that last print I thought I would post a current offering of Koserower Kunstsalon, Koserow, DE in their latest auction catalog. J. Fritz Zalisz was a German sculptor, painter, commercial artist, and printmaker who studied under A. Hildebrand in Munich and later at the Academy Liepzig. The title of this aquatint is "Prometheus." He was an exponent of Expressionism and a member of a group of German artists who called themselves "the missing persons generation."

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Fritz Zalisz (1893-1971) Prometheus

Gerard de Lairesse (1640 or 1641-1711): Adam & Eve in Paradise with Laughing Snake - Intaglio Print 1680

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Rembrandt's Portrait of the Artist Gerard de Lairesse (circa 1665-67)(above)

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The Garard de Lairesse print arrived this afternoon. The post office, as usual, managed to beat the heck out of the package yet the print survived the exterior damage intact. I am just glad the seller left a wide margin of cardboard around the print to protect it otherwise it would have been a worthless piece of 1680 paper. The paper is nice and thick and the impression looks like it was printed last week, which as my luck goes lately, it probably was (just kidding - the German seller is quite reliable). I scanned it for this post. The print is slightly wider than the scanner bed and the writing in Latin at the bottom of the print is missing but the detail of the print itself is captured well. (below). That Latin phrase "Omnibus hoc vitium est" translates "Everyone has this flaw" and comes from one of Horace's Satires (Latin for miscellaneous poems), warning us that we should be lenient when judging other people's flaws, especially in the case of friends. You never know when a rock might come flying through the walls of your own glass house, I guess. From the looks of Eve's biceps, it looks like she could take Adam in an arm-wrestling match, that is if she can catch him.

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Gabriele Parente (Late 19th-to Mid 20th Century): Nude Boy with Wine Jug (Bronze)

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Aukionshaus Ursula Nusser, Munchen, DE has listed a small bronze of a nude boy holding a wine bottle by the Italian sculptress Gabriele Parente (?) who was active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unfortunately there is not much biographic information on her out there but I am always eager to list works by women who were active in the 19th century, not only for their wonderful talent but for their bravery in breaking into that bastion of male chauvinism, the Academie during the late 19th century. She was obviously influenced by the works of Gemito Vincenzo (1852-1929) in her subject matter and execution.

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Knabenakt mit einem Weinbottich (1900)

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Here is a small sampling of her works:

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For a comparison basis, here are a few examples of Gemito Vincenzo's works:

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Melina Eudoxie Daviau (1874-1961): Academic Male Nudes 1900-1907

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Last night I made an offer to the seller in France on three of the Melina Daviau (1874-1961) drawings  and he accepted the offer, so the three nudes posted below will be coming into my collection shortly. Daviau was a French designer, landscape, and portrait artist. He exhibited at the Salon des Artists Francais, Paris, in 1906. He was a pupil of Luc-Olivier Merson (1804-1889) who taught at the Academie des Beaux-arts and was most famous for his postage stamp and currency designs. Merson also has stained glass windows he designed here in the United states.

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I did manage to find one other drawing by Daviau for sale at a Paris Gallery (Below):

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Late 19th - Early 20th Century Academic Nudes From The Ecole Nationale Des Arts Decoratifs

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European eBay Auction sites have recently come alive with some new offerings. I have culled out the nicest and listed them for you.(below) Many come from the Ecole Nationale Des Arts Decoratifs (National School of Decorative Arts), Paris, at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. Enjoy. 

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Melina Eudoxie Daviau (1874-1961) (All of the above drawings) (All circa 1900-1907)

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Alphonse Osbert (1857-1939)

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Auguste Joseph Delecluse (1855-1928)

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Male Nude (1901) National School of Decorative Arts

Unknown Artist - Male Nude - French School 1905