Félicien Rops (1833-1898) - La vieille Masken, handsigned

Félicien ROPS (1833–1898). "La vieille Masken, servante anversoise (ou vieille servante flamande)" ["Old Masken, a Servant from Antwerp (or Old Flemish Servant)"], 1874. Etching and drypoint, signed in red pencil at the bottom center. 4th state (notated at the base of the print), from 1874. Sheet size: 46.4 x 32.2 cm. Plate size: 15 x 12 cm. Bibliography: Permanent collection of the Félicien Rops Museum, accession no. PER E0273.7.CF. / Ottokar Mascha, *Félicien Rops und sein Werk* [Félicien Rops and His Work], Munich, 1910, no. 711. A magnificent work, signed by Rops with his full name (unlike the vast majority of his prints, which are signed with the monogram "F.R."). In very good condition; carefully kept and preserved for years. Wooden frame with matte glass. 54.5 x 40 cm. [See photographs taken without the frame]. Felicien Rops in Belgium, along with Odilón Redon in France and Richard Muller in Germany, represents the freedom in art that sowed the seeds of the emergence of the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. Rops's work "had, at its core, a spiritual meaning. Satan triumphant in the place of the Crucified One, Satan as a colossal sower, Satan as a super-macho with his great serpent-phallus were the avatars of a myth erected against positivist banality, to vindicate the power of the supernatural in a world disenchanted by science and technology. It was the recovery of the sacred through the obscene and cruel, a sort of return to religion through the back door. In this endeavor, Rops appears as a descendant of Romanticism and as a precursor to the dreams and nightmares of 20th-century art." (Guillermo Solana, EL MUNDO, 2002). Professional packaging with all security measures. Fast shipping with CORREOS, UPS or SEUR (mainly with these companies) and with a permanent tracking number. Although it does not appear in the description, combined shipping is possible, adjusting the price of shipping and returning the remaining amount. Important: we pay taxes. If you wish to send an invoice, please tell us so that we can include it in the package. Thanks. We are professionals in the sale of works of art: graphic works, paintings, sculptures, artist books, rare and antique books, manuscripts and photography. Unique hand-made montages of our own works. We treat each work of art with care and handle it as it deserves to offer the collector total satis-faction in their acquisition. We are also Restoration professionals, mainly in ancient work (Painting and Sculpture), providing detailed reports of all our interventions and respecting the history of all the restored pieces. laartigua l´Art / We love art.

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