Gustave Dore Colored Limited Original Lithograph "Triumphal Chariot" Don Quixote

Description: Gustave Dore published a series of illustrations in the 1863 French Version of Don Quixote; This Triumphal Chariot is number 225 of only300 colored lithographs ever produced of this illustration. This Liithograph 'Triumphal Chariot' is one of Dore's many Collectible & limited lithograph illustrations & originally publishedin Miguel Cervantes' "Don Quixote" Novel (original Spanish Version of Book was published in 1605 & 1615. The lithograph dimensions are: 7 3/4 Length x 5 3/4 WidthThe Black Frame around the lithograph is three levels of cardboardThe Black Frame dimensions are: 17 Length x 15 Width Gustave Dore, creates detail into each piece along with vibrant colour & tint. He invokes vision thatallows us to see beyond while presenting his work in fluid meanings to ensure realism & romance. Simply put: Dore was able to illustrate unlike anyone before or after. It's Gustave Dore's sought after works of at that we have been able to bring to the public at a reasonable value. These works will continually increase in value as we have experienced & some of the most astute art collectors in the world have purchasedthese offerings in groups for their collection. Gustave Dore was (1832-1883) was unquestionably the most celebrated 19th Century French illustrator.He displayed artistic talent from the age of five & at age fourteen, he published his first album; 'Les Travaux d'Hercules' He debuted at the Salon in 1847 with two drawings & was hired by Charles Philipon to produce caricatures for the 'Journal pour Rire.'Already well known by age sixteen, he continued his his school studies at the Lycee Charlemagne, copied paintings at the Louvre & studiedprints at the Bibliotheque Nationale. In the Salon of 1864, he exhibited paintings as well as religious sculptures & also began to submitcartoons to publications such as the 'Journal pour tous, Cariacature & the Charivari.' At the age of 23, Dore turned from print journalism to making wood engravings from the classic texts & would illustrate some twenty editions between 1852-1883. He had a gift for dramatizing his subjects (a talent that was complemented by his incredibly vivid imagination & speedy execution).Dore's first 104 woodcuts for Joseph Bry's edition of Rabelais' 'Pantagruel' (1854) were followed by those for Balzac's 'Contes drolatiques' (1856) &'Dante's Inferno' (1861). Dore, produced numerous illustrations, including 377 for 'Don Quixote' (Miguel Cervantes 1863) & La Fontaine's 'Fable' (1868), 'The Bible' (1866), 'Paradise Lost' (Milton 1866), 'Capitaine Fracasse' (Gauier 1866) and 'Let's Travailleurs de la mer' (Hugo 1867). #romanticism #knighterrant #19thcenturyart #19th #fineart #miguelcervantes #frenchartist #donquixote#gustavedore #illustration #lithograph #collection #artcollection #limited #collectible #artist #coloredlithograph

Price: 2575 USD

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

End Time: 2024-12-19T04:26:48.000Z

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